✏️ what no one tells you about how to journal 📒
i was sick of all the "how to journal" content out there recycling the same advice that sounds great but doesn't always work in the reality of daily life. you're welcome 😏 (also low-key a shitpost, but there are nuggets of wisdom in here, i promise 😇)
✍️ what to journal about ✍️
sure, you could journal about self development and treat your diary like your therapist, OR you could write about:
the pettiest grudge you're still holding onto from elementary school 😤
all the gossip about other people's lives that you have Strong Opinions™️ about, but you're a good person, so what goes in the journal, stays in the journal 🤫
all the witty comebacks you never say to people's faces because you're a sensible, non-confrontational person, but also you didn't think of it until later 🙃
the possibilities are endless, let your imagination run wild, and/or feel free to contact the blogger for more 🤭
🚫 when NOT to journal 🚫
this is just as, if not more, important as when to journal.
nothing to say — forget morning pages, i can barely string together a coherent greeting before lunch. also, a whole night's sleep is like a total memory wipe, so i have nothing to write about 🤷♀️ and don't listen to whoever says to just write "i have nothing to write about" because if you start enough entries with that, you're gonna begin to feel there's no point BUT THERE IS!! just not right now. and that's okay ☺️
too often — personally, i think it's important not to make journaling your one source of clarity 🔮 continue to think things through in your mind, confide in people you trust, and have moments (in nature, perhaps) that simply can't be transcribed to words 🌼
not feeling it — if you're too tired OR feel fulfilled and clear-headed enough about your day, don't make journaling a chore you have to do no matter what. if that means you don't journal everyday, then so be it 🌝
so when do you journal? in general, when doing so would add something to your day ☀️ whether that's peace, humor, gratitude, or something else.
🎁 materials 🎁
now for the fun part: let's go to the stationery store! 🛒
✒️ GET A PEN THAT WRITES SMOOTHLY! you are literally lowering the physical resistance that's keeping you from journaling, trust me it works. also pencils suck.
🔐 get a journal with a band, lock, clasp, button, etc. — just because it's fun, but it has the added benefit of securing your intellectual property(?)
have a separate journal for writing thoughts vs. schedules vs. todos vs. collections (TBR lists, recipes, etc.) — beats having to make and maintain a whole index to keep it all organized in just one (1) notebook 😵💫
🌸 stickers — are a pretty substitute for correction pens 😻 (in theory, but i have yet to use all the washi tape i bought 😅)
or just journal digitally, idgaf, do what works for you, okay? 😇
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introspective journal prompts (with some mental health sprinkled in)
I tried to make these mostly positive, but life isn't always positive.
list ways to be kind to yourself
a moment a stranger changed your life that they didn't realize
small things in the world that are beautiful
steps forward you've taken in the last week/month/year (IT IS OK IF THEY ARE SMALL)
10 things you love about yourself
10 things you look forward to
hard questions to ask yourself
what moment in time would you go back to over and over?
what really just pisses you off right now? get it out.
the soundtrack to your life right now
something you know, something you want to know, something you have learned
draw yourself, label all the parts you love.
what is something you know is harming you but still keep around? don't feel guilty, just acknowledge it and be gentle with yourself
write a dialogue with your younger self, or a letter to them
is this what you thought your five year plan would look like five years ago?
roadmap to how you got here
pick something that makes you happy; now write a recipe for it like you're baking a cake
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Working from home.
My client had to cancel again today. Checking with my boss to see if maybe video sessions would be beneficial for her Instead of meeting in person.
Ive been watching lectures this morning, and lightly cleaning/organizing the house. My friends want to have a Halloween party, i might offer to have it here and host.
Later im going to a birthday party, then just one more day til the weekend
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𝑆𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑦, 1𝑠𝑡 𝑗𝑎𝑛 2023 | it's actually 2023 fjkdfjkk I still haven't processed it tbh but HAPPY NEW YEAR sending all the love and wishes<3
It's been quite some time since I have been active here but I miss this place dearly, and if everything works out I might be a bit more active [im truly trying] I have some 4 ish months left to prepare so accountability is quite necessary at this point. Also, today's 3rd anniversary of this blog and I once again can't understand the passage of time, (I'm working on a lil smth tho 👀) so look forward to it and many more posts^^
🎧: 𝐶𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑟_ 𝑅𝑀 𝑤. 𝑃𝑎𝑢𝑙 𝐵𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑜, 𝑀𝑎ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑎
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