Journaling

As a mother of 5 it’s so hard to have one quiet moment to sit and think let alone write. For me the best time for me to get things done is when I lovingly kick my family out of the house. ( they are at Great America as I type this lol) When I do get a chance to be alone I sometimes feel over whelmed by all the little things I need to get done. You know how it happens; you sit down then see how dusty the house is. That stack of mail needs to be gone through. My room is worse than the kid’s room. Things like that then by the time everyone gets home, it’s too late. Well, no one said being a full time working psychic mom would be easy.

That’s why I started journaling. I just jot down little thoughts at a time and just enough to allow me to get out what is crowding my brain. As I read I have a journal next to me and if there is something important I know I will need later I write it down. I have one for every realm of my life. I keep one journal for spiritual teachings, one for spiritual protection information, and one for my tarot readings. I have one for my dreams, crystal healing for myself, and psychic development. Now I know it seems like a lot of journals to keep lying around but for me it’s how I can store information for later use without having to run and flip through books I have been reading.

Now as far as what I keep in my journals I do have rules. I don’t keep things written down that I feel is not useful to me and my life. As I read I do highlight information I find interesting but not all of it is written in my journals. This keeps the journal clear of overwhelming clutter. I use small little flags as markers for really important information so I may go straight to that section if I need to refresh my memory. I write every word out as neatly as possible, that way I may pass it on to others when I am gone. Is it morbid to think that way? Absolutly not. Everyone will go on someday and I would like to know that anything that I leave behind can be of some use to my family. A journal is like a small part of yourself and you want others to see who you are in the clearest light possible. I treat all my journals as each one were a Book of Shadows, with care, love, and respect. All the information I gather is not mine. All of it was time tested and passed on by others who came before us. To me the words they leave are a gift and must be treated with respect.

Keeping a journal online, in blog or on a memory card is excellent as well. I just like writing everything out so it’s more personal. To me the computer age has left us lacking in penmanship and the beauty of seeing a written word.