tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1779511481868469607.post3118100482588834857..comments2023-10-15T08:18:04.661-07:00Comments on Blue Sky Dreaming: Shred or not to Shred?Blue Sky Dreaminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12405128176114875597noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1779511481868469607.post-2047961165713220432010-05-17T19:08:41.119-07:002010-05-17T19:08:41.119-07:00i admit burning things, but i love fire... potters...i admit burning things, but i love fire... potters i know smash stuff they hate, immediately... I have a friend (much older than i) whose journals are now at a University... its strange to me and i think i will go read some one day soon; but that would take so much psychic energy. <br /><br />Everything we write or make isn't worth keeping in my heart, but to make those choices while alive is better, than to have someone else have the burden. <br /><br />Interested in minimalism more and more tho--so what is worth saying with my time? <br /><br />.mansuetudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03805383049085040581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1779511481868469607.post-73926639295797571162010-05-15T19:24:22.283-07:002010-05-15T19:24:22.283-07:00This is a concept I hadn’t thought of before. I’ve...This is a concept I hadn’t thought of before. I’ve also kept journals a long, long time; they started as diaries. Those earlier ones seem more insightful and profound than some I keep now, especially one for venting feelings. Those I might consider shredding someday—LOL! Yet both the dark and light are within us all. Thank you for such a thoughtful post.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10023139696088340742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1779511481868469607.post-36490624995671843482010-05-13T09:47:46.764-07:002010-05-13T09:47:46.764-07:00I used to write in journals years ago when I was g...I used to write in journals years ago when I was going through my dark period of transition from watercolor to acrylic and representational to abstract- I have not looked at them in a very long time- might be interesting to take a look-- but don't think I could shred them :-)layershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10991288165260934778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1779511481868469607.post-82600320850480525822010-05-12T09:11:27.291-07:002010-05-12T09:11:27.291-07:00Suki, A vote to keep!
Maggie, It's important ...Suki, A vote to keep!<br /><br />Maggie, It's important to know stuff from jewels!<br /><br />Willow, Your journals would be material for Romance 101!<br /><br />Suz, Best line all day: "Shred the crap"<br /><br />Annie, You have a garden and a loft?!! <br /><br />Pat, Shred every 4 years...why not 3?<br /><br />Shelly, Regret is tough...better to be a packrat and happy!<br /><br />louciao, You have cupboards in your studio?! <br /><br />Karen, They will be as your legacy...very nice!<br /><br />Maggie, Great advice...the journals do grow like weeds around here!<br /><br />Cat, Make them into art...best plan!Blue Sky Dreaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12405128176114875597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1779511481868469607.post-28380463458113955822010-05-12T06:15:26.543-07:002010-05-12T06:15:26.543-07:00I upcycle them and turn them into new journals or ...I upcycle them and turn them into new journals or books...Caterina Gigliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02866569809702127806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1779511481868469607.post-86097240890102085582010-05-11T21:17:12.608-07:002010-05-11T21:17:12.608-07:00Use up, redo, keep what feels important, and then ...Use up, redo, keep what feels important, and then lighten up the pile of possessions. If only I could follow that advise....maybe you could put pages in layers in some of your art, buried too deep to reread.<br /><br />Thanks for you visits to my blog and your kind comments, Mary Ann.Maggie Nealehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06793869416867166254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1779511481868469607.post-1139330337374090122010-05-11T09:58:24.585-07:002010-05-11T09:58:24.585-07:00I don't think I could do it - it takes more co...I don't think I could do it - it takes more courage than I've got. My journals - with all their irregular entries, starting and stopping - might one day give my kids or grandkids a peak into the quirky but good intentioned nature within me.Karen Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05237709619829345687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1779511481868469607.post-57723335763028992512010-05-11T08:13:21.286-07:002010-05-11T08:13:21.286-07:00Shred it! As long as you're going through it ...Shred it! As long as you're going through it all first and picking out the "gems" or what you feel resonates meaningfully with you on some level. (must remember to follow my own advice next time I open "that" cupboard door in my studio).Lynne with an ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00320166770541319601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1779511481868469607.post-37049776670075588562010-05-11T07:24:42.164-07:002010-05-11T07:24:42.164-07:00Ohhhhh... this is a toughie for me. I shredded mo...Ohhhhh... this is a toughie for me. I shredded most of my high school journal because it was just plain embarassing. All about silly boys that I was mooning over. Now I doubt myself for shredding them. Was there something in there that I could learn from now? Would I just still be embarassed by them? <br /><br />One of my grandmothers and one of my grandfathers kept daily journals. Not the most exciting stuff (weather, crop reports, etc.), but every once in a while, there's a gem in there. A birth, a celebration, a happy moment. As a grandchild, those little jewels are worth all the work of reading through thirty days of weather.<br /><br />Perhaps I'm a packrat, but I guess my final opinion would be keep 'em. :)Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15211160288546831008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1779511481868469607.post-10643763775458771682010-05-11T05:52:50.601-07:002010-05-11T05:52:50.601-07:00On the shredding issue: when I listen to the one&#...On the shredding issue: when I listen to the one's left behind and they seem to get a lot of comfort from the journals. I think that life would be easier and writing easier if one shreds. Then you are not writing for posterity but the real person, who is going through whatever complexity at the moment.<br />Shred every four years?Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13539722991699696891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1779511481868469607.post-18664789492559591132010-05-10T23:49:05.116-07:002010-05-10T23:49:05.116-07:00Journals, sketchbooks, notebooks - I'd keep th...Journals, sketchbooks, notebooks - I'd keep them, but carefully go through them and take out the interesting bits and use them in new pieces. I don't think I would shred them after that. I'd probably pack them into a crate and put them in the loft.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11878102599430407759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1779511481868469607.post-21064650773788180872010-05-10T19:52:27.819-07:002010-05-10T19:52:27.819-07:00They are intimate looks into your life
the ordinar...They are intimate looks into your life<br />the ordinary<br />the wonderful<br />the painful<br />the creative<br />the loving<br />the witness<br />To me they say<br />I was here<br />I counted<br />and this is my tale<br />Shred the crap...<br />keep the youSuzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10329289442910294160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1779511481868469607.post-7168524293556908372010-05-10T18:57:23.155-07:002010-05-10T18:57:23.155-07:00I've never kept a journal, although I wish I h...I've never kept a journal, although I wish I had. But I suppose blogging is a form of journaling. If I had, I would never shred them. I'm too much of a romantic.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1779511481868469607.post-57528741295392666842010-05-10T14:17:40.684-07:002010-05-10T14:17:40.684-07:00That's a hard question. But I think you have ...That's a hard question. But I think you have solved any problems by gleening out the things you want to keep and not becoming too attached to the "stuff".Maggie Ruleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03038021491650759133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1779511481868469607.post-22814897082756947372010-05-10T14:15:06.388-07:002010-05-10T14:15:06.388-07:00it's possible these machines exist here but i ...it's possible these machines exist here but i have never even heard of one! I still have all my journals from the 70's onward. I did destroy my high school journals. my journals are almost all writing except for those done after 1995 or so. a difficult decision. but quite frankly unless i become suddenly famous i cant imagine anyone wanting to read them after i am gone. on the other hand, should my son ever marry and have children, it would be kinda neat to have a few around from their gram. i have a travel journal my gram kept and also a novel my grandfather wrote (never published).sukipoethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09351851210507048174noreply@blogger.com