Wandering The Diary Past

Oh, the things you learn when you look back at the diary entries of your past! Things you’ve written about take on an entirely new perspective through the eyes of an adult.

This last week I’ve gone back to diaries I wrote when I was in high school and just out of school. So many memories came flooding back to me. Forgotten incidents popped up fresh in my mind. Little details that had faded away came back in full color again.

I went back to those diary pages looking for answers. What kind of person was I back then? What were the family interactions like?

My sister and I laughed as I read through my diary with her, because many times I wrote about my day and commented that I had a cheeseburger for lunch or dinner. I think I must have like cheeseburgers. Or perhaps I just liked the restaurant I used to get them from.

Interactions with people were recorded. I wrote down full conversations in my diary. In some cases, even the tone of the conversation could still be felt.

It’s easy to fall back into the emotions of that teenager as I read the pages. Emotionally I am transported back to a shy girl who didn’t know what the future was going to bring. My friends were limited. My parents were strict and controlling.

And yet, those pages of my past also show me how far I’ve come. Because of those days I am the person I am today. And, I am proud of who I have become.