Perhaps it’s my recent bouts of calendar and Palm Pilot dependency, but I’ve been reminded that my memory really isn’t the best thing to rely on. So why is it that I haven’t been journalling everything that I’ve been doing, even if it’s only a short meditation and small offering? Why do I not bother to record my tarot and rune readings?
Part of it is the difficulty in putting the moments – even the feeling of the readings – into words. It just never translates quite the same. But that is something to be worked on.
Part of it seems like it’s not quite right to actually put it down on paper. Some things should be left as they are without the chronic review and reconsideration.
Part of it is sheer laziness. I tend to sit before my altar in the evenings and, when I’m done, there are still so many other things to do that taking the time to spell out my actions seems painfully redundant.
But I now acknowledge that I need to get back on track with that. It’s the only way to track my growth in this, my stages and remind myself of my mistakes and successes. Because, in a very short time, I’m not likely to clearly remember any of it if I don’t.
Jenn, I have the same problem. I see and feel the need to keep a journal, but find that time doesn’t always allow for one.
What I do, and what works for me is keeping a journal in my car under my seat, so when I’m at a drive thru or stuck in traffic I can take it out and write down a dream or some interesting coincidence or even my meditation from earlier in the day.
ah, that’s a good idea – I have a notebook in my purse, but it ends up being for phone numbers and my daughter’s drawings. I’ll have to get something for the specific purpose and make sure it stays that way!
good to see you around here!