I was told about blogging several years ago but I would not do it because writing intimidated me. It’s probably more truthful to say writing for others to read intimidated me because I have been writing since I was a young girl. I started keeping a diary when I was eight or nine years old. Keeping a diary was cool and it made me feel “grown” (lol). Over time diary keeping has become known as journaling. Journaling for me wasn’t about writing but expression, connection, revelation and understanding. I journaled for the connection to self and eventually the connection to God. I could write all the things I would never say. I could write everything I felt, thought, expected, needed, and wanted. I was free to let everything come out as I wrote.
When I dedicated a journal for conversations with God and prayers, my spiritual life changed in a major way. Journaling was a life line that I didn’t even know that I needed. In the past few months I decided that it was time to share this life line with others through blogging as well as creating journals for others. As I sat down to write and choose a name for my blog and the journals the name came through as I thought about my life and experiences.
When I begin to write this is what came out: In life many paths will come our way. Some of the paths we will be forced to take and others we will choose. These paths are a part of our life’s journey. On this journey we will go through things that will cause who we are to shift and change. The shift and changes come about because of many different things, good, and bad. Whether it’s graduations, promotions, marriage, a birth of a child, death, divorce, betrayals, or setbacks we can lose ourselves on the journey if we are not intentional about staying connected with ourselves and the right support. My Journey, uncovering, rediscovering and finding Me came about after I took some time to reflect over my life. In reflection and reading my personal journals I was able to recognize that at times I was fading away and losing myself, and at other times I was evolving, and getting to know myself. People, beliefs, situations, and things consumed me, covered me up, broke me, restored me, encouraged me, strengthened me, and changed me. Through it all who I am, the me who God created, planned, and purposed came through as I journaled. I now look at life as a journey with many different paths. In each path my journey is to uncover, rediscover, and find me. The me who the Great I AM called me to be at that moment in my life.
My Journey uncovering, rediscovering and finding Me is now a blog, journals, and my life’s title. It is my hope that opening this up to you will provide you with a lifeline along your journey.
Journaling can be a guide, and path to move forward. There are so many different reasons and ways to journal. Take the time to find your reason and way.
You can now find the journals and devotions on Amazon at http://amazon.com/author/tracynaloryfultz
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