I have been keeping a journal for years. I’m often not at my laptop when I have an idea, so I journal on my iPhone. I always have my IPhone near by, as most people do. A piece of writing begins with a germ of an idea, an inspiration, a thought. Some people use their journals to spark ideas.

In addition to being a good starting point for a writer, journaling has other benefits. According to LeslieAndrus-Hacia, a clinical psychiatrist says “writing is a brain-based porthole leading to a balanced and calm state of being … through writing, both right-and left-brain hemispheres communicate, synthesizing information that ultimately results in greater mental coherence.”* Other benefits of journaling include memory support and increasing communication skills.

I published a collection of poems on Alzheimer’s Disease and Dimentia. Many were from thoughts in my journal.

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