Virgin Blogger

Today my closest and oldest friend shared her blog with me. While she has been writing it since November she recently decided to share it with several people. I have to admit I am behind the times (in many ways) and have never read a blog. Strange, I know. My friend is going through a very rough time right now, which we talk about a lot. Yet there was something about reading her blog that was so different than having a conversation with her. It was like looking into her head, her heart...her soul. It was incredibly meaningful to me. She said she put off starting a blog because she didn't think her life was interesting enough. Maybe her life isn't interesting to strangers on the Internet, but it is very interesting to me. What's more is that her blog made me realize how therapeutic writing is. It seems odd that I would not realize the healing properties of writing, since I am constantly suggesting that my client's write in journals, or write poetry or songs. When I think about it, there is a lot of advice I give that I neglect to take myself. I'm sure there will be more on that to come. I must admit that the cute page layout my friend had on her blog also made me want to design one. Yes, I am a sucker for cute girly decorations. So we shall see if this was an impromptu decision, and I get too wrapped up in the stresses of life, or if I can take a few minutes for myself and reflect on all the things that I don't have time/guts to process out loud.