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Talk about your experience keeping this journal. Has it had any impact on your health (including mental health) and well-being?

I've often felt like <strong> keeping this journal has made me frame my experience.</strong> Instead of just pushing things down all the time or even trying to deceive myself.<strong> I've known I needed to consider the pandemic on a personal, political & sociological, even historical, level. I'm glad of that.</strong> <strong> It's also been a sort of release. </strong> I've been comfortable ranting sometimes. I've been surprised at the anger that's inside of me. <strong> Somehow it's expanded my perspective. </strong> I'm not saying that's particularly made me more hopeful. But oddly I feel like <strong> I've earned my vision of this, rather than simply being reactionary. </strong> So thank you all, that conceived and worked to make this possible. I'm grateful for you.