Blurt It Out Through Writing

Have you had an experience when you said something to another person that you later wish you hadn’t? I often have.

You probably felt the feeling that you want to speak, but you are too tired to do so. You may have also experienced a time when you’re too eager to air the things you have in mind, but you just can’t. However, there are other ways where you can express and vent your unsaid words—one is through writing on a personal journal.

Writing on a journal helps you reflect on your day-to-day experiences. In here, you don't have to be a great writer or a perfect speller to be able to write your entry for the day. All you have to do is to review the things you did the whole day and jot it down. Unlike in writing on your diary, you are not just describing the things you did in one day, you may also write your realizations on what took place and express emotions and understandings about them.

Your journal is a great place to plan and review your goals. It is always a better thing to keep yourself reminded of the things you want to achieve. Seeing your goals written is an excellent way to motivate yourself. You may also use it in doing your weekly plan. By writing down your things-to-do for the whole week, you are able to prioritize the things that need urgent attention. This is also a determining factor whether you are accomplishing your goals on time or not.

Through journal-writing, you are able to process your feelings. When you hold intense emotions in your heart, there is a tendency that you’ll burst and blurt it all out. The next thing you’ll know, you have already injured the feelings of other people. It may be hard but in times like these, in order not to cause further misunderstandings, you just have to walk away because striking back won’t do you any good. Settle in a quiet place. Grab your journal and write it all there. Removing yourself from the situation and writing your emotions equate counting to ten before saying anything. In doing this, you are not just doing yourself a favor, you are also healing other people’s feelings as well.

The words that you utter have the power to heal or to hurt. Most of time, you use it for the latter. Words, once spoken, can leave a mark on another person’s memory forever. In writing, you can always carefully choose the words that you want to say, but in speaking, you can never undo words that were already spoken.