It’s funny how I wait long periods of time to write about my life, before I get that itch to write again. Considering how much I enjoy writing my thoughts, I also don’t like the work that it takes to write out all my thoughts to my satisfaction. The benefit of blog, is much like that of a journal. It does not require extensive perfection in editing, the thoughts don’t even have to make perfect sense. The beauty of writing and documenting our life’s experiences, or thoughts, has more to do with documenting these ideas to either share them with others, or reflect back on them at a later time. I think I need to re-evaluate why I blog again…the truth is, I write because I find it very therapeutic to my emotional needs and find great peace in putting my thoughts into words instead of storing them in my head for just myself. My single, adult, lonely self. There is great beauty in sharing our thoughts with others, the world, or outside of ourselves. We can then begin to heal, or move
Looking back on old posts that I saved as drafts, I came across this one. And overall, thought that this is a great one! I have got to make an updated post and finish it. So here it is! I used to make happy lists...my best friend and past roommate, Tiffany can attest to this. I would make a happy list for myself while I lived in the dorms, and I shared it with her. And she knew that if I was having a rough day or a difficult time, she would resort to my happy list to brighten up my spirits again. It really was an inspiring tool for me to use at times when I was sad. I think everyone should have a happy list, and constantly be make updates or modifications to things that make you happy. Hmmmm....I wish I kept a copy of my of my original "Happy List," so I'll do what I can and try to remember what was on my original Happy List, while conducting a new Happy List of things that make me happy today. Original 2004 Happy List: Puppy- My stuffed animal doggie that