Continue to give myself permission

I've been writing for myself for approximately 30 years, which is equivalent to two-thirds of my life. That includes diaries and this medium here. I recently joined a mailing list of an academic centre focused on humanistic inquiry (they offer degree programs in philosophy, theology, and the like) that also features a variety of short workshops. They have an upcoming half-day workshop on writing as spiritual practice and I've been thinking about registering. I had the impression that it may simply be a space that gives me permission to write freely and without critique. I've been doing that already, so I'm trying to understand where my knee-jerk interest comes from. Was it that I want to write with others and be prompted externally? There is a cost, which is reasonable, given the expert facilitators. There is hesitation, so I guess, I won't register. I could just continue to give myself permission to pause and write. I've mentioned the benefit of blogspot before in terms of longevity, because I currently still have within reach only three diaries out of maybe four or five that I know I've written on. The chronology is already broken across those paper journals so I can forget about wanting to review and learn from my past thinking tendencies. I may have downloaded up to a certain point of this electronic journal, but I have to remember where I saved it. So, for now, this is the most accessible way for me to capture real-time train of thought. To my future self: carry on.