The Secret Power of Journaling

When I was 15 years old or so, my oldest sister gave me this book, and it was actually photocopies of a book bound together. She must’ve photocopied it at uni and then put it together herself….

She had read it already, and I could tell because I could see her notes and squiggles… And I remember feeling like this book was a special thing… like I should treasure it and keep it safe. And I kept it for years together with a lined notebook with all my notes from the book… In fact, I probably still have it somewhere…

Now, this book was published in the '90s, but it talked about an ancient practice aimed at unlocking all my creative potential… so obviously, I paid attention!

The book gave a 12-week program, aimed at all types of creatives and it hinges on daily journaling.

At 15, in that moment of my life, this book came as a sort of therapist. In my family we were going through some major upheaval, my parents were divorcing, and it was not very amicable, so I was surrounded by chaos, so I held on to this book for dear life all through that time.