“Writing has so much to give, so much to teach, so many surprises. That thing you had to force yourself to do — the actual act of writing — turns out to be the best part. It’s like discovering that while you thought you needed the tea ceremony for the caffeine, what you really needed was the tea ceremony. The act of writing turns out to be its own reward.”
~ Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird, sent along by a friend.
Fountain Pen Follies 
Can’t comment on the journaling (I’m slothful in that respect) but that painting by Fabritius is one of my favourites, and an historically important one too.
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Yes. 🙂 Though I’ve never seen it in person, unfortunately.
“About suffering they were never wrong, / The old masters”
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That’s a happy thought, and reassuring too. Just better put than I could come up with.
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YES, YES! Writing turns out to be it’s own reward!
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