Keeping a Journal

Back from one week's training in group dynamics and leadership (UGL - Understanding Group and Leader). We were encouraged to keep a personal journal every day as a tool to reflect upon what happened, think things through, their impact on myself, how to relate to it and so on. 1. you can repeat, 2. refer, 3. review and 4. you can reflect. It struck me when I read the morning paper today, SvD, about young people that blog to keep their friends and family informed. A girl said that she feels pretty free in writing but that she leaves out the most private, things of concern to her closest. So, what if the blog is her diary? And what if she is most preoccupied with things of less importance. And leaves the deeper or tougher experiences aside? What then? Because a diary used to be a secret place to develop inner thoughts and feelings. A place not only to repeat or review but also for reflection...