As much as I enjoy writing notes and articles, journaling has never attracted me. (That is except when Jerry courted me. I wanted to remember everything! But that's another story.) I've received many pretty books to journal in and either passed them on or put them in a drawer. That is until five years ago when I came upon "my kind of journaling."
Whenever I read, if something attracts my mind, I write it down on a piece of paper. These writings are usually quotes and phrases in areas of life that I believe, and are written very well. I had a lot of little pieces of paper!
These writings now have a home in my journal books. It's a refreshment to pick up my journal and read sayings that inspire me and encourage me. Along the way I've included pictures that refresh me. "My kind of journaling" has now become one of my favorite things to do.
One of my favorite books, which I just acquired in 2008, is Draper's Book of Quotations for the Christian World. I learned about this book early on in my writing career, but alas, it was out of print and used copies were $100. Every now and then the book would come to mind. It was only when the government stimulus checks came out that I determined I was going to have that book!
What a treasure for my heart. Quotations by Christian men and women from the earliest days in history provided for my enjoyment. Of course, some of these quotations have ended up in my journal books.
"My kind of Journaling" provides an ever widening array of sunshine to my life. If you've never been a journaling type of person, I encourage you to try "my kind of journaling."
Hi Carol... great post. I've always just journaled to work through life or record blessings... I'm now adding my art and quotes so keep those $100 quotes coming... love the one in the corner about friends!
ReplyDeleteI do not like to keep diaries either. BUT I do like to record on my calendars what happened of note for the day. I recently put all my old calendars from about 20 years, on disc. It was fun to read where I was and what I was doing all those years!
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