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I just filled a small book with rambling, reactionary thoughts. My journal. Should I burn it, or stow it away?

I'm tempted to burn it. 

Posted - October 7, 2016

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  • 2758
    By all means save it!  Personal journals are a great way of recording how you were feeling/thinking at a particular point in your life.

    Eh, the only exceptions are entries containing 'incriminating' thoughts/actions.  Those you might want to 'redact.' :-)
      October 7, 2016 2:21 PM MDT
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  • 46117
    Keep it.  I have stuff like that I STILL cannot make myself read, but you know what?  I just look at it and I remember a lot of where I was at when I said it. 

    LOL

    Although I am terrible at saving things and throw too much of my stuff away, I think it is a great idea to be organized enough and have enough space and roots to save things.  So, I am getting better at keeping stuff around to reflect on later even if I don't want to read it still.  

    Some Day.

    This post was edited by WM BARR . =ABSOLUTE TRASH at October 7, 2016 3:04 PM MDT
      October 7, 2016 2:37 PM MDT
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  • 477
    Thanks, Sharon. I have some of my old journals and random pieces of paper I saved, the ones I didn't toss out or burn in horror. I will keep it, probably... I like the song, too! 
      October 7, 2016 2:59 PM MDT
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  • 5808
    Blog it?
      October 7, 2016 2:43 PM MDT
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  • 477
    I do that, too. But this has stuff in it I don't post online. 
      October 7, 2016 2:57 PM MDT
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  • Grow a pair and post that chit.
      October 7, 2016 3:59 PM MDT
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  • Keep it, but throw something else away instead to make up for the space it is taking up.
      October 7, 2016 2:59 PM MDT
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  • 44600
    Send it to me and I will edit it for you.
      October 7, 2016 3:00 PM MDT
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  • 2758
    LOLOLOL!
      October 7, 2016 3:05 PM MDT
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  • 477
    Would that really interest you? 
      October 7, 2016 5:00 PM MDT
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  • Did you say burn it up?  Well then let's burn it up. 
    book matches
      October 7, 2016 4:06 PM MDT
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  • 1523
    Keep it for awhile then if you still want to burn it, do it.
      October 7, 2016 5:32 PM MDT
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  • 411
    Save it for the future version of you that may want to remember the things you are feeling right now.
      October 8, 2016 8:54 PM MDT
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  • 22891
    i would keep it, you might want to read it someday
      October 9, 2016 8:47 PM MDT
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