Bernard O'Shea: Journaling is one of the best things I've ever done

Bernard O'Shea. Photograph Moya Nolan

Of all the fads I’ve tried out over the years, one of them has stayed with me mentally and figuratively, and that’s journaling. 

Inspired by the teaching of Marcus Aurelius's Meditations and my penchant for laziness, journaling is one of the best things I've ever done to sort out the haywire circus that comes to brain-town at least three to four times a month.