When I was a tutor, I encouraged my students to keep a journal of their feelings and thoughts. One student remarked that it helped him reduce the anxiety he felt about getting his GED. Many authors keep journals of their thoughts and daily doings. It's good to write those fleeting thoughts which may, later on, be fodder for a piece of writing. Journals are also deeply personal, thoughts we may not share with anyone.
Sylvia Plath kept a journal. I read some of her published journals and it revealed a complex and troubled, young woman. My need is to be consistent in journaling. It may feel like a day is pretty meh but, then again, it's descriptive of what is going on in my life. I shouldn't minimize this because it could serve as a piece for a story or poem.
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