What is the point?

This morning I rambled to a friend about why blogging, writing in a journal and whatever else is important.

So I thought I would expand upon this subject.  I want to tell the reasons why I believe writing is important.

The reason I write is simple.  Its documentation of my life.  I have this irrational fear of dying (which is no surprise) but also of dying and being forgotten. I just don't like the thought of not being alive and leaving nothing of myself.

.. My point is that I am able to write my life out.  Its proof that I was here. Proof that I lived.

Another reason I write is because it gives others, a glimpse of who I am, or who I was.

I'm really into genealogy. I enjoy researching my family, and staring at census for hours... in my most recent searches, I learned that my Great Great Great Grandmother did not know how to write, (I assume she couldn't read either).  Honestly nothing bugs me more than my desire to know who my ancestors were but to have nothing left from them.  I imagine handwriting, and their voices.  I think it'd be amazingly awesome to be able to travel through time and to see the way they lived, and how they felt about life.

Anyways, back to my point.  My great great great grandmother couldn't write, not even her name.  This was the case with many people way back when.  In our country today EVERYONE has the right to an education.  Its so sad that people (as recent as 200 years ago) couldn't even write, and had no schooling.

It is a blessing to be able to read and write.  There are still people around the world who do not have this luxury.  Writing is a blessing in which I want to use the most of.  I wish to write to not only inspire, but to also leave a piece of myself.  What I am writing is history.  The story of my life is important and would most be valuable to those who read it in the future.  I imagine someone reading my thoughts, stories of my struggles and victories 200 years from now.  I imagine that times would have changed drastically.

It is impossible to count the benefits of writing.  I believe it is important to take advantage of writing.  Its an amazing opportunity that we have here, now in this moment. I began writing in a journal when I was 13 years old.  I was in the youth shelter, waiting to be placed in a foster home.  I still have that journal.  Sometimes I think of myself as a pack rat. I keep things that I feel are important to me.  I don't hoard things.. but I have many things that mean something to me.  I have several other journals I've kept.  I wrote in my journal on May 20, 2003.  The day before my whole life changed.  and I wrote in my journal on June 2nd, 2003, the same day I was released from the hospital.  I have everything documented.  I can read those words and go back to that moment when I wrote those words.  I don't know what I'd remember or not remember had I not written about it before and after.  My writing, gives me a glimpse of who I was before and of who I am now.  We as humans evolve as we get older.  Our priorities change, For most of us (not all of us) our way of thinking changes as well.  I like to go back and read to myself the words I thought at one time.  and I say to myself.. "Wow!"

I wish to leave my imprint somewhere, and writing allows me to.

OH AND LUKE ROLLED COMPLETELY OVER TODAY! HE'S 4 DAYS SHY OF 4 MONTHS OLD!!

Natalie