The Power of Journaling

Ever since I was a kid, I loved to write, especially in school. I always make sure that my writing is perfect and legibly attractive to the eye cause I just want it like that.

Ever since college, I’ve always kept a journal wherein I could write my thoughts, my plans, my goals and even my dreams( yes it even served as a dream journal) and I’m always fascinated about what I read after a few months or even years.

Fast forward to 2016, I started painting my own journals from a blank journal that I regularly buy at Landmark Makati. I’ve used my journals to write and track my workout schedule and even have my meal and grocery plans prepared for the week ahead. Journaling served as a great therapy for me as well to release emotions that otherwise would have bursted out of somewhere from my core self. I can say that Journaling became my way of life for almost 5 years and just now, I have stopped writing due to a few lame reasons as such not having my own personal journal now as one, and two, becoming so immersed at the work life that I just forgo to keep in touch with myself and write once again.

As of writing this piece, I’ve made a pseudo journal from two scrap bond papers in the office(cause I don’t own a journal for myself now) and started writing things once again. Why and what triggered me to go back to writing again you may ask. I have been feeling a little burned out from the work home work routine every single day and just looking forward to the weekend to sleep more hours and not wake up to commute to work everyday…Imagine, I was like, I can’t be like this anymore. This has to stop. I’ve got to find and create that inspiration once again wherein I can look forward to waking up every single day feeling motivated to work and have a work life balance at the same time.

After writing out some few lines that admitted habits that don’t serve me anymore and having realized that I have to make a few adjustments on my waking up schedule, start bringing home prepared food once again like my Daily Raw Beauty Smoothies, getting back in track of oil pulling and having calamansi or lemon water every morning upon waking up, meditating with soulful music at night before I go to bed and even up to setting intentions daily once again…these little things may seem to be so small things but when brought up together make a harmonious and a better life if practiced altogether. I’ve also made a commitment to create one new Almond flour(im going Vegan and Gluten Free) baked recipe every week makes me so excited to search for new recipes and just whip it during the weekend! I’ve realized that if I want to escape the 9 – 5 grind, I must have some sort of a self motivation and sel f discipline to start doing the things that I want to do full time even if it’s just for a few hours of the day before or after work so that I can start building something that can grow as my fulltime job someday.

I’m really glad I’ve picked up my pen and folded 2 scrap bond papers today, I’ve accomplished a lot already in such a short period of time and writing this blogpost seemed like a breeze to my daily usual sort of activities. Can’t wait to write more guys! Hope you’v e picked up one or two things from what I wrote today, and feel free to reach out to me, okay? I definitely would love to hear from you!

Love,

Princess

Princess