How do you feel about writing? Not just in MyLot, but journals, etc..
@happytails (299)
October 29, 2015 5:10pm CST
I enjoy it when I have the time. I used to keep journals and so forth but as I've gotten older, busier, I just don't seem to be able to do it.
They say fifteen minutes a day is sufficient. That is really helps put your mind in perspective. Releases tension, etc.
Honestly writing is a bit like working out: it is difficult to do, but if you actually do it, you feel great afterwards. I know I do. MyLot kind of serves that purpose to a degree.
Do any of you keep journals?
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@KristenH (33351)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
29 Oct 15
No journals. But I do write on my computer's WP software like Scrivener. I do write in notebooks for notes and such.
@happytails (299)
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30 Oct 15
@KristenH Exactly! What's great is when you go back days, months, years later and read what you were thinking about then!
@KristenH (33351)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
30 Oct 15
@happytails I just write whatever's on my mind and let it pour out with free writing. Sometimes to relieve tension, if I have any.
@happytails (299)
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29 Oct 15
@Gina145 that's awesome! I hear blogging is pretty cool!
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@Gina145 (3949)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
29 Oct 15
@happytails It's not easy getting started, but hopefully it will get easier as I go along. The fact that I often suffer from writer's block doesn't help, so I'm not posting as often as I should.
@Bluedoll (16774)
• Canada
3 Nov 15
@happytails I have some I must revisit. They are old, maybe it will be like a different person. Seeing improvements is encouraging.
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@happytails (299)
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3 Nov 15
@Bluedoll Yes I do and I love it! It's nice to read and see where my mind was at the time, and even better when I see things have improved! Plus I just love the memories, good and bad!
@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
30 Oct 15
I barely stop writing - 15 minutes a day would kill me - I need much more than that.
@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
30 Oct 15
@happytails for me it is a compulsion - I have too many things to write so my ideas end up conflicting and competing with one another - the opposite curse to writer's block but still a curse
@happytails (299)
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3 Nov 15
@arthurchappell So true! My problem is I can't seem to 'turn off' the thought process. At night my mind is still going 100 miles an hour!
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@happytails (299)
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30 Oct 15
@arthurchappell Lol!! You are so right! I used to love it but no time now! Ya know, though that really is no excuse! Particularly when it is supposed to be a stress reliever!
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@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
• Canada
30 Oct 15
I keep notebooks that I write snippets of poems in and work on them later.
@happytails (299)
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30 Oct 15
@Sheliamarie78 I used to do that! I have notebooks filled with pieces here and there!
@softbabe44 (5816)
• Vancouver, Washington
3 Nov 15
@happytails Thankyou for your comforting message your right thou write about it.
@happytails (299)
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3 Nov 15
@softbabe44 I believe it can be. It can make a difference in your life, your daily routines even. If you are having a rough day, write about it and you will soon find it's easier to deal with because you could 'vent' on paper.
@41CombedaleRoad (5952)
• Greece
30 Oct 15
I have a box of them and I still keep a journal. Sometimes when I look back on those old diaries I think I am reading about someone else's life. I have simply forgotten many incidents in the past. That is one of the reasons I like to keep a diary as a reminder.
@happytails (299)
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30 Oct 15
@41CombedaleRoad It's great thought isn't it? To just read and remember....
@valmnz (17099)
• New Zealand
30 Oct 15
I write in a notebook daily. I don't call it a journal, I call what I do free writing. Sometimes I explore ideas for other writing I do. Sometimes I explore other ideas. Sometimes I respond to a prompt. Sometimes I reflect on the day. The important thing is to write daily. Even here counts.
@else34 (13517)
• New Delhi, India
30 Oct 15
@happytails,I often write for offline journals in my mother tongue Hindi.When I succeed in expressing myself properly,it makes me feel 'contented.'
