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2. Get to know yourself

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*screenshot of  blank diary entry

For a while now, I haven’t really known what’s going on in my brain. That’s a huge reason why I took a “selah” last week.

To know myself better, I’ve recently started “journaling” – but not like what typical people do when they journal. Been keeping a record of my inner-workings for about two months now, and it’s really helping. It’s helping me pay attention to what happens each day and how it affects me.

My atypical approach is a piece of software called “Chronories.” I stumbled into being the guinea-pig for this German software dev company to re-write a version that would work with my Mac. More on that later…

Back to the journal and how it’s revolutionized my self-awareness.

Among a few other features that help me keep track of my life, these are the seven questions I quickly ask myself at the end of the day. It usually takes about 5 minutes. So, for those of you who are on this Selah journey with me this week, it’s time to answer a few questions. Use the comments, or feel free to turn this into a blog post and link back here, so we can keep track.

  • What was your HIGH today? (meaning, what was your highest most exciting experience today)
  • Your LOW? (what was your toughest moment)
  • What FOOD have you eaten?
  • What are you PONDERING?
  • Have you had any MOOD SWINGS through the day? (fellas, you can answer this one too)
  • How did you SLEEP last night?
  • Did you make any personal decisions (or RESOLUTIONS) today?
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ww – my book – 5.7.08

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…one day y’all are gonna realize that i don’t shut the party down ’til sometime post-breakfast on thursday mornings. the early morning stragglers always make me laugh when i shut the party down and make y’all go home. (as if…)

OH! sorry -where are my manners!?

  • Welcome to Whatever Wednesday. where we leave a string of comments that talk about whatever.
  • ok. last week Tracie closed with the following (i always answer the last question of the WW): If you were to write a book about your life, what would be the title and why?

“Just A Girl” – because that’s all i am. i actually started blogging to keep some kind of record of my life, you know, in case we might have kids and they might want to know what the world was like before they took over. (is anybody reading this?) i don’t diary. (and i don’t think anyone reads my answer on Wednesdays) so this method of “journaling” seemed to stick. yes, i realize that my blog is not as autobiographical as one would expect, but i sneak a lot of my heart into this little bloggy. if you read carefully, you’ll see it. (ok. ssshhh… listen. if you’re reading – leave a comment that ONLY says “HA!” – it’ll be our little secret. and if you don’t leave a comment, but look to see if anyone else says “HA!” then you’re just mean. and, i know you’re out there.)

  • alright. next on the list – lets explain the rules: answer the last question & leave a new one for the next commenter. oh – and you might wanna hit “refresh” before you leave your comment – that way you’ll know if someone else already beat you to the answer. SLOW TYPERS BEWARE! i’m just sayin…..
  • Now, YOU go!

[cue the party music and disco ball!]