The positive nature of blogging/keeping a diary is going to embed some good foundations in life.
- For dropping bad habits
- Overcoming difficulties
- without anything but a pen and some paper.
Succeed through and from adversity
I like to think of the passive yet solid nature of water. Water flowing over rocks, being fluid enough to roll over the sharp rocks and crash into the solid immovable obstacles while converging down an accessible path naturally, water doesn’t stop untill it has to, then it quickly settles, appearing so calm however the power is always present underneath and demands respect.
The way one handles difficult people, for example someone who irritates you and is vying for your reaction. Could make use of this way of applying this thinking to there life and emotions.
Like water, remain settled, however know that under the surface is an awesome amount of power that can be controlled. Throwing a rock, no matter how large in to a pond does nothing to the water, it simply makes room then begins to settle immediately, leaving the other person (tosser) frustrated to the point that they may very well end up falling in. The water consumes the individual choking the life out of them. Hopefully they can swim, but they leave wet and exhausted.
If that person comes back to disperse that pond, the water maybe relocated, but that person will get thirsty an will eventually dehydrate and die unless they find another source of water. Meanwhile the pond has merely been moved and quite possibly is enjoying the company of many others who are gratefull to have been given access to the new found water. People who prefer to throw clothes than rocks.

Interesting take .. makes sense ..
It is also similar to Tai Chi.. rather than exhausting yourself you use the other persons work/force against them. ( They run towards you .. you move out of the way and they might hit the wall lol, you can shrug after that lol )