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Carmen on Journaling

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To view keyboard shortcuts, press question mark View keyboard shortcuts Messages Messages Message requests christine @christineist · Jun 9 found this by way of https://x.com/ansonyuu (don't know her personally but seems in tpotsphere/adjacent) who interestingly has https://ansonyu.me/beliefs where she says a bit about stuff like this 4 Wednesday Morning Meditations · May 29 b r i a n reacted to @LouisVArge’s message with : Can't make it today b r i a n @br___ian · May 14 let's call sometime towards the end of this week... I need to pick back up / revisit you after ditching you :'o vincent's chasing aliveness @vincent_yc_li · Mar 21 vincent's chasing aliveness reacted with : Thank you!!! It sucks to get sick at this juncture!!! I hope you get better soon and you're able to take it easy. I hope the finger is alright and you don't have too much pain or function impedance vvn @weeebien · Mar 16 I've been doing allllrriiight Ulkar @ulkar_aghayeva · Jan 20 yeah this is good to know! light r

Some reflections on journaling by hand every day for 8.5 years (and counting), and on writing in general There aren't that many things I've done that consistently for that long. It's probably tied with brushing my teeth or something else equally mundane, but unlike a hygienic chore that doesn't compound, writing has changed my life in major ways. Journaling has occasionally led to tweeting and tweeting has led to meeting all of you, making some wonderful friends, and even meeting my current partner. And those are just the easily observable changes. Just as precious is what writing has done…

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