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"but there is something that happens when you are told you are too much. you begin to ask everyone, "how small would you like me?""

one of the most challenging skills i've had to learn as an adult is the art of figuring out whether i'm proportionally annoyed with someone or just tired and overstimulated and looking for reasons to be pissed off

First week in my new leuchtturm1917 a6 📿 I even dared to make a small collage on the last pages (will probably fill more spreads like that in the future)

Some journal prompts I like (writing and creative) :

I’m going to do a separate list for some chronic illness journal ideas bc I’ve found it’s so helpful!

  • Write out the lyrics to your favourite song and/or do a drawing / painting / collage of your interpretation of the song
  • Books you want to read
  • Films you want to watch
  • Diary entry about your day
  • Bujo style - plan out your week or month
  • Pressed flowers
  • Scripting (manifestation)
  • Vision board (manifestation)
  • Notes on a topic you’re learning about (for example I like to watch lots of nature or history documentaries and sometimes I make notes on them in my journal or if it’s witchy stuff I write it in my grimoire)
  • Letter to past you / future you / someone in your life (remember they don’t have to read it, this has helped me so much in certain situations so I can get out whatever I want to say without upsetting people) / someone you love who has passed on / the god or deity you worship if you worship one / to your future children / future partner
  • Wishlist
  • Ideas for things (like stories you want to write, photo shoots, fashion, films, art etc)
  • Poetry (either that you’ve written or that someone else has written that you like)
  • Get to know me page so if you want to look back on your journal in the future you can see what you were like then
  • Films you’ve watched / books you’ve read / favourite songs from the past month
  • Positive affirmations
  • Shadow work
  • Sticker / photo dump
  • Recipes
  • Go sit in nature and draw or write about what you see or feel when you’re there
  • Draw out your alter ego
  • Stick in scraps from throughout your day (such as receipts, labels from things, stickers, pictures etc)
  • Book reviews
  • To do lists
  • Design your dream room
  • Your childhood (draw or write about childhood memories, hobbies, things you used to collect, stick in childhood photos, the toys you used to play with etc)
  • Travel bucket list
  • Life bucket list
  • Family tree
  • Write a list of things that make you happy
  • Stream of consciousness
  • Write about your dreams and what you think they might mean
  • Brain dump (I sometimes do this before I go to sleep if somethings going on)
  • Doodle page
  • Stick in notes your loved ones have written to you
  • List of favourite quotes
  • Self care ideas
  • List of songs / playlist
  • Goals in life / 5 year plan
  • Plan a day out or a holiday
  • Plan content you want to make for social media
  • Tattoos you want to get
  • Things that make you happy
  • Outfit ideas
  • Hobbies you currently have
  • Hobbies you want to try
  • List of things you collect
  • Yoga / exercise routine
  • Seasonal bucket lists
  • Things you want to learn or research
  • Mood tracker
  • Stick in any colouring pages you’ve done
  • Daily skincare routine
  • List of Studio Ghibli films and tick off the ones you’ve watched
  • List of your favourite things
  • List of things to do when you’re bored
  • If you normally write about your day, draw pictures of all the things you did instead of writing (a bit like in a comic book)
  • Advice people have given you that has been really helpful
  • Ideal morning / night routine
  • Notes from therapy / hospital appointments
  • Page of all your cinema tickets
  • List of people that inspire you
  • Angel numbers
  • Crystals and their meanings
  • Your favourite artists
  • Worry tree
  • Favourite memories
  • Write your dream wardrobe
  • Reasons to stay alive
  • Stick in photos and write a bit about them
  • Names you like
  • Favourite words
  • Write about an event (a description of what happened, how it left you feeling, who was there and what they said and did, what you wish had happened instead, the reasons why you find it hard to let go, steps you could take to start to move on)
  • Notes on a language you’re learning
  • Collage about a film you’ve recently watched
  • Glow up check list
  • Write about a tarot reading you did
  • What does heaven and hell mean to you
  • Flip through a magazine and do a collage of pictures from it

Leaving the house can sometimes feel daunting…

Sometimes stepping outside my house makes me feel like the world is closing in on me. This card helps remind me that I am not alone in this experience and that I’ve done this before. Usually, once I step outside, I’m fine. It’s always that first step that is the most challenging. But I have some encouragement.

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