Yes totally!! That is so interesting that you ended up burning the journals after reading them! That totally makes sense that re-reading then burning helped you let go of the past.

I think it is important to journal, and wonder if people are sharing their thoughts and feelings more so online, thus don't feel the need to journal. I share a lot of my personal life online, even the pages from my journals. So it feels important to keep a register of things going on and have a physical log of my project because .. who knows if this blog will be around forever.