Working Up

by Dwayne Phillips

Yet another reason that writing in a weblog or a paper log is helpful.

I find many benefits to writing in a log whether that be in a paper book or in an Internet thing like this one. One benefit is that whatever thought I write is now out of my head. One cliche is, “I got that off my chest.” That is a good explanation of why I have done this blog for over a decade and written in journals for longer than that.

And now that I’ve said or written it, I can move on. The weight is gone, and all the other cliches.

Simple. True. Powerful. I can write it in a private book that only I see. I can write it here on the Internetworks where maybe a few will see it. No matter. It is out, and I move onwards.

Try it. Vent frustrations. Sing joys. Whatever. Now that I’ve said it…