Why is journaling important to me?

"It’s being able to look at my stack of weathered notebooks and know that I’ve created something, just for the sake of it. For the sake of remembering that I am a human and therefore can create. And that when faced with the choice to either create or not create — I went forth and created.” ― Matthew Trinetti

“I had always felt things deeply, that was my nature. It was why I was a writer. Sometimes, the feelings were so huge, they needed a place to go.” ― Gemma Amor

“The act of creation is an attempt to enter a mysterious realm. A longing to transcend. What we create allows us to share glimpses of an inner landscape, one that is beyond our understanding. Art is our portal to the unseen world.” ― Rick Rubin

Sometimes accessing our inner landscape and bringing it into the real world can be awkward. I like to have journal prompts on hand for when I need inspiration for how to write, doodle, or collage about how I'm feeling or what I've been contemplating.