I felt a nudge to clean out two boxes of journals and memorabilia last week. From reams of paper from my teenage and college years, I pulled a thin collection of excerpts to keep. Most pages landed solidly in the trash bin, but the process of sorting was enlightening. Here are some takeaways:
I have come a long way and overcome a lot.
I still have some patterns of thought that began in childhood that I need to conquer.
My family will not have to sort through this trash someday. Thank goodness.
Not every thought and emotion is accurate and worthy to keep.
My words awoke some empathy for what young women experience during these years.
The writing I kept:
- Anything about my family
- A few entries about my friends
- Violin and science achievements
- Goals
- Especially funny and memorable experiences
- Expressions of my testimony of Jesus Christ
I have always intended to leave behind a written record of my life, but it will be edited for content and length. (Says the woman who has also written thousands of blog posts. 😉)