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This lovely journal is basically the best thing ever. And Amazon reviewers agree with me —it has a whopping 1,358 (and growing) reviews and an average rating of 4.7/5. COLOR ME IMPRESSED.
Very promising review: "As a therapist who often encourages clients to journal, I figured I needed to start practicing what I preach. However, I am pretty bad at coming up with places to start. This little book is perfectly-sized for a nightstand or an overnight bag for traveling. The questions are thought-provoking but simple enough to answer in a sentence or two. I love the way it is designed, so that you can use the same book year after year and can start whenever. I can't wait for the year to loop around so I can see how my answers will change." —pprbckwrtr
The premise is stupidly simple — you answer one question each day for five years (and in my case, laugh/cringe at your previous answers along the way).
Some questions are more thoughtful ("What is your mission?") while others are a little silly ("What word did you overuse today?"), but either way it only takes at most a minute out of your day. Because life is busy and we have shit to do, but we can all afford ONE DAMN MINUTE to reflect.
I originally bought this journal back in 2013, and though it's still mostly blank (heh), it's ACTUALLY REALLY FREAKING GREAT now that I've officially picked it up again.
For six months now I've kept it up (a record, sad to some but impressive to me), and I show no signs of stopping!!!
Long story short: I initially bought this journal as something to help me with depression, some sort of routine and reflection in the midst of never-ending ~mental breakdowns~.
My depression obviously hasn't gone away, but I think I'm at a slightly better place these days where I see the value in this journal that I originally didn't.
I still forget some days, so I'll write down answers for a few days in one go, but the journal is a constant no matter how low I get. And best of all, it's almost impossible for anxiety-ridden me to stress out over answering one quick question. A miracle, some (who know me too well) might say.
🚨 Cheesy alert 🚨 It's not about LIFE-ALTERING experiences either. If there's anything I've learned from this, it's that there's beauty in noting small changes and growth.
Like a few months before graduating college, I had no clue I would ever end up in NYC. Or that I'd even had a job anytime soon, lol. But HERE I AM, FOLKS.
Maybe at the end of five years, you'll have recorded your ~journey into love~.
Disclaimer: this is not my photo, but please join in on my ugly sobbing.
Best of all, it's not expensive. You can buy it on Amazon for $10.50 and it'll ~last~ five whole years.
Yay for simple self-care measures! 📖 ☺️ ✨
