The next thing that I am worried about is desecrating a nice expensive journal with my ugly handwriting.

Edit: In fact, I haven't been using a pen for writing for so long that I forgot how to write properly. It takes me a lot of time to write something and it doesn't just slide easily. I am skipping letters.

Orvel, don't worry about handwriting, spelling, etc...a journal is not a piece of literature. The point is to get thoughts and feelings out of your head! They get stuck in there, which is not always a good thing. Let all your emotions and everything spill out on the paper (I too like pen and paper). I always try to end my daily journal with a gratitude list--at least 3 positive things I am grateful for today. Some days that's easy, other days I have to really search for the good, but I always find it...