The Journal That Saved Me
My non-negotiable writing practice
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Back in lockdown, I clutched my journal like it was some kind of lifeline, a tether to sanity as the world spun wildly out of control. I’d write furiously, desperately even, pouring thoughts onto pages with an intensity that sometimes surprised me.
Who would have thought?
Five years on, the irony isn’t lost on me that what felt like dramatic hyperbole then has become my unshakeable truth… my life actually does depend on my journal.
It’s not my favourite navy journal itself ( erm well actually it is). But also, it’s the practice, and the ritual of showing up to the blank page daily, fountain pen in hand, excavating whatever lies beneath the surface of my wandering mind. Each entry is …