This
week’s journal entry for Journal Past Blast is an astrology post from the SF
Weekly's June 2, 1993 issue, and my reaction to it. Reading it over today, I
see why I tried to immortalize it by taping it into my journal. Going over all
my past insecurities so graphically expressed in my journals, I see
how this day’s astrology really touched me. Here’s a picture of it from my journal (In case it’s too hard to read, look under the photo to see what it says):
Here’s what the it says:
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) On behalf of
all us boring non-Geminis, I’d like to express our appreciation for the
experiments you’ve been performing on yourself. Please don’t be discouraged
just because the results thus far have been inconclusive and you feel a trifle
overexposed. We feel confident that sooner or later you’ll come up with
discoveries that’ll have bottom-line value to us all. We’d also like to
apologize for those shortsighted scaredy-cats among us who’re accusing you of
being foolhardy and irresponsible.
And here’s my reaction written in my journal
that day in 1993:
Perfect
description of how I am feeling. It is great to read this and know that I was
right not to feel or be hampered or bombarded with lots of societal BS [yes, I did write "BS"] which tries to push its influence on me. And
to know that people are scared.
I
wish I had written more of how I felt about this astrology post, as I know it
really affected me. But I can only guess from my other confused, lonely, and
expressive journal entries from that time how much this resonated with me.
Thanks
for reading!
I love your journey into the past and how it relates to how you feel today. I could have done the same with a few astrology posts. Societal BS - peer pressure - bullying - does it ever change?
ReplyDeleteI don't think it does ever change, but how we react to it does over time. Thank God.
DeleteIt's amazing how one thing can affect us so deeply. That's what makes us human.
ReplyDeleteIndeed it does!
DeleteI was thinking the same thing as Sheena-Kay. Sometimes I'll read something and bam-- it just hits me right where I'm at, at the time. And like you, sometimes I can't recapture how or why it was so important to me. I just know it touched my heart.
ReplyDeleteYes. It's even more so when, as writers, we know we should have been more expressive.
DeleteI wish I had kept a journal when I was younger. I guess it's never too late to start.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this with us. (:
No,it's not too late Elise! :)
DeleteI'm a newcomer to your blog, so I'm also a newcomer to the journal posts. But - what an AWESOME idea. It's making me want to go back into my old journals, and see what my old selves have to say. Thank you for sharing this!
ReplyDeleteIt's a great and emotional thing to go back to your old journal entries. Tried to make this a blog hop, but it didn't ignite. :)
DeleteHi Nancy! Thank you for stopping by my blog! I agree with Liz--this is a great idea! It is awesome how something that was written years ago still has relevance today. I also think that's what we hope to do with our writing! :)
ReplyDeleteIt is truly what we hope to do with our writing! Thanks Ashley.
DeleteVery nice. Love it. And great to meet you.
ReplyDeleteYou too Rebecca!
DeleteAwesome. You know, that's how we keep track of our family history--by my journals. What would we do without that daily reflection/chronicling? Such a valuable resource.
ReplyDeleteIt is awesome. Wish I could find my earlier writings, but so much has gotten lost. Good for you for keeping it up in your family!
DeleteIt is SO neat to be able to read these past snippets. Such a great idea! Seriously love this, Nancy.
ReplyDeleteGlad you do Morgan. Thanks so much for coming by to read them!
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