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has started again!!
Last night in Developers our topic was the old Thought Record...
As we chatted about how we use them, what we do with them etc one lady asked the question "I wonder if those people who keep regular and detailed diaries are often slim? After all, they are writing down their thoughts, feelings etc on a very regular basis rather than turning to food, arent they?"
We all deliberated on this for some time! Regretfully I dont know any diary keepers, so I couldnt answer but it did pique my interest.
We went on to discuss how complicated many LL'ers feel the "official" thought record actually is. (Although with the help of Mrs L's TR thread, it is making more sense to me!). Our LLC, who was one of the two locums our "reall" LLC uses told us, completely unofficially, that however you write them, there is no right or wrong to thought records. If you find writing your thoughts, feelings, reactions to situations down in a diary type format is of benefit to you, rather than the official "hot thought - response - what might I have done before", then just go for it. She said that (off the LL record) sometimes because we are a little befuddled by the official layout, we might not bother with a thought record when it could well be the very thing we need to do. By writing things down in a way we can relate to , that is just for us, so that in the future or even in the here & now it helps, its got to be worth doing!
I for one am off into town now to buy a gorgeous notebook, just for me to use (better hide it from my daughter!) and hope it helps!!
As we chatted about how we use them, what we do with them etc one lady asked the question "I wonder if those people who keep regular and detailed diaries are often slim? After all, they are writing down their thoughts, feelings etc on a very regular basis rather than turning to food, arent they?"
We all deliberated on this for some time! Regretfully I dont know any diary keepers, so I couldnt answer but it did pique my interest.
We went on to discuss how complicated many LL'ers feel the "official" thought record actually is. (Although with the help of Mrs L's TR thread, it is making more sense to me!). Our LLC, who was one of the two locums our "reall" LLC uses told us, completely unofficially, that however you write them, there is no right or wrong to thought records. If you find writing your thoughts, feelings, reactions to situations down in a diary type format is of benefit to you, rather than the official "hot thought - response - what might I have done before", then just go for it. She said that (off the LL record) sometimes because we are a little befuddled by the official layout, we might not bother with a thought record when it could well be the very thing we need to do. By writing things down in a way we can relate to , that is just for us, so that in the future or even in the here & now it helps, its got to be worth doing!
I for one am off into town now to buy a gorgeous notebook, just for me to use (better hide it from my daughter!) and hope it helps!!