I’ve been writing in a diary ever since 5th grade when my mom bought me my first personal journal. At first I wrote a lot of stupid things like what I ate for dinner or why my brothers were annoying. But the older I got, the deeper my writings got and the more special to me they became. I wrote every few weeks about the new innocent things I learned in middle school, cute boys, and even my first kiss. I made it to high school and I seemed addicted to writing down every time I was upset, or overjoyed.

Now as I am in college, these writings remind me of how far I have come, and give me the courage to keep going. I can relive days that I totally forgot ever even happened. I have written memories of my dad before he passed away that I will forever hold sacred. I have the struggles of my life, and the ways that I seemed to always be able conquer them. I can compare myself to who I use to be, and improve who I am today.

I think about how cool it’s going to be when I’m 70 years old to be able to look at and relive my whole life over again. I’ll be able to share the stories of my childhood and the craziness of my college years with my kids and grandkids, and share all of the different things I learned throughout my life.

The best part about journaling is that you can start whenever you want! You can write down whatever comes to mind, it’s complete freedom. So I suggest you pick up a pen and start creating the story of you.

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