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The term 'journaling' is defined by the Collins Dictionary as the practice of keeping a journal or diary, especially, in order to express one's thoughts, (www.collinsdictionary.com).   That's interesting, because I do express myself more openly in my journal because I know it's a safe place with no judgements, responses, or questions.  I can just write my thoughts whenever, wherever, or however.  I know that no matter how long it's been, when I come back to the journal--it's the same, no changes or disappointments. Now, the big important question, why can't people be this simple?  Why are there so many conditions to every relationship we have?  Why is it that others aren't easy to deal with like a journal or diary?  Perhaps it's because they are not.  Every person in our lives has their own level of importance in our mind.   The journal, or diary as it was called when I was 11, is something that I rely on to always be there no matter the...

  Have you ever heard that song?  "Holding Back the Years" by: Simply Red, do you ever wonder what it's about or do you ever just think of the past when listening to the song.  Music has that power over us.  It's a source of joy & happiness, sorrow & sadness, memories & magic--of the past, present, & the future.  That's why there is so much music.  We have so many different genres, because like music, in life we have highs & lows and ups & downs.  We rely on music to bring us through it.  We also rely on music to tell stories, remind us of good times, & remember a familair face or a long lost & forgotten pserson or individual.   I know when certain songs come on, depending on how old it is, I think of a person it reminds me of or a movie/tv show it appeared in.  I challenge my brain to think & look back.  Its crazy, the other night I was riding in the car with my significant other, him & ...