I had a wonderful time with my 5-6 years worth; taking notes in my "new" journal about each of those and when I finished reading each one, tearing it up/shredding it and moving on to the next; it was so freeing and I still got to read/remember and "keep" any ideas or good thoughts I had/wanted and move forward. I had about 10 pages total in the beginning of my new journal that was stuff from my old journals. It was exciting, freeing, and gave me inspiration for moving forward in my new journal.