Learning from Journals

I recently re-read my journal from about a year and a half ago to up to 6 months ago. It was really interesting. First, I think journals are weird because time seems to go by so fast. Each entry, each day is so short that I can get through months in a single sitting. Also even though it was not very long ago I had already forgotten so much, particularly the hard and sad times in my life had been glossed over in my head. My journal seemed like the whole time was a lot more difficult then I remember, but to be fair I think sometimes journals have a tendency to emphasize the bad because it is a safe place to vent. Another thing that was fun is remembering the things I didn't include about certain events. For instance I wrote about going to an event and I went away annoyed but didn't explain why... or at least fully why I was annoyed... But I remembered. However, the thing I enjoyed most reading back through was seeing God's hand in my life. Having the perspective of even a few extra months I was able to better understand the feelings and experiences I was going through in the moment. God answers prayers and the longings of our hearts.