Just curious.
I keep notes for a lot of things, but my philosophy with journal entries is “anything and everything + how I feel about it.”
Sometimes it’s about capturing moments. Other times it’s about processing my shit, and just like getting it on the page and interrogating it. I’ll frequently doodle a rough “mood compass” I’ve come up with to track where I’m at emotionally - but that’s for more extreme moods (good and bad).
Sometimes I just feel like making marks and I’ll just scratch out the alphabet or whatever nonsense comes to mind.
Sometimes it’s about capturing moments. Other times it’s about processing my shit, and just like getting it on the page and interrogating it.
I can relate ;)
Sometimes I just feel like making marks and I’ll just scratch out the alphabet or whatever nonsense comes to mind.
For me it often means sketching some silly stuff, just to empty my head and stop (over)thinking.
For me it often means sketching some silly stuff, just to empty my head and stop (over)thinking.
Yes, it’s a form of self-care. It has a similar function to what I imagine meditation might. Like I go and close my door and make my marks (whatever they are that day) and usually feel much more “centered” after.
