My Thoughts.......

by Mary Rodgers

Let your thoughts out and flow on to the papers!

Keeping a journal is a matter of keeping a record of what happens in your the interesting and the mundane, and your thoughts and feelings about both.

A journal is also a way to keep track of your feelings and views and how they have changed over time, which can be particularly helpful in personal development terms. These include improving your mental health, as a result of giving you a place to vent your feelings, and an ability to process difficult experiences.

The Benefits of Keeping a Journal

There are many benefits to keeping a journal. Probably the three main ones

Keeping a journal has been shown to be good for your mental health The reason is thought to be because it allows you to process your experiences safely, and review particular events in a less stressful way. Writing your personal story appears to play a part in this, and it seems to be important to focus on both thoughts and feelings, and not just feelings. Keeping a journal helps to improve your writing

The best way to get better at anything is to practice. Writing a journal allows you to focus on your writing without worrying about your audience or what anyone else will think. And doing it regularly helps to improve your thinking processes, and can even help you become more creative in how you think.

Keeping a journal can help you to remember events and activities. This can be important for a number of reasons. For example, when you are applying for a job, you often have to describe times when you have demonstrated a skill, or done something particularly well. A journal can be a good way to record your successes, and ensure that you have a ready source of examples for job applications. It can also be a way to reflect on your experiences, and learn for the future. Writing about positive events, and looking back on them, can also be a good way to boost your self-esteem.

100 pages, Paperback

Published January 17, 2022

About the author

Mary Rodgers was an accomplished author, screenwriter and composer. Her first book--Freaky Friday--won several prizes, and was cited on the ALA Notable Book list. She composed many musicals, and had also amassed credits in television and radio. She had served as Chairman of the Board of the Julliard School and on the Board of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.