Journal Entry #1: What benefit will keeping a journal bring to me?
September 9, 2020Ā
Itās September 9 and all morning I could think of is the start of my online classes in Ateneo de Manila University. With my mug full of tea on my left hand and the mouse of my laptop on my right hand, I couldnāt wait to begin this.Ā
It was a good distraction for me because it feels like youāre stuck or frozen in time here in the Philippines. The COVID-19 pandemic is still here (damn!) in the country. Lockdowns and quarantines has been the norm since the month of March (Iāve lost track of time already so I donāt know when the lockdown started).Ā
DEV 108: Communication for DevelopmentĀ
This is one of my classes that I am taking for my first online semester, and we are instructed to create an online journal. Frankly, itās been so long since Iāve written or typed one and Iām afraid that my words and grammar will be wrong or what my friends call my vocabulary asĀ āwacky but at the same time, smartā.Ā
Anyways, I think keeping a journal would help my critical thinking -- one of the things that I am pretty horrible at. Writing my thoughts on to a piece of paper or even a digital notepad can be scary for me because I donāt like to read what I write sometimes. My ideas do tend to be very all over the place.
Having this journal would help me organize my thoughts, ideas and especially my emotions. I can be a very emotional and sensitive person sometimes. My loved ones have told me that I tend to shut down when I get offended or experienced negative events. I donāt say anything. I know itās important to communicate with people but sometimes when you get hurt, you just wanna be alone. This thought made me realize that this doesnāt keep my emotions in check at all. Why am I mad? Why am I sad? Shutting down wonāt help me or anyone else.Ā
It might be hard to have this habit of journaling but I just need to remind myself that this is not just going to help me, but also how I can communicate with other people better.Ā
Hope this journal can help manage my emotions and developing my critical thinking. Itās time for me to have better communication now.
