self-deception

Post #46 – Memoir Writing, Journaling – Amber Starfire
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“I suppose I have a highly developed capacity for self-delusion, so it’s no problem for me to believe that I’m somebody else.” ~ Daniel Day-Lewis

We journal for a number of reasons: We want to make meaning of our lives, better understand ourselves, see things in fresh ways, and most of all, to tell our life stories. But when we write in our journals, if we merely repeat the stories we’ve been telling all our lives we’re missing the point and power of journal writing. The power of journaling lies in its ability to [click to continue…]

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