Should I throw away my journals?
Day 17 - what would you do?
“Growth is painful. Change is painful. But nothing is as painful as staying stuck somewhere you don’t belong.” — MANDY HALE
Day 17 and I’ve been up against it time wise - hence the late post - apologies. I was very discombobulated yesterday when I decided to go through my journals.
In the end, I left them in the bag and threw away some easy paperwork of old admin.
But what to do about my journals?
They are full of my thoughts, feelings, morning pages.
I would be mortified if anyone ever read them but I somehow don’t want to let them go.
Often they capture a moment in time, a worry, a pain, a celebration, grief, endless discussions about decisions - what should I do/when should I do it?
And often the same issues circled around endlessly.
I want to let go of them all but I hesitate.
I will sleep on it.
Any advice, gratefully received.
Journal Prompt:
What are you hesitating letting go of?
I don't want anyone reading my journals (aka private thoughts).
I don't want to die and for them to read them without me there to ask questions or have conversations about things they didn't know or understand.
I have changed over the years. I am not the person I was even five years ago.
Clearing out a few years ago I became completely bored with my voice. Especially the morning pages. I could hear the victim in me and it was really unpleasant.
So I regularly throw out old journals. Probably every two years. As I get older though I think it will become more regular.
I once listened to a talk by Wayne Dyer who sent his assistant to his office to get rid of everything in it including his books and journals. Apparently it’s energetically letting go which creates space for the new to come in. I say that, but I have a cupboard full of notebooks and journals. I’m not sure I could.