Last ten days have been a bit gloomy for me.
I am slowly feeling better. What has helped me is putting my thoughts down in a 960-word essay on what is bothering me and how I intend to deal with it.
I wrote my post in the morning. Incidentally, Scott Berkun, one of the writers I admire, has tweeted this in the afternoon.
In my case, I do not want to forget anything but I just want to pen down my thoughts and clear my mind. I am so proud of what I wrote. So proud that I read it countless times since yesterday. Unfortunately, the post is too personal and is for my reference. So I published it privately. It will ever be read by only two people besides me. It has reminded me the importance of journaling and its benefits.
It is immensely satisfying, once in a while, to go back in time and read my past thoughts. I derive a great pleasure from it.
Here are the places I journal my life.
This blog – I write personal topics that I am comfortable sharing publicly. I try to avoid negative topics as much as possible.
Dayone app – Personal topics that I am not comfortable to share publicly. May contain some negative thoughts and concerns I have.
iPhone camera roll – My phone’s camera roll tells me the visual story of my life. I upload the photos regularly to three places: Flickr, Google Photos, and OneDrive.
Twitter – My tweets are a way to capture my short-form thoughts. They are cheeky sometimes. Some of them sound preachy but I am really talking to myself, publicly.
Facebook – I share personal photos for myself and my extended family.
My Flickr feed – I mostly put the food photos on Flickr. While it may look like I am showing off the exciting dishes I am having, each photo reminds me of the people I shared the table with and the good and bad times we had.
Yahoo Mail Inbox – I have all the text chats and text messages we exchanged during our courtship. Text chat has a special place in my life.
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