Dear Online Diary

I remember the days when I used to run up to my room, bury myself in my journal, and write about my day.

I had one rule, and one rule only. Write positive.

As a teenager, a million and one things could all be going wrong, but even in my youth I felt the importance of keeping positive. Then, writing about everything that happened that was BORING in my day was better than writing about things that bothered me over and over and over and over again. C'mon, who really cares if some dumb boy didn't say "hi" today, or so what if I wasn't wearing my hair down like I promised myself I would do. It all doesn't matter now. All that matters is the mentality achieved through the perseverance of writing, and writing positively.

Did I ever write negatively? Sure, I'm human. But I never dwelled, and I never let myself revisit something once it was out.

Now, I find myself 24 years old, a full time job, loving relationship, in a big city with everything at my fingertips. You might think that I have everything figured out. But I don't. I seem to have forgotten about one of the most fundamental things that made me, "me": writing in my journal.

I've been busy. I don't have enough time. Work takes too much time. I spend my free time working on my relationship. Cooking dinner. Walking the dog. Facebooking.

Hmmmm, seems like I've written out all my excuses and I can't revisit them anymore. I will make the time. Simple as that. For me, doing something so simple for yourself begins to carve the way for you to start doing the other things that you've kept promising yourself. Applying for that promotion. Going to that yoga class? Putting down the cookie and picking up the smoothie. One things leads to another, and sometimes the spark that started it all is as simple as taking ten minutes out of your day to reflect. Reflect on your life and continue to stay positive and keep moving forward.

It's a simple promise. And totally doable. No excuses.