Never forget that writing is as close as we get to keeping a hold on the thousand and one things — childhood, certainties, cities, doubts, dreams, instants, phrases, parents, loves — that go on slipping, like sand, through our fingers. - Salmun Rushdie
A Living Document
Understanding your journal to be a living document allows you to:
journal retroactively which makes it easier to start your journal whenever you want it to start. Memory triggers can help you to remember what was happening during earlier times in your life. These triggers can be texts, photos in your library, sent email, your calendar or news headlines.
remove or add content as needed. Leaving wide margins visually elevates the content and allow space for notes to be added later. Notes can be written in a different color ink or written on a separate piece of paper that can be attached to the page. Content can be added easily to a digital document be editing the original content or by adding text boxes.
allows for an element of safety for people concerned about privacy - you can write sensitive material knowing that you edit later if needed.