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Giving journaling another try (feddit.org)

submitted 23 hours ago by zitronenschnitte@feddit.org to c/journaling@sh.itjust.works

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Hello!

I used to journal a bit here and there. I think the longest I managed to do it consistently was January '22 until mid '23.

I want to give it another try and see how it goes this time. As a little motivation boost I got myself a fountain pen. First time I got one since back in school; like 20 years ago when I switched to ballpoint. And used to have ones from LAMY back then and after 2 days of resarch I got the LAMY AL-star. I went to the store to test and it took me 30 minutes to decide on the colour. So I totally understand why people own many pens very fast :D

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[–] zitronenschnitte@feddit.org 6 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Thank you for the suggestions.

I have tried a gratitude log in the past, but it's not really working for me. Ironically, it made me feel ungrateful, because I had such a hard time with it :D But I am glad you have found a way that works for you :)

But having a structure might be a good idea. I just have to see what works for me. I will just do it like I did last time and then adapt as I go.

But I agree, a nice pen you want to use can really help to pick it up daily :)

[–] Katyacat1@lemmy.world 5 points 22 hours ago

Somedays are harder than others. The other day I was grateful to have gotten pushed out of the ditch, grateful I got pushed out of a client's driveway and grateful I technically did not hit the deer. It was a difficult day to be grateful for as it was so stressful. I also enjoy a good scented ink or a nice nontraditional ink color.