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Sarah Miller's avatar

I’ve always experienced reading old journals as basically peeling off my own skin — so painful I want to stop every second. I have journals I’ve never even touched because I’m still not ready.

As for wondering why it took you so long: it took exactly the time it needed to take. That’s part of letting go and letting God, right? God’s timeline, not yours, even retrospectively.

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Rebecca Holden's avatar

Our archived journals are the best for giving us perspective, aren't they? The armour of time between us and them gives us protection from the pain of reading about the horrid things, while being in the here and now can give us insight into how to feel about them. Great post.

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