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Writing

Keeping a diary is a way to slow down our thoughts.

By focusing our attention on each word as we write, we break the rapid associative rhythm that is normally the established pattern of our thoughts.

Typically, and without realizing it, we build entire chains of thoughts from simple observations of reality.

The perception of wind and some clouds in the sky quickly becomes: "Oh, it's going to rain", "Did I leave the window open?", "I'm traveling on the weekend, I hope it doesn't keep raining until then" and so on.

This process is usually dictated by our conditioning (past experiences, genetics, personality, etc.) and the content of what each person experiences as their own thought pattern is determined by the individual's level of consciousness.

In general, the more a person knows themselves, the more pleasant their life experience is.

The great challenge is to know oneself.

And I believe that writing offers a great window inward.

Words emerge and are transferred to paper free from judgments or, when they exist, are more quickly identified.

The act of freely writing about what is in our consciousness is a way of materializing something abstract and facilitating its understanding.

Making concrete something that normally lives with us but we rarely observe carefully allows us a visit to our true Self.

Writing is an opportunity to have this encounter.