My mother-in-law passed away on June 2 from bacterial meningitis. Her passing was sudden and left her immediate family with bittersweet emotions.
Four days after she died, I bought Journalution along with Beth Jacobs’ Writing for Emotional Balance. I had started journaling in my early twenties, but fell out of the habit after I reentered the workforce in 2002. That was also the year my father-in-law suffered a massive stroke. So much happened during then and now that it was hard to sit down and think about what was going on for any length of time. Many good things have happened as well, which I also missed writing down. The latter I regret very much.
Both of my husband’s parents are gone now, and it’s such a strange feeling. In many ways, I was closer to them than I was to my own parents. They did so many nice things for me and my boys. I’ll be journaling a lot over the next year in order to capture those memories and to sort out some unresolved conflicts in several aspects of my life.
Quote from Journalution
Many great thinkers, artists, and intellectuals keep journals. It is a process of self-discovery unlike any other.
Journals are a great way to capture memories and emotions. They are also a great tool for achieving the goals in your life. The guides I mentioned above help you draw out and work through the emotions, both the positive and the negative, so that you can grow as a person. I’ll write a full review of them once I’m finished. In the meantime, I wanted to let you know of their existence.
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My condolences, Deborah. I hope everyone is coping as best they can at a time like this.
I used to keep a diary until one dismal day I was reading them and every day sounded the same (almost)…so I stopped. Since then (20 years later) I’ve tried to take up the habit again, but just haven’t been able to get into it again.
I look forward to reading the review.
Thanks, Karen. I feel so bad for my boys (especially my oldest) because they were so close to her. My family seems to be doing okay. We had the service last weekend, and since then I’ve focused on writing my novel for the emotional break. It’s helped. We’re figuring out how to celebrate the 4th without having to get involved with the crowds.
Things are starting to settle down. I haven’t picked up my journal since last Friday, but I will review those books after I finish reading them.