Write It Down

I had a teacher in college who taught us to write down everything we sense around us in dance journals. Our writings could be from as simple as how a tree blows or the formation a flock of birds make, to something more intense like a relationship/family issue. I feel like I want to engage in intensive studies about issues important to my life, such as rearing a child. There are so many ways I can begin such a study: What will I feel? What will need to change in my life so that I am doing the best possible mothering to my future child? Why is being a mother so important to me? What will my husband and I agree/disagree on?

I know dialogue is a very important element of life. I guess having these questions bounced back and forth in a conversation with myself will lead me to the correct place of study eventually.

But how do I translate this to the art of dance? Do I need to? Should I? I have a dear friend who says that the only way she is able to work through these issues is while doing her art form. But how? I'm not sure I've ever been taught that I will figure out the answers to my studies through creating a dance. Maybe  I will. I'm not sure I've ever even tried it. I know a lot of my learning comes through writing. Writing is an art form in itself. So maybe I need to try and dance out these ideas in order to learn? What do you think?