Many times over the years I've been encouraged to keep a journal. People have always said it helped them sort out their thoughts. I've tried it many times and it just never stuck.
The blog is a journal of sort and I'm not sure why I'm happy doing it but was never happy writing a private journal.
Nonetheless there is some therapeutic value to the process. It does help sort out thoughts. It seems to clarify your own thinking when you have to take the time to write it down. Sometimes it seems to crystallize a point.
I am going to include Therapeutic Writing as a part of the Emotional Earthquake curriculum. I spent some time yesterday working out specifics of the course and even that process, on large sheets of paper taped to the walls, helped me sort things out. I'm going to use a writing exercise as part of the Confront phase. It might be painful when you have to look at the issue in black and white before your very eyes but I think it helps a lot.
In the meantime think about it for yourself. You can write a public blog like mine, a private blog just for friends, you can do an email exchange with someone close, or you can just start writing in a notebook and see what happens. Heck as far as that's concerned you can start writing me, it will probably help both of us!!
On another note I am headed to the gym this morning. I joined the county rec center (free to us veterans!), it's only about 10 minutes from here, and it opens at 5.
I will start the Turkish get ups today. I might do a lightweight Grace (30 clean and jerks for time) since right now light weight is the only way I can get 30 done at a reasonable pace. And maybe some stairmaster work just to get some climbing steps in. It's a standard type gym but I haven't really looked at it in detail so we'll see what we see this morning.
Let's be productive today and positive in everything we do. Let go of something you've been needing to let go of.
KS
Nashville Thinker
The blog is a journal of sort and I'm not sure why I'm happy doing it but was never happy writing a private journal.
Nonetheless there is some therapeutic value to the process. It does help sort out thoughts. It seems to clarify your own thinking when you have to take the time to write it down. Sometimes it seems to crystallize a point.
I am going to include Therapeutic Writing as a part of the Emotional Earthquake curriculum. I spent some time yesterday working out specifics of the course and even that process, on large sheets of paper taped to the walls, helped me sort things out. I'm going to use a writing exercise as part of the Confront phase. It might be painful when you have to look at the issue in black and white before your very eyes but I think it helps a lot.
In the meantime think about it for yourself. You can write a public blog like mine, a private blog just for friends, you can do an email exchange with someone close, or you can just start writing in a notebook and see what happens. Heck as far as that's concerned you can start writing me, it will probably help both of us!!
On another note I am headed to the gym this morning. I joined the county rec center (free to us veterans!), it's only about 10 minutes from here, and it opens at 5.
I will start the Turkish get ups today. I might do a lightweight Grace (30 clean and jerks for time) since right now light weight is the only way I can get 30 done at a reasonable pace. And maybe some stairmaster work just to get some climbing steps in. It's a standard type gym but I haven't really looked at it in detail so we'll see what we see this morning.
Let's be productive today and positive in everything we do. Let go of something you've been needing to let go of.
KS
Nashville Thinker
"Let's be productive today and positive in everything we do. Let go of something you've been needing to let go of."
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Ken
We all have our own battles. I carried your thought with me as I navigated through my day with all the intentions in the world to be able to check the box. I made progress on some very important fronts and as life goes loss some ground on a new front that attacked. I am a black and white kind of guy and just don't seem to be able to put a finger on what I let go of yesterday but must say I accepted a biggie I had been avoiding. THANK YOU. SGS
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