My journal

Growing up I always thought about writing a journal. I saw people on TV doing it all the time, and it looked pretty cool. For my Advanced English class I was given the opportunity to take up journal writing. I Think it is safe to say that it was not what I expected. You see, the rules of the journal made it clear that I had to write whatever was on my mind, and I couldn't stop writing for ten minutes. These rules made me learn a lot about myself, so here I give you my journal story.

I am a very whiny kid during college time. There is page after page in my journal of me complaining about schoolwork. I love music more than almost anything else in the world, and i cannot concentrate on college work if I have something band related going on. I am not a saint, as much as I wish that I was. God helps me to be better than myself. This, above all, is what keeps me going.

The journal helped me by letting write down my problems; it really is a  relief when problems can be somewhere other than just in my head. My songwriting got better thanks to the journal. Also, as I wrote about my band, I got new ideas and motivations. I thank the professor for giving us the opportunity to go beyond our daily routines and be a little more spontaneous. My writing skills and my creative mind certainly improved thanks to this exercise. 

Lastly, I would like to encourage anyone who reads this to start his or her own journal. Writing is a beautiful thing, and the mind is a terrible thing to waste.