08/18/2003 - 11:59 AM
I have to say, I went back and read my entry from yesterday, and it really made me smile. That's the type of stuff that I hoped to write when I started this journal almost a year ago (this is entry 199, in case you keep track), but I often find myself too hurried to put that stuff down. Instead, I resort to my day-to-day stuff, which ends up being a superficial commentary instead of something deeper.Okay, John...stop beating yourself up. Just the fact that you've kept doing this for almost a year is a MAJOR achievement in itself. Besides, this isn't meant for impressing anyone (although the occasional compliment doesn't hurt, either). This journal is here to log and document your life; to provide a historical document that you can look back upon down the road and hopefully learn from; to make sure that the memories of your life aren't swept to the roadside; to actually do something for YOU on a (hopefully) daily basis.
And now, back to Sybil...
Here's my big problem with what I write. I don't have that introspective vibe when I'm at the office, and that's where I do the majority of my entries. However, if I didn't do entries here, there are many times where no entry would be done at all. So I resolve to write at home whenever possible, and maybe even in other locations, and then just transfer that writing to my journal as soon as possible. That's doable...
A note of recognition before I go, though. AM's mom died yesterday in a car wreck. That's the second friend here in Denver who's mom has died this year. I would call my mom to tell her I love her and that she'd better not die for a LONG time, but at the moment she's sitting on the beach in South Carolina, enjoying the sun and surf. And that's EXACTLY where she should be...she's earned it, dammit!
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