Happy Substack anniversary, Wil! Another beautiful essay about journaling and memories. The personal history map and slamming timelines sound interesting. I’m thinking if I should attempt it. I’m also thinking back to my older journals that I had destroyed years ago due to moving and lack of storage. I had wondered if I would have forgotten some of my past with those journals. But I did notice that old memories do surface unexpectedly from time to time. I like to think that our brains do store all memories, archived it somehow, and when the moment is right, brings it out again.
Thank you Andrea. If you are willing and able, we should consider a journal hang. I'd be happy to set one up. I've been trying out variations since the post and I found some interesting pairings:
People and Memories, Influential Works and Distractions, Roles and Accomplishments.
An absolutely fantastic height to hit at your one year anniversary. Looking back over the past year it was aparent that every new post was becoming more and more refined in finality and process. Keep up the great work, Wil.
Wil, Congratulations on reaching one year of Substack writing this year! I like how you're approaching journaling - Fluid, always a work in progress. Letting patterns emerge, an exploration across different points in time for connections, knowing that most will remain hidden.
This is so interesting! I am feeling a resurgence of my love for journaljng recently and it's so interesting to see the process laid out. What to do with all these journals I'm about to fill out? Maybe future me will appreciate it and find some cool things to make connections about. Thank you for sharing, you're great storyteller!
I think we share the same excitement about new journals. I recently finished reading The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper, and now I can't help but see blank pages as an exploration filled with raw and unbridled potential.
As always, thank you for reading and the kind words, Volta!
Happy Substack anniversary, Wil! Another beautiful essay about journaling and memories. The personal history map and slamming timelines sound interesting. I’m thinking if I should attempt it. I’m also thinking back to my older journals that I had destroyed years ago due to moving and lack of storage. I had wondered if I would have forgotten some of my past with those journals. But I did notice that old memories do surface unexpectedly from time to time. I like to think that our brains do store all memories, archived it somehow, and when the moment is right, brings it out again.
Thank you Andrea. If you are willing and able, we should consider a journal hang. I'd be happy to set one up. I've been trying out variations since the post and I found some interesting pairings:
People and Memories, Influential Works and Distractions, Roles and Accomplishments.
I would like to do this. Maybe after this project I’m working on now 😅
An absolutely fantastic height to hit at your one year anniversary. Looking back over the past year it was aparent that every new post was becoming more and more refined in finality and process. Keep up the great work, Wil.
Wil, Congratulations on reaching one year of Substack writing this year! I like how you're approaching journaling - Fluid, always a work in progress. Letting patterns emerge, an exploration across different points in time for connections, knowing that most will remain hidden.
Thank you, Peck Gee. I’m glad it came together in the end, as it was close to being left unfinished.
Work in progress is a good reminder for me, too, not just for journaling, but for the essays, even after they’re published.
This is so interesting! I am feeling a resurgence of my love for journaljng recently and it's so interesting to see the process laid out. What to do with all these journals I'm about to fill out? Maybe future me will appreciate it and find some cool things to make connections about. Thank you for sharing, you're great storyteller!
I think we share the same excitement about new journals. I recently finished reading The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper, and now I can't help but see blank pages as an exploration filled with raw and unbridled potential.
As always, thank you for reading and the kind words, Volta!