mariah

in regards to journal entries,

This is where it pays to be belligerent (lol). I wrote an entry about how I felt sillier and sillier about keeping a journal. I wondered, "was I looking for supplementary affection or simply pandering for attention?."

Then there is the ever present fact that i'm not a hot young girl with a cute face and kick ass body so even if I had something interesting to say, who would really care?

But a comment from "Tiffany" put things in perspective - it was something to the effect of "do it because you feel like doing it and if it feels silly don't."........she put it way more eloquently.
Conversely, you shouldn't avoid doing it out of trepidation. Your response to my question is proof that on some level you do want to use your own words. So go ahead.

But, keep the lyrics coming. The irony is that quoting a song, a writer et al. can be way more revealing than using our own words.