Creature Comforts N°18

“What an odd thing a diary is: the things you omit are more important than those you put in.”

― Simone de Beauvoir, The Woman Destroyed

If you journaled, hypothetically, of course, no judgment here . . . what would/do you “omit” from the record? There’s no shame in taking a good, honest look at this. Nobody’s watching! It’s just us.

Reflecting on what you omit from your diary and what you choose to include could be valuable. COULD BE! No guarantee. There’s no guarantee for anything these days, save for the occasional deeply PNWestern Patagonia fleece jacket in need of a darn.

Do you darn your clothes? Do you darn anything? Damn anything? Do you damn darn anything and everything? I can relate.

Stay strong friends. Maybe we can lean on one another.

XX,
CZ

• Reflect: When you write in your journal, what do you leave out? Do you censor yourself? Why might this be?

• Check-In: Are you breathing?

  • If yes, hi, thank you for being here,

  • If not, pray tell. Where are you? Plz send a car to pick me up.

• Expand: Go to your local library. My libraries (LAPL, Pasadena, Altadena, San Diego) are my sanctuaries. You don’t have to go in person, either! Unless you want to.

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