When I was a tutor, I encouraged my students to keep a journal to record their thoughts, frustrations, concerns, dreams, etc. One student later shared with me tat he felt much better after following this advice.
As a writer I always carry a pen and pad to record thoughts and ideas for future projects. Today I thought of the fact that we need the arts more than ever. I began writing stories when I was a teen and it helped me to express my thoughts. It helped me to open up. Could you imagine if troubled kids are able to express their thoughts? Education is supposed to be a time to explore, to be creative. Have we as a society succumbed to the business model rather than to educate our students?
I can see senior citizens recording their thoughts in journals. I would love to listen to their stories. I believe that many of them would open up if they recorded their thoughts.
It's been proven that music therapy does help emotional and injured patients, so does writing. I encourage teachers, medical, and professional personnel to encourage their charges to write. My overseer once said that everyone has a story to tell. I believe the same thing. I would love to read the stories of these dear people.
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