Recently I thought of Journaling as a creative and healing tool.  I like to write, especially poetry.  Each time I write a new poem, even if it’s not great, I feel renewed.  My poetry acts as a venting tool.  I’ve discovered I feel the same way when I write in my journal.  My life takes on new color. Whether I write about my children and realize how grateful I am for them, or I write about how frustrated I am with weight loss issues and remember that I can conquer them.  Writing things down in my Personal Journal helps me to view things from a different point, usually higher up, as I am looking down at these words of my life written on each creative and healing page.