In one of my classes there was a section speaking about your Emotional Intelligence. It touched on the topic of being self-aware and of what you can do to learn more about yourself and one of the things it recommends is journaling a little bit every day. Every day you take a moment to productively journal then after doing it for sometime, you can go back and by reading it can learn a little bit about yourself and can identify trends that you may need to improve on.

I’ve been journaling for as long as I can remember. I have journals dating back to my early teenage years (yikes, those are embarrassing). My journals have evolved with times much like everything else. I have gone from keeping a diary record of everything that had happened during that day and I’ve moved passed the days where I did nothing but vent and complain about the stresses of the day. Now a days my journal doubles as a place where I write my thoughts, vent frustrations, plan, and write out my prayers. Sometimes when I’m trying to meditate on God’s plan for my life, or trying to go to Him in prayer it is easier for me to do it by writing in my journal. The best part, is having this written testimony that I can go back and see just how much He has answered my prayers.

I write because I don’t know what I think until I read what I say.

Flannery O’Conner