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r3d_butt3rfly_ wrote: »I've been thinking about journaling. I don't have an outlet to get my thoughts out and I'm thinking maybe writing them down will help. Maybe I won't feel like everything is weighing me down as much.
100% suggest giving this a try
Have done it, would do it again A++++++++++1 -
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r3d_butt3rfly_ wrote: »I've been thinking about journaling. I don't have an outlet to get my thoughts out and I'm thinking maybe writing them down will help. Maybe I won't feel like everything is weighing me down as much.
I’ve not done this - but has been recommended to me by many1 -
r3d_butt3rfly_ wrote: »I've been thinking about journaling. I don't have an outlet to get my thoughts out and I'm thinking maybe writing them down will help. Maybe I won't feel like everything is weighing me down as much.
Doing this helped me so much during the time my marriage was falling apart.
I had no one to share with.
It felt so good to write down my feelings and frustrations.
Then he read it........... 👿3 -
r3d_butt3rfly_ wrote: »I've been thinking about journaling. I don't have an outlet to get my thoughts out and I'm thinking maybe writing them down will help. Maybe I won't feel like everything is weighing me down as much.
I've journaled since I was about 15, near 30 years. 🙂 It helps me to see and make sense of how I'm feeling and get to the real root of a problem. I also like reading back over past journals, seeing how I've progressed, how situations changed, see how I handled things. Also, my memory sucks so it helps me remember events etc 😜
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Jo's awake!1
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miss_zita_2020 wrote: »miss_zita_2020 wrote: »I wonder if it’s gonna stop raining when I go for my running on my lunch break.......
Hope you can still get it in. I love running in the rain the best...especially in the summer. 😊
Thank you Chris! 😊
I love it too but not when I have to get back to the office........we have showers but not hairdryers to dry my hair.......
Went out and ran for 30 minutes and wasn’t too bad, just a very light shower on the way back 👍
I'm pretty fortunate.....I work less than a 1/2 mile from the local Y and am a member, so I go run when I work in the city and then go clean up there. 😊 Have a great weekend!0 -
slimgirljo15 wrote: »r3d_butt3rfly_ wrote: »I've been thinking about journaling. I don't have an outlet to get my thoughts out and I'm thinking maybe writing them down will help. Maybe I won't feel like everything is weighing me down as much.
I've journaled since I was about 15, near 30 7 years. 🙂 It helps me to see and make sense of how I'm feeling and get to the real root of a problem. I also like reading back over past journals, seeing how I've progressed, how situations changed, see how I handled things. Also, my memory sucks so it helps me remember events etc 😜
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Motorsheen wrote: »slimgirljo15 wrote: »r3d_butt3rfly_ wrote: »I've been thinking about journaling. I don't have an outlet to get my thoughts out and I'm thinking maybe writing them down will help. Maybe I won't feel like everything is weighing me down as much.
I've journaled since I was about 15, near 30 7 years. 🙂 It helps me to see and make sense of how I'm feeling and get to the real root of a problem. I also like reading back over past journals, seeing how I've progressed, how situations changed, see how I handled things. Also, my memory sucks so it helps me remember events etc 😜
Awww.. 🤗, you're the best1 -
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r3d_butt3rfly_ wrote: »I've been thinking about journaling. I don't have an outlet to get my thoughts out and I'm thinking maybe writing them down will help. Maybe I won't feel like everything is weighing me down as much.
that sounds like a good idea K -
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_Kashmir_314 wrote: »r3d_butt3rfly_ wrote: »I've been thinking about journaling. I don't have an outlet to get my thoughts out and I'm thinking maybe writing them down will help. Maybe I won't feel like everything is weighing me down as much.
This is very therapeutic, K. I still write letters to my Mom every time I succeed at something that I think she'd be proud of, or I simply just don't feel good. 😔 Damn, I miss her so much. 💔
*huggggggging you harddddddd* 0 -
slimgirljo15 wrote: »r3d_butt3rfly_ wrote: »I've been thinking about journaling. I don't have an outlet to get my thoughts out and I'm thinking maybe writing them down will help. Maybe I won't feel like everything is weighing me down as much.
I've journaled since I was about 15, near 30 years. 🙂 It helps me to see and make sense of how I'm feeling and get to the real root of a problem. I also like reading back over past journals, seeing how I've progressed, how situations changed, see how I handled things. Also, my memory sucks so it helps me remember events etc 😜
While this is cool (I seriously think it's awesome that y'all can commit to writing down your thoughts atm and work through things), I would end up burning my journals once I looked back and realized how immature, awful or whiny I think I am/sound.
I did the same thing with old art journals. Tons and tons of years just.. burned. Because they made me hate myself more than I already did.
But awesome that it works for y'all. 5 -
slimgirljo15 wrote: »r3d_butt3rfly_ wrote: »I've been thinking about journaling. I don't have an outlet to get my thoughts out and I'm thinking maybe writing them down will help. Maybe I won't feel like everything is weighing me down as much.
I've journaled since I was about 15, near 30 years. 🙂 It helps me to see and make sense of how I'm feeling and get to the real root of a problem. I also like reading back over past journals, seeing how I've progressed, how situations changed, see how I handled things. Also, my memory sucks so it helps me remember events etc 😜
I burn my old journals 🔥0 -
KosmosKitten wrote: »slimgirljo15 wrote: »r3d_butt3rfly_ wrote: »I've been thinking about journaling. I don't have an outlet to get my thoughts out and I'm thinking maybe writing them down will help. Maybe I won't feel like everything is weighing me down as much.
I've journaled since I was about 15, near 30 years. 🙂 It helps me to see and make sense of how I'm feeling and get to the real root of a problem. I also like reading back over past journals, seeing how I've progressed, how situations changed, see how I handled things. Also, my memory sucks so it helps me remember events etc 😜
While this is cool (I seriously think it's awesome that y'all can commit to writing down your thoughts atm and work through things), I would end up burning my journals once I looked back and realized how immature, awful or whiny I think I am/sound.
I did the same thing with old art journals. Tons and tons of years just.. burned. Because they made me hate myself more than I already did.
But awesome that it works for y'all.
OMG. I burn them too.
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@KosmosKitten just a thought but - maybe you need more alkaline food intake? the irony of caffeine is that it’s acidic and can disrupt the acid/alkalinity ph balance in our bodies. Also - maybe not all will agree with this but - quality and freshness of the coffee is important and a good upmarket coffee will give much better energy benefits than some cheap or instant coffee
No clue. I've never heard of this before. I drink coffee for taste (with a little creamer), but that's about all I consume with caffeine in it these days as my soda is sugar free/caffeine free and most of the teas I drink are nominally caffeinated.
Also, I love a freshly ground cup of joe. The smell is the best. I've been enjoying this Coffee Trade subscription I signed up for. They send me freshly ground coffee (or I can get whole beans or whatever I need for however I make coffee) from places all over the country. Different varieties, flavors and roasts. Been nice. My house now smells like a coffee shop.
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TwitchyMacGee wrote: »KosmosKitten wrote: »slimgirljo15 wrote: »r3d_butt3rfly_ wrote: »I've been thinking about journaling. I don't have an outlet to get my thoughts out and I'm thinking maybe writing them down will help. Maybe I won't feel like everything is weighing me down as much.
I've journaled since I was about 15, near 30 years. 🙂 It helps me to see and make sense of how I'm feeling and get to the real root of a problem. I also like reading back over past journals, seeing how I've progressed, how situations changed, see how I handled things. Also, my memory sucks so it helps me remember events etc 😜
While this is cool (I seriously think it's awesome that y'all can commit to writing down your thoughts atm and work through things), I would end up burning my journals once I looked back and realized how immature, awful or whiny I think I am/sound.
I did the same thing with old art journals. Tons and tons of years just.. burned. Because they made me hate myself more than I already did.
But awesome that it works for y'all.
OMG. I burn them too.
For slightly different reasons
Can't have evidence lying around, now can I?
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KosmosKitten wrote: »TwitchyMacGee wrote: »KosmosKitten wrote: »slimgirljo15 wrote: »r3d_butt3rfly_ wrote: »I've been thinking about journaling. I don't have an outlet to get my thoughts out and I'm thinking maybe writing them down will help. Maybe I won't feel like everything is weighing me down as much.
I've journaled since I was about 15, near 30 years. 🙂 It helps me to see and make sense of how I'm feeling and get to the real root of a problem. I also like reading back over past journals, seeing how I've progressed, how situations changed, see how I handled things. Also, my memory sucks so it helps me remember events etc 😜
While this is cool (I seriously think it's awesome that y'all can commit to writing down your thoughts atm and work through things), I would end up burning my journals once I looked back and realized how immature, awful or whiny I think I am/sound.
I did the same thing with old art journals. Tons and tons of years just.. burned. Because they made me hate myself more than I already did.
But awesome that it works for y'all.
OMG. I burn them too.
For slightly different reasons
Can't have evidence lying around, now can I?
Exactly.
As for the immature writing. Well, there is an old blog of mine out there and a lot of it, especially the early stuff, makes me cringe -some for style and some for content. I keep it because it holds a lot of memories and because if anyone is ever interested in the evolution of me, it’s a good place to look.
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TwitchyMacGee wrote: »KosmosKitten wrote: »slimgirljo15 wrote: »r3d_butt3rfly_ wrote: »I've been thinking about journaling. I don't have an outlet to get my thoughts out and I'm thinking maybe writing them down will help. Maybe I won't feel like everything is weighing me down as much.
I've journaled since I was about 15, near 30 years. 🙂 It helps me to see and make sense of how I'm feeling and get to the real root of a problem. I also like reading back over past journals, seeing how I've progressed, how situations changed, see how I handled things. Also, my memory sucks so it helps me remember events etc 😜
While this is cool (I seriously think it's awesome that y'all can commit to writing down your thoughts atm and work through things), I would end up burning my journals once I looked back and realized how immature, awful or whiny I think I am/sound.
I did the same thing with old art journals. Tons and tons of years just.. burned. Because they made me hate myself more than I already did.
But awesome that it works for y'all.
OMG. I burn them too.
For slightly different reasons
I actually found that many things I worried about at the time I wrote, turned out ok.. it helps me see that whilst things are not great at the time I write, in time.. they become nothing, a mere bump in the road. I'm reminded everyday that I will at some point look back and wonder what the the hell was I worried about 🙂TwitchyMacGee wrote: »slimgirljo15 wrote: »r3d_butt3rfly_ wrote: »I've been thinking about journaling. I don't have an outlet to get my thoughts out and I'm thinking maybe writing them down will help. Maybe I won't feel like everything is weighing me down as much.
I've journaled since I was about 15, near 30 years. 🙂 It helps me to see and make sense of how I'm feeling and get to the real root of a problem. I also like reading back over past journals, seeing how I've progressed, how situations changed, see how I handled things. Also, my memory sucks so it helps me remember events etc 😜
I burn my old journals 🔥
Organised already with my daughter.. this is her job on my death bed 😁3 -
slimgirljo15 wrote: »TwitchyMacGee wrote: »KosmosKitten wrote: »slimgirljo15 wrote: »r3d_butt3rfly_ wrote: »I've been thinking about journaling. I don't have an outlet to get my thoughts out and I'm thinking maybe writing them down will help. Maybe I won't feel like everything is weighing me down as much.
I've journaled since I was about 15, near 30 years. 🙂 It helps me to see and make sense of how I'm feeling and get to the real root of a problem. I also like reading back over past journals, seeing how I've progressed, how situations changed, see how I handled things. Also, my memory sucks so it helps me remember events etc 😜
While this is cool (I seriously think it's awesome that y'all can commit to writing down your thoughts atm and work through things), I would end up burning my journals once I looked back and realized how immature, awful or whiny I think I am/sound.
I did the same thing with old art journals. Tons and tons of years just.. burned. Because they made me hate myself more than I already did.
But awesome that it works for y'all.
OMG. I burn them too.
For slightly different reasons
I actually found that many things I worried about at the time I wrote, turned out ok.. it helps me see that whilst things are not great at the time I write, in time.. they become nothing, a mere bump in the road. I'm reminded everyday that I will at some point look back and wonder what the the hell was I worried about 🙂TwitchyMacGee wrote: »slimgirljo15 wrote: »r3d_butt3rfly_ wrote: »I've been thinking about journaling. I don't have an outlet to get my thoughts out and I'm thinking maybe writing them down will help. Maybe I won't feel like everything is weighing me down as much.
I've journaled since I was about 15, near 30 years. 🙂 It helps me to see and make sense of how I'm feeling and get to the real root of a problem. I also like reading back over past journals, seeing how I've progressed, how situations changed, see how I handled things. Also, my memory sucks so it helps me remember events etc 😜
I burn my old journals 🔥
Organised already with my daughter.. this is her job on my death bed 😁
My sister is charged with deleting my browser history and alerting mfp of my demise2 -
South Park needs to come back just to do the coronavirus episode3
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Jealous of S ... Selfie in the middle of a snow field ... Rub it in why don't cha!! It 76° here ... Cannot wait until it rains tonight hopefully.1
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Boobie Friday now...
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r3d_butt3rfly_ wrote: »I've been thinking about journaling. I don't have an outlet to get my thoughts out and I'm thinking maybe writing them down will help. Maybe I won't feel like everything is weighing me down as much.
Great idea, K!1 -
I’m fighting it today.
I will not let my anxiety take me down.
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honeybee__12 wrote: »I’m fighting it today.
I will not let my anxiety take me down.
that's right girlie - because you know what time it is - it's SPEAKER TIME!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6ZWvDnkRCM 1
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