A Gift & A Note

Journaling is how I make sense of it all.

I wrote this letter on the first page of a 1$ composition book that I gave to a young friend of mine…

To my friend,

It was so good to see and talk with you the other night! I’m glad you're home, there's no better place to regroup than surrounded by the people you love.

I believe each of us has our own path. Sometimes it's easy strolling, sometimes not. There will be obstacles in our path…one may be a small pebble that hits your heel just right(ouch), or one may well be a huge boulder that we must find our way around. Often, we even need to back up a little, to gain more momentum to make it up the hill standing in our way.

Journaling is how I make sense of it all. First, when I was drowning in a sea of despair, it was a life raft. Now, it's the canoe I use to navigate the sometimes calm, mostly turbulent river of life. My hope is that the following pages will give you a place to organize your thoughts and find clarity as well.

When we spoke the other night, you mentioned how you used to love to write, and that journaling sounded like a good idea. Well here's a little push. Please consider this gift a handle, use it to steady you on this crazy ride we call life.

Your friend, MJ

Thanks for reading! Let me know if you journal in the comments.

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