I spent this afternoon reading through my journal. Wow, I forget to inject and misspell a lot of words. My journal makes me laugh and brood over my own thoughts. Every page I shake my head and giggle that I actually wrote those sentences down. The occasional page I find a passage that I am quite found of. I find writing in the journal to be more of a release from suitable thoughts. I rant to myself about health, emotions, photography projects, art, self-proclaimed philosophies and squandering time away.
Keeping a journal makes me feel good, a boast to my ego for keeping a practice. Observance of my surroundings is also a main topic for self-discussion in the journal. I find myself making fun of people that I wound not normally discuss with someone in conversation. (i.e.) if you see me writing next to you in a coffee shop or in a doctor’s office waiting room I am probably making fun of you.
Last thing, for the past couple of weeks I have been writing with a pen (actually THE PEN of all time) the Pilot Precise V5RT…its awe-inspiring super sharp fine point rolling ball tip. That pen and a moleskin journal and you will feel like Bach or Picasso, at least I do.
6 comments:
"Talking" (writing?) about the people around you sounds like a fantastic idea. I'm a great "people-watcher", folks do the funniest things, if only they could see themselves as others do. Still, I'm sure I'm a lot of entertainment to a similarly judgemental people-watcher as myself
A new Pilot? Is that better than the Pilot G-2 07? I must try it out! I also have a paper/journal fetish. Deliciuos stuff! I wish I could be more aware of my surroundings, at every opportunity, I seem to slip the other way, constantly daydreaming.
I like to do the same thing but I do it a bit different, I'll finish a journal and then put it in an envelope with a date at least six months from the date I finished (I've gone as long as a year) and then take it out and read it. I laugh but mostly I think one of two things when I read it 1) did I really feel like that or 2) what in the hell was I thinking.
I think rereading your thoughts and feelings help you understand not only who you were but who you've become.
Great read as always.
Chris ~ That is a great idea, I think I will try it when I finsh this journal.
A lecturer of mine said "the past is the key to present". Admitedly he was talking about measuring climate change through proxy records, but I think it applies to what cyclingplatypus said!
Ah, I too am a fan of the Pilot Precise V5RT and a moleskine.
Now that I think about it, it does make me feel a bit like Bach!
Post a Comment