The Ultimate Journal

Last night, I went to see a program by Neil Donald Walsch, the author of the Conversations with God books. To be honest with you, I've never read any of his books, but I was curious. And the fact that he was speaking in the sanctuary of a church that I've been curious about attending for over a year was the tipping point that led me to buy a ticket.

It was a serene and uplifting experience. Walsch is a gentle man, almost 70 years of age, who strolled onto the stage like a man taking a stroll in nature. He was totally in the moment, he was aware of everything around him. Looking like a kind grandfather in casual pants and an untucked shirt, he spoke of the experience almost 20 years ago that led him to write his 9 books, many of which have been bestsellers on the NY Times for years at a time.

To explain it briefly for anyone who is not aware of his story, he tells of an early morning when he awoke, unable to sleep and filled with rage at the turn his life had taken. His marriage, his career and his health had all taken a turn for the worse, and he was on the verge of suicide. He said he recalls thinking something like "Show me why this is all happening to me, give me a reason, or I'm out of here!" He heard the voice at first "just over my right shoulder", and then as he continued to ask questions, the voice moved inside his head and patiently answered each question he asked. He picked up a yellow legal pad and begin having the Q&A on paper - asking a question and receiving an answer, and writing it all down as he received it. He did this for 4 hours the first night, unaware of the passage of time. Over the next 20 years, he would write 3000 pages in this same manner.

I'm going to have to read Walsch's work. It is the ultimate journal. And perhaps he has struck upon the reason why journaling has always been touted as such an important part of our lives. Because if we allow ourselves to set aside our rambling thoughts and actually listen for an answer when we ask a question in our journals, we might find that something divine is always nearby, waiting for us to ask a question so they can give us The Answer.

Take the time to journal every day.

Thank you for being here and now!

KT

Who is it we hear inside our heads?
Sometimes the monkey brain,
Sometimes God?
And the choice of who we will pay
attention to is ours alone
KT