“How can I know what I think unless I see what I write?”

-- Erica Jong

What have I been thinking lately? Why am I upset? What’s most important to me?

It’s really difficult to consistently get answers to what puzzles us just by thinking. We get so accustomed to our thoughts that we lose awareness of them. We don’t see how they can get stuck in old habitual patterns, most of which don’t serve us.

Journaling captures our thoughts on paper. When we do this, we begin to break out of mental routines, release trapped thoughts and emotions and access our deeper wisdom.

“Writing has been a way of explaining to myself the things I do not understand.”

-- Rosario Castellanos