Social media as God intended

a case for journaling

I’m reading back an entry from God knows when, and truly it’s a God knows when, because past me didn’t put dates on anything

We consume so much media. But as I was reading back my words. This is a true entry from age 25:

I deserve as much time as I need to heal. I will give myself that time. I’m not going to force myself to be better, whatever that means, just because I think I should be somewhere else now. I deserve to take all the time I need to fully heal on my own. And that is what I’m doing. I realize and know now why all of this had to happen as it has. I’m open to love. That includes the love I have for myself. I am open to receiving that love.

I feel like the reason we should journal is not necessarily to introspect alone. We watch social media to inspire us to become something other than what we are and everything we’ve always wanted to be, to entertain us, to educate us. But if this is your reality, and you are simply reflecting back to yourself your internal world, because from your heart flows the issues of life, then shouldn’t the media you consume, or part of the media you consume, be who you were?

But I’m reading this and I’m like, I’ve really grown. I’ve really changed. I see the thread of who I am. I see my essence.

The cool journals I love

1. Moleskine Large Ruled Hardcover Notebook

2. Smythson Panama Notebook

3. Filofax Domino Patent A5 Organizer

4. Smythson Soho Notebook with Slide Closure in Mara

5. Glad & Young Studio Refillable Leather Traveler’s Journal

6. Asperaria A5 Michaella Journal

7. Livways Moonlit Weave Journal

8. Showcase Exclusive Jaguar Trifold Journal

Social Media As God Intended

Here are some steps on how to either start journaling or how to do it more consistently, so that you build up a personal archive.

It’s like your own social media. Because it’s a collection of your thoughts and your ideas and the things that you held dear. And you can even enhance it with, like, scrapbooking.

Social media as God intended. A case for journaling.

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1. Get a notebook you’re excited to write in. And while you’re at it, romanticize what pen you use.

2. Pick a consistent time, and a consistent length of time. Whether it’s once a week, or daily, or in the mornings, or what have you. Just make it consistent.

3. Don’t give yourself any requirements. The only requirement is that you show up.

4. Allow at least 6 months between reflections. Because you’ll be astonished by your growth.

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