Conversations as a Different Kind of Diary
Last month, I went on a trip that left me exhausted. Nothing went to plan, the weather, the places, everything didn’t go as expected. When I came home, I was too worn out to even make sense of it in my head. I’m so tired that I knew I’ll fall asleep soon as I hit my bed but when I get home I can’t go to sleep.
Someone asked me how my day went and I ended up telling them about how exhausting the day was. Somehow, in talking it through, I started to see the good in it.
Strangely, as I talked, it felt like I was journaling, except someone else was holding the pen with me. They asked questions and pointed out things I didn’t even notice. And through that back-and-forth, the day started to look different. Suddenly, it wasn’t a “failed” trip, it was spontaneous and memorable. Sometimes its easier for us to just see the bad or remember the bad things.
Maybe talking to someone isn’t so different from writing it down except in this version of journaling, another person you’re comfortable with gets to underline the parts you would’ve never thought to highlight.
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