Why do we keep a journal? Is it because you fear you might forget? We all want an audience to bear witness! We all want to be understood in our language, in our voice. A situation or an event is a shared experience, and no two people will share an experience in the same way. Although you can engage in thoughtful conversation with another, we often just have to get the story out of our own heads. We don't want our own filters to get in the way of the emotion, our truth. It is brave and selfless to confide in the papyrus!

You have opened Betty's journal. You are Betty's witness. As you read her experiences, maybe you will empathize, criticize, or revolutionize the way you view an aspect of the human condition.