The mindless rambling of yet another Sophie

I've often read and been told that journaling is good for the brain and the soul. Writing down your thoughts each day is 'something successful people do'. It's also something done by mental health conscious people and those who want to appear intelligent and those who just really enjoy keeping a diary and those who are young and those who are old. Yet despite all this I find it hard. I find it scary. It's never quite fit with me. Unlike young girls in the media I never really kept a diary for a life ruining moment of television tragedy. No secret crushes were sneaked between book pages nor hidden away with a padlock and key that was as generic as generic could be. I tried a little bit but it never stuck. It's funny to see the very few pages I did write as they are always laughable. Once I wrote about our friend keeping us in a dungeon with a drawing of the school playground chalk snail (yes, a snail) that we had used for boundaries. Another page looks fake bec...

At some point most of us will feel low or unsatisfied in life and that's sad. It's easy to lose sight of what we want, what we need and what we aim for. I was thinking too much and found that I needed reminding of a few important things. None of these sentiments are original but often we forget them. This might come across as soppy to some people but I do feel that we all need to be reminded sometimes. People change Most people are constantly evolving. We are not the same person we once were a day ago, a week ago, a month ago or even a year ago. That person who you didn't like in school because they were mean to you probably doesn't remember or care any more. Neither should you. Even when you feel stunted remember how much you've grown As I left my flat I realised just how much of an adult I had become and how much my independence had grown. As a child I relied on guidance but now my life is made of my own decisions and no-one can take that from me. You ca...