Your Journal is Your Best Friend: Part 2 - Venting Your Emotions

"He was angry with Jeanie for not having encourage the Laird - He was angry with the Laird for requiring encouragement - and he was angry with himself for being angry with himself for being angry at all on the occasions." -Walter Scott, The Heart of Mid-Lothian

Everyone has moments of extreme emotion. It's not healthy to keep it pent up inside, especially when the emotions are negative.
That was me last Friday. A response to my hard work put me in a foul mood. I wasn’t sure I was in any mood to babysit my granddaughters in a few hours.

I vented to my journal. Here’s what it looked like:
I did all the legwork to find someone for the job. I set up a convenient meeting. One person backs out. Leaving me to meet, convey information, and give the only opinion.
Leaving the meeting, I knew my opinion alone would not fly and it didn’t. The price isn’t right. Nobody else does it that way. There has to be someone better. Blah, blah, blah.
This is a project we’ve needed to do for a long time. No we need to start over. I want to scream.

After writing in my journal, I didn’t feel like screaming anymore.
Venting anger in my journal reminded me of my friend Angeline. She wrote of journaling, “it is a great coping mechanism that is creative and not destructive.”
Like talking to a best friend in a moment of need, I used journaling to reset.
I left to babysit with a new frame of mind. I got home at 9:30 pm. My son wasn't home from work. That put my day in perspective.
Someone's day was worse.