*This is just a little intro post to several more following in the next couple of weeks.*
I believe one of the most important things a human being can do, is to write down and process one's experiences. Journals are great for that...and I suppose blogs are too...they are just not as private. Writing, recording, thinking over, chewing on what has happened, asking questions to yourself and maybe even trying to answer them, are all a part of this process. Why is it so important to look back? Well I think it is beneficial in more than one way...
1.It allows you to relive what has happened. In a world that never sleeps, we move from one experience to the next and rarely take the time to savor every bit (good and bad) of what we have just been apart of.
2. It allows you to learn. I remember in high school people always asked "whats the point of studying history?" Well one it's interesting, but more importantly you can see what works, what doesn't work, what has been good and what has been bad, and you learn from it.
3. As a Christian it is important for me to remember how God has worked. Often times when I am in the present it can be hard to see how God might be working...especially in hard situations. But when I have space and time away from the present and it turns into the past it is often much easier to see how God actually was present and faithful in and through it all.
So... I am planning on a sharing and processing what I've learned this past summer... I hope to learn something out of it, and hope you enjoy reading and who knows maybe learn something too...
