I have three journals---two physical and this blog. Each one of them has a purpose, a sort of specific mission. They, however, are aligned to an intention: Mental health through writing. The practice of putting some words down helps me to put my life together. The journal next to my bed works as a dreams tracker. This blog is my long running work-in-progress. It is my open to the public creative platform. I bought a third journal three weeks ago. It is my latest attempt to have a notebook only for stream of consciousness narrative, away from telephone numbers, addresses and personal finances math. I like it because it has the ideal size to write in the subway and fit into my pockets. It is a ring bound notebook covered by a cardboard. It closes using a Moleskine alike elastic strip. The ring binding is functional: The elimination of evidence doesn't risk the binding.
So far the new journal works as a handy ruled pain killer. It is positive medicine though. I use it to connect, reconnect and disconnect. Now it's just a question of seeing what is going to be in the public platform. Hence, what you will read.
