Maggie is one of my favorite bloggers, this morning at the Alameda flea market, Canon Digital Rebel XTi

This is an excerpt from my interview with Wendy over at Mother Rising. I am reprinting it here because it was such a great question and I’d like to pose the question to you as well.

Why do you journal/blog?

I journal to remind myself of the good stuff in my life. I journal to count my blessings, to celebrate what’s working, to remember where the color is, where the joy is, who I love, what I’m learning. I journal to work out the tough stuff, to feel less alone and exorcise the demons. I journal to make an offering of my life. I journal so that someone else might feel less alone or be inspired or feel connected.

I journal to feel connected.

I journal to share myself and my life. I journal because I want to create a habit of celebrating. I journal to remind myself and others that the world is full of beauty, often tucked away in the most ordinary and unlikely places. I journal to remind myself that there is beauty everywhere.

I journal because it helps me to practice seeing.