There is Wisdom in Writing...

Today is a good day.
I feel pretty great today.
Whether that is attributed to the weather, the excercise, the meds... I dont know. I am just ...really grateful and alive today.
I feel very awake, and as a result of that I've been making the most of it. Sitting in the sun, playing piano and guitar, reading scriptures and books without losing my focus- far out I have missed focus!!
Today I can focus and today I am hopeful.
Today I felt like I had to read and write.

Journal writing has always been important to me since the age of 11. I think I loved it so much because it was a place I could vent, a place I could preserve memories and a place I could always go to for laughs at things I used to do and to marvel at how much I had grown.
I stopped writing my journal last year. I'm sad and glad about it, I dont particularly want to remember or record the last few months. But on that note, today I decided to read my own blog.
You might remember this post: Dear Self.
Im so glad I wrote it when I did.
Ive forgotten my own advice and the person who wrote it.
I feel very blessed, happy and just... hopeful I guess. I remember how I felt when I wrote it. I havent felt like that in a very long time.
Its just proven to me how very wise the counsel to keep a journal is.
You might remember this talk from a few years ago (actually, this is five years old- WOAH time passes so fast!!) and if you do not, watch this:

Remember. Learn. Gratitude.
That's what journals are for. I've gone on to read my old journals- specifically, the times Ive recorded my own testimony and times where I've recognised the Lords hand in my life (it took a while as ALOT of my journals are full of  the crushes on boys I've had and teenage dramas *face palm* LOL ).
These dark days are long. But they become brighter, clearer and hopeful when I can look back and see things with hindsight. Its crazy the things I've learnt, the things I'd forgot and the perspectives I used to have. Keeping a record of my days not only benefits myself, but in turn benefits the people Ill meet in days to come.
I think this is one of the very few times in life where looking back benefits your path forward.
We all seem to have a fascination with the past, our own world history because we want to learn from our past. Why not take that into your daily life- make a record of yourself, your feelings, beliefs, mistakes and successes. Learn from your own history.

Today is a good day, Im grateful for the words I have written in the past- it helps me be optimistic about the future.
Also, it's the first day of spring today.
If realizing that winter is over is something that doesn't make me cheery I don't know what is! :)