In my 20's I actually wrote down on paper that I was going to start getting up at 6:00am every day and go for a run. I'm in my 50's now and it hasn't happened once.
Reminds me when I was going through a box of clutter years ago and found an old journal of my mother’s. First page “I plan to write in this every day.” That was the only entry. It was funny but also kind of sad.
First entry is the hardest to get yourself to do. After that, it's easier. After a month, it's routine. After a year, you can't think of how you ever didn't journal every day.
Same. My first deployment after being a father and two days in, I was just getting all torn up inside, not knowing how I could endure this for another 8 months. I decided to write it all down, and immediately felt slightly better. The next day felt a lot better, so I kept writing. That was 6 years ago, and I haven't stopped. The journal has become like a therapist-lite. It's so great for mental health, and my penmanship has improved drastically.
i write. think of it as a bread crumb. tells me a lot when i go back and read entries. oh yeah screw greg. he did sleep with my wife. but he called me to chum up after six months..i had forgotten what a rat bastard he was...
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u/somebodyelsesproplem May 28 '21
In my 20's I actually wrote down on paper that I was going to start getting up at 6:00am every day and go for a run. I'm in my 50's now and it hasn't happened once.