writing a diary
Besides, there's something transformative about achieving a third-person perspective on the contents of your mind by externalizing them on paper. You know how it's often easy to see what someone else needs to do about their problems? Externalising your thoughts can trigger similar insights on your own behalf. And even when it doesn't, the shift in perspective is liberating in itself. That's why I think Morning Pages get to count not just as a form of self-therapy, but a form of meditation – a way of disidentifying from mental content, seeing your thoughts and emotions for the fleeting, insubstantial things they really are.
Writing a diary as a means to reactivating social justice.
If one is always numb and occupied by all the unprocessed things in their head it makes sense that the big problems of the world can easily end up overwhelming them.
It also serves to bring closer attention to internalized belief systems that aren’t serving our world anymore. It might make
... See moreI received a letter from the literal Jesse and had powerful feelings of hope and panic. I know I need time away as I heal from the wound of his leaving. Yet I miss him and want contact. I imagine I am missing only the physical Jesse, whom I am better off without. Actually, I am missing Dad and all the men who have left me—the emissary and
... See moreIch bin zum Schreiben geschaffen. Ich bin dazu geschaffen, Tag für Tag an meinem Schreibtisch zu sitzen und auf Millionen Seiten den Inhalt meines Geistes und meines Herzens, die Ergebnisse meiner Beobachtungen, die Dinge, die ich mir vorstelle, die Dinge, die mir offenbart werden, die Dinge, die ich aussprechen muß, zu verströmen. Wie sonst kann
... See moreFrom reading the first part of Anaïs NIns 1921/1923 journal i have learned many things about the role this book plays in her, and therefore many young girls life’s. As she mentioned in multiple occasions, her diary is like a friend to her, something she builds a relationship and trust with. She even said that she wants to learn to become more
... See moreWriting in a journal will help you connect the dots of your journey. It’s a way of keeping track of your thoughts, a tool for seeing and understanding your progress. A journal keeps you centered; it allows you to see fears that recur—and to recognize ones that fall away.
Richard J. Leider • Life Reimagined: Discovering Your New Life Possibilities
Systemkritische fiction ist alles was frauen bleibt
„Ich dachte Tag und Nacht an alle möglichen Dinge nach und erschuf schweigend eine Welt des Protests und der Rebellion gegen Ungerechtigkeiten, die mir wie ein riesiges Feuer erschienen, das all meine kraft und mein vertrauen verzehrte.“ Anaïs Inns Tagebuch 1921-1923 p.20
Für all die zeit in der
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