Don’t let these common myths keep you from experiencing the joy and emotional healing that can happen when you journal through cancer.
As a writer working in a hospital, I have seen firsthand how intimidating a cancer survivor’s list of “shoulds” can be. That’s why I prefer to offer journaling as a comfort or a distraction during and after cancer treatment, not as one more thing you “should” be doing as a cancer survivor.
I believe that journaling – the simple act of filling a page – can be a pleasurable experience, like listening to music or coloring with crayons. In fact, I often think of a child’s coloring pages as a sort of visual diary. I would love to see adults experience the same kind of contentment and focus in their journals that children exhibit when they are coloring.
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