Two 2008 Great Historical Moments to Write About in Your Journal.
Just look around you. So many historical activities are happening right now that will be written about in history for years to come. Yes, most of it is negative as reported by the news, but it is still very noteworthy. I want to point out a couple of these points of interest that you may want to consider journaling about. By chronicling your life in you own private journal you can look back years down the road and read your own writings to see exactly what you were experiencing at that time. Here are some great things to write about:
- The current state of our US and global economy. We are seeing unprecedented swings in the stock market during daily trading. This is driven by the poor housing market and the failed financial institutions. Now, the government has stepped in to “bail out” or “rescue” these failed institutions to the tune of $750 billion dollars of the taxpayers money. A good point of journaling is how this has affected you. Maybe you have lost a lot of money in your 401k or perhaps you are going to have to push back retirement. Maybe you are a student and you were unable to acquire a student loan to go to college because of this crisis. Write about it in your journal.
- We are in the midst of a historic presidential election. There will be a first in 2008 regardless of who wins the election. If the Democrats bring victory, then it will be the first time in history that a person of color (Barack Obama) will be President. If the Republicans bring victory, then it will be the first time in history that a woman (Sarah Palin) will be Vice-President. This is a great subject to write about in your journal to remember which ticket you voted.