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Journaling ideas

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What was the last thing you searched for online? Why were you looking for it?

I love stationary, and I seem to have a bit of a problem. I keep buying new notebooks and pens and markers, but never actually use them.

As a part of my New Year resolution, I decided that I am going to use the stationary that I’ve already purchased and overcome the irrational fear that I might not get it again. 

All of my recent searches have been of journal ideas to fill out the blank books lying around. I hope that one day soon I can have ideas without requiring the help of a Pinterest board.

Story of The Cat and The Mouse

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What TV shows did you watch as a kid?
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When we were young we did not see a lot of TV.

It feels weird saying that in an era of Netflix. I am shocked by the amount of time in a day I am on my phone.

But the vague memories I have were of the 2pm – 3:30pm time in the afternoon when my sister and me were allowed to watch TV. We had no preference, we watched whichever cartoon was on at that time.

However, in the limited time we did watch I think Tom and Jerry was always my favorite hands down. I enjoyed seeing the love hate relationship they shared and deeply connected to it because I had a similiar bond with my sister. I think I also liked cartoons that depicted fairies and magic. I don’t remember the names though.

Well, who really cared at that age! As long as I did not have to study I would have enjoyed seeing a black screen on TV.

The Break of Dawn

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What’s your favorite time of day?

My favourite time of the day is the early hours of dawn. When the sun is just rising from the horizon and the dark sky slowly gets its hues of orange.

Just for those few minutes, you see the world transform from night to day. The sound of crickets die down , and the far chirps of birds fill the air. The air you breathe seems so fresh. It feels like the air after rainfall by the dust has all settled down and you could almost smell nature in its true its form.

It is also the time that the world is at its quietest. For that moment, you can actually hear yourself think and everything feels so calm and comforting.

Even though I consider myself a night owl, I love those 20 to 30 minutes of blissful silence that the morning gives me.

Cook or Eat?

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What’s your favorite recipe?

What exactly is the question here?

Is a prompt asking for what I like to eat or what I like to make?

If it’s asking for what I like to eat the answer would be anything made by my mom or sister or dad.

My family always considers my taste before making something for me. So there is no way that I would not like what they make for me.

On the other hand if you ask me what I like to make, I would choose easy recipes. Something that would not exhaust me by the time I am done with the cooking. I love making pita bread, chocolate chip cookies, fried chicken, rameyon, potato wedges, etc.

A place to call my own

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Tell us about the last thing you got excited about.

I am the youngest daughter to my parents. Being the youngest child, I was never left alone that does not go to say that I’m not independent. It just means that there was never a circumstance where I had to be the only person making the decision.

This may not be the last thing I got excited about this definitely is the most significant thing that I got excited about the first time I got to live alone. I had always dreamt of having my own home or a tiny apartment where I could do everything according to my vision.

The first time I stepped into my new home, I felt immense joy and pride. For rhe next few months, whether it be a new rug, or utensils for the kitchen or table cloth for the dinner table. it felt amazing to have that sort of freedom in making the choices that was right for me. I did not have to hide my journals or my artwork in the fear of being judged.

My home, actually reflected what I was, and seeing that made me happy.

Naturally Beautiful

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How would you design the city of the future?

Given that I have no architecture knowledge, I would choose to refrain from designing a city for the future. I would rather someone who would be able to build a city without harming nature. I do not know the exact word for it, but it could be “sustainable architecture”.

One or the other day, we share how nature is claiming back the land. We humans have made things without the thought of how it harms others and now we pay the price.

Maybe this is not something that would be constituted as a design, but I want proper road markers. I don’t do well with phone directions and maybe proper markers that I can actually spot in the map might help.

In conclusion, I would want to build a beautiful city that preserves the beauty of the nature that it was built in.

My Mom

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When asked how did I get this name, my mother tells me about the time and care she took to select my name. I think my name was just an afterthought considering it rhymes with my sister’s name. However, my mother says that she searched for a biblical name and then searched for alternatives to it before picking a name for me.

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I never gave much thought to my name but ever since I have heard my mother’s side of the story of my name I truly appreciate it.

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Where did your name come from?
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Needs Vs. Wants

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What motivates you?
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I know that many would say that motivation comes from circumstances or family of friends. Considering that I am a quite lazy person, for me to actually start or rather continue something the only thing that can motivate me is Me.

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I do not do anything unless I am able to move the things that I want to things that I need. I need to come to a sort of self actualization that unless I get that particular thing done I will be embarrassed to look at myself in the mirror. Just wanting things has never pushed me to achieve the difficult goals in life. Neither does my family wanting things for me motivate me to achieve them. My goals need to become my necessity and when that happens I “move mountains” to reach it. I force myself to find a way. I keep reminding myself that I can only do it if I put the effort. And little by little the finish line draws closer to me.

Being realistic, I do quit quite often in between. But, the times that I am able to reprogram myself I end up doing things much better than what I expected.

Worth the Watch Again

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What are your top ten favorite movies?
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I love watching movies. Maybe not in the theatre but I love watching movies at home. I love watching new movies but there are few movies that are always in the repeat playlist of movies. Below are few of the top of my head in no particular order:

  1. The Pursuit of Happyness
  2. Waitress
  3. Matilda
  4. The Terminal
  5. The Shawshank Redemption
  6. Hachi: A Dogs Tale
  7. The Help
  8. The Sound of Music
  9. Julie & Julia
  10. The Blind Side

Anything below the Sun

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What do you enjoy most about writing?
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I love writing! I think writing is what helped me take control of my life.

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Being an introvert, it was difficult to talk about my feelings. The first time I went into depression it was words that helped me. I used to write down what I felt and those short poems made everything feel lighter. I could breathe again.

I quickly realized that writing was a way for me to vent out what I was feeling. Initially, most of what I wrote came from a dark place. The poems were about hurt and pain and the frustration of everyday life. But over time, I started writing about things that I love, about happiness, about hope.

Now I write whenever I can. I am trying to make it one of my good habits. I want to write things that people will enjoy reading. I hope to write a novel sometime in the future. I have a storyline in my mind and hopefully soon I can piece it together and finally start.