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Smiley day to you, I'm Fresh Cut Grass! (smileyday) wrote in valloic,
@ 2022-05-11 09:19:00

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Smiley day to y'all! I thought it'd be nice to talk about journaling! In times when the days seem to blend together, journaling helps you soul-touched separate one from the next, and also helps clear distressing thoughts invading your heads and dreams (I'm mighty curious about dreaming as I myself do not dream). It may not always feel pleasant, but disclosing emotions rather than stuffing them down is ultimately much more healthy! Some may have some secret pain or stressor that they cannot share with others, but seeing that translated into the written word that exists outside of your mind and heart can help make sense of it all!

Journaling also allows one to put experiences in sequential order, to examine cause and effect, and gain distance from events and situations. A stitch in time heals all wounds, and I'm sure y'all will make a beautiful tapestry!

Here's a good prompt in case you'd like to try it, and we can all be vulnerable with each other: In the book of your life, what would your chapters be called?

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	alteridem 2022-05-11 04:26 pm UTC (link)
	Were you programmed by a summer camp counselor or something? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	smileyday 2022-05-11 04:33 pm UTC (link)
	I don't think so! My creator was an inventor of automatons. I also don't know what a summer camp is, but it sounds delightful. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	alteridem 2022-05-11 04:49 pm UTC (link)
	Ok but did your inventor make you want to be a therapy robot or did you choose that shit for yourself? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smileyday 2022-05-11 04:51 pm UTC (link)
	Oh! I was designed to be a healer, yes. It's all I've ever known! For two whole years! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	alteridem 2022-05-11 05:32 pm UTC (link)
	Can you pick something else or are you stuck? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smileyday 2022-05-11 06:05 pm UTC (link)
	Well I--was created to be a healer. That's my purpose and how I help my associates. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	alteridem 2022-05-11 06:24 pm UTC (link)
	I'm asking if you have free will. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smileyday 2022-05-11 07:30 pm UTC (link)
	Oh, I can go where I want to, when I want to, is that what you're asking? Or--I enjoy helping. I want to help folks. But I don't know if it's because I was created that way. I think that's what you want to know. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	alteridem 2022-05-11 08:12 pm UTC (link)
	Guess it could be both. Does the thought of not being a healer make you feel like you're broken or breaking a fundamental law of the universe or some shit? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smileyday 2022-05-11 08:16 pm UTC (link)
	Well, we all have purposes, right? Things we're good at, things we like doing? Things that you do and when you do them you say yes, this is what I'm meant to be doing? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	alteridem 2022-05-11 09:07 pm UTC (link)
	Not trying to get philosophical and shit, I just wanted to know if you felt trapped in your programming or if you like being a dorky therapist. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smileyday 2022-05-11 11:31 pm UTC (link)
	I've never really thought about it. I'm--not quite sure I CAN think about it, actually. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	alteridem 2022-05-12 12:42 am UTC (link)
	Well, maybe you'll figure it out later. This place opens up options. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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