Looking back on my Journey Journal

Finding out that we would be writing on a Journey Journal which we would be using to reflect in an internal way and external way got me excited. I’ve been aware of the empowerment one feels when holding a pen but I learned how to use that power in a different way. I realized how powerful it feels to know yourself and be aware of where you stand and who you are.

I noticed various things as the days went by and I wrote. I saw the difference in my attitude because before I started the journal I didn’t have the opportunity or the method to sort of let go of the bad and happily express the good out of my day. Writing the journal was beneficial in that sense. On the other hand, writing in the journal also helped me be more honest with myself and understand more clearly what it is that I’m going through.  I have been going through a series of unfortunate events lately in my life and writing in the journal has helped to cope with it. The one thing that I think about that makes me feel better which I also wrote about a lot in my journal was the amazing people I met in camp, they inspire me to want to keep fighting and stay strongly motivated. They are more than just people I volunteered to helped they are some of my greatest friends.

I wrote about issues going on with my family’s health and struggling with classes. I also wrote about the little occasions in which I spoke and spent time with the guy that I’m interested in, among other more fun things, I found the journal journey to be a very good experience because I got more familiarized with myself by focusing on my internal and external journeys. Reflecting on those and my life in general and to later be able to re-read what was going through my mind on a specific day helped me grow. To be able  to look within in a concrete way has been a very revealing experience.