It's got me thinking...

We just got back from seeing The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, which, if you haven't seen it already, is AMAZING and I highly recommend it. In the movie, the character of Benjamin Button kept a diary of his entire life and it's from this diary that his story unfolds. One of the central themes of the movie, at least in my opinion, was the theme of life and death and how the two cross each other's path. Maybe it was the thought of mortality combined with the scenes unfolding from his journal, but I realized that without writing anything down, nobody will have a record of my memories. I know this sounds obvious, but I never really thought about it until tonight. People will be able to speak about how they knew me as a person, but nobody will be able to explain my memories unless I record them.

So, this has all been a long-winded way of saying that starting tonight (yes, TONIGHT!) I will be writing in my journal every night before I go to bed. Even if it's just a list of the things I did that day, it's better than the nothing I've been doing. I can't believe all the great events that have happened that I've never recorded. I'm sad that there are probably lots of funny stories and strong emotions and memories that I just never bothered writing down and now they are lost. I just can't let that happen anymore.
I never make New Year's resolutions, but this may be the first one that I am going to do everything in my power to meet. I hope that this time next year I'll have a journal filled with stories and memories and I can rid myself of this anxiety :)

PS: If you need more incentive to see this wonderful movie, look no further than this picture. Me-Yow!!