Meditative Writing

Do you ever try to figure out exactly what is going on in your head by writing down your thoughts? Do you often find some of your thoughts are hard to even figure out when you write them out? I think, in many ways, that writing these ideas and thoughts out is a kind of therarpy for people. Having a narrative meditation on the streamlining thought that runs through our heads every day can often lead to very interesting and productive self exploration and examination. Some of the writings (whether it be in blogs, diaries, or elsewhere) are so deep and reflective of somebody, that somebody else who reads them can gain true insight into that person or even themselves. Because, in the end, we all ultimately share a lot of the same qualities. It is, essentially, a living piece of the writer. A glimpse into the honest mind of somebody, unless they had planned for the diary to be read. Then we will never know if the thoughts were genuine. Those candid moments are what can be so interesting about a person, and I would encourage anybody to consider writing as a healthy exercise in understanding themselves. Susan Smalley wrote up a very interesting article on the idea, and I hope you will take the time to read it. Happy meditating!

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