Why?

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Here are some of my favorite reasons for keeping a journal:

• Permanent record for posterity
• Fun, Therapeutic
• Good for our Brains 
• Improve writing skills
• Increase learning 
• Help with choices--Weigh pros and cons
• You are UNIQUE--There may be incidents in your experiences that are noble and praiseworthy in their own way than those recorded in any other life
• Improves memory
• Physical and mental benefits--Those who keep journals live longer, happier, healthier lives.
• “I write because I don’t know what I think until I read what I say.” Flannery O’Connor

Tell Your Story: Why Keeping A Journal Is Good For Your Brain by John Haltiwanger: http://elitedaily.com/life/tell-story-keeping-journal-good-brain/973255/

Why Keep A Journal: The Benefits of Life Journaling by Ruth Folit: http://www.lifejournal.com/benefits-of-journaling/