Notebook Journaling

People ask me all the time, can I keep more than one journal at a time.
Well, of course you can. Keep as many journals as your heart desires.
Each one serves a purpose. Notebook journals are great for keeping list.
I use notebooks to keep an ongoing dialogue of my daily events, process
notes from books I read, take notes during conference calls, record
information in a seminar, write quotes that relate to a topic I'm
writing on, put down creative ideas, and make lists, just to name a few.
When we chronicle events, record memorable times, we gain insight which
in return creates value.

After reviewing this journal I wrote in "92", I sat down to take some notes for this article. It's
seventeen years later and I'm still using the same type of spiral
notebook. The following is a list of the most significant events,
memories, and insights derived from the context of this journal.

1. A mentor that helped me to see the things I could not see, guide,
and support me.
2. Explored new relationships discovering what did and did not work.
3. Celebration
4. An asset and defect list that revealed more assets than defects
5. Memorable vacation with daughter to Venice Beach, California
6. Bought new car and refinanced house...financial investments
7. Completed Stress Management course
8. Started community college
9. Completed the Courage to Heal Workbook by Laura Davis
10. First part-time job in the holistic field @ Altersgate
11. Attended my first seminar with Yvonne Kay author of Cash, Credit,
and Co-Dependency
12. Observations of lessons and made lists of things I learned
13. Continued exercise, walking
14. Worked at full-time job
15. Continuation of reading, journaling religiously, volunteered,
mentored, and attended support groups

There is great value in keeping notebook journals. Not only do they
record what is happening in the present, they are a resource for future
endeavors. Plus, it is a way to see how far we have traveled. When we
write things down we capture the moment like a photo. Because our minds
don't always remember what we said or did accurately, it is important to
write as close to the event as possible.