Plan B

So, one of the great things about writing and/or journaling is that it helps you organize your thoughts and clarify them and sometimes getting the feelings you have out on paper, gets them out of your head...it helps a person stop fixating on what is going through their head because it's no longer going through your head...it went through your head and is now on paper and out of your head...you have clarified it and processed it and have gotten it off your chest. Or that's what I tell my clients at least when I am trying to convince them that journaling does in fact help. I really do believe it's true...I guess that's why I'm back to blogging. I have a paper journal that I write in sometimes off and on over the years and I look back at it from time to time to see what I was going through at the time. What I have found is that I go through hard times, journal about it...and things eventually get better. Is it because of the journaling or because the event has "passed" and I am over it? I don't know for sure but what I do know is, I need to do something to deal with these feelings I am struggling with and this is one idea I've had.

So, since my last blog I have been thinking about how this journaling process will help me, or more specifically, what I need to do to make this journaling process most effective for me and I have come up with a couple different things. First of all, I think I need to start at the beginning with how these issues have developed...or at the beginning in my mind and from my POV at least. Secondly, in addition to writing about the bad things I am struggling with, I think I also need to write about the good things going on in my life. Sometimes I take for granted what good things I have going and only focus on the bad. So, for every "sad" or "bad" feeling blog I write, I need to write one "good" feeling blog, maybe about something I am thankful for. Hopefully that will help me keep things in perspective as I go on this journey of self healing. In the end, I am ultimately looking for self healing for myself and my relationships within my family between myself and the others I love, care about and cherish.