• When you keep a journal, you can look back on important life events to read about how you felt at the time. You may also be able to learn from these past experiences.
• Writing about traumatic events results in physical and psychological health benefits. Journaling f...

Many of us think of our past as a kind of a video library where we can look at records of our lives. If memories were fixed like videotapes, you would find it difficult to imagine a new situation.

It is our past memories that help us imagine a future, and to preview future events. This skil...

• Journaling is the act of processing the past (and even the future) in the here and now.
• Writing is and of itself **cathartic.
• Feelings and experiences become **less overwhelming.
• Reading back helps reveal patterns.
• ...