Back again

Strange to have this diary back. It was a very good friend for a long while. I had long spurts where I would write regularly and then others where I could go for months or years between entries. I tried coming back about a year ago, but it had shut down. So I was a little surprised when I got an email this week that it was back.

Rereading some of my old entries is a little like going back in time. I always tried when I was younger to keep a real diary, but somehow never managed. This is the only place that I ever managed to write semi-regularly. I keep thinking I should really keep at it. It’s fun to see how optimistic and happy I was about certain experiences (no matter how they ended up turning out), and it’s a little less fun to realise that I’m still making some of the same mistakes. Maybe that was the whole point of keeping the diary, so I could see what I was learning and actually keep it in mind 🤔

I have this goal right now of learning to truly speak my mind. It’s strange, for a person that is relatively forthright and honest, I have a very difficult time telling people what I want and don’t want. I guess maybe I’ll start by being clear in my head, so that may be the first step. I am going to try to write this diary with no censorship, only truth. No concerns of other people’s perceptions and opinions, maybe some of it will bleed into my everyday!

Welcome back OD peeps, it’s nice to be back 😀