Reflections on Personal Growth and the Journey of Online Journaling

Discover Brian Schnabel’s insights on self-improvement, this Newtonian Gardens Apartments resident’s thoughts on embracing vulnerability, and take on the power of sharing personal journal entries online for greater clarity and connection.

I’m pleased with the way things have been going over the past two weeks. While I did not meet anyone of interest when I had cruised by the location I had written about in Sunday, October 26th’s dream analysis, I am feeling better, largely because I’m sleeping better, and my focus on Brian Schnabel’s Head Space has been strong.

I have begun adding journal entries to the site, starting with what I wrote in March of 2021. Some people will find what I’ve written to be instructive and informative. Others will find some things to be rather entertaining. Others still will feel downright threatened by the content. Some will be simply too appalled with what I’m doing to ever talk to me again, “Which is fine!”

As I’ve stated in the past, few hear me anymore. So, I might as well write. At least this way, some folks will have an idea of who I am, what I’m about, “Who they’ve continually written off!”

My apprehension about posting my journal online is dying with each passing day. Mom’s communication, if we really did communicate on the morning of Monday, October 27th, was quite encouraging. I feel a sense of calm every time I think about it. So, I’m going to plow on with the project.

Did I get my theme done yet? “Hell No!”

But it doesn’t matter right now. The more content I have on this site, the better I can do in my design with the theme.

When it all comes together, this site is going to be huge! My feeling too is, the new theme will do a much better job of keeping the server load down than any WordPress caching plugin would ever be able to do because of the way I’ve opted to design it. “It’s going to be awesome!”

In a way, I think that, even if I didn’t have a real communication with my deceased mother, doing the journal will be of some use to me. Even if the rest of the world is offended, my own full review of its contents can only serve to help me as there is magic in writing. This holds especially true when that writing is mixed with the laser like focus one needs to get a post online using a screen reader.

So, while I haven’t gotten much else done around here, the apartment only being passible for guests, I’m pleased overall with the progress I have made.

Author: Brian Schnabel

Posting that's a little off the trolley at times... Brian is a single Newtonian Gardens Apartments resident, Self-Publishing Author, cPanel WordPress Web Host and Windows 11 powered computer tech. He’s a musician, sailor, hiker, cycler and some women would say, “Magical, too!”