Getting To Know Yourself Better

...through journaling. I've always enjoyed writing my thoughts down. Not necessarily like, in a diary but I enjoy thinking and I enjoy putting my thoughts to paper and then expanding on them.

Lately I've been feeling the urge to work on myself, and part of that means taking a long look at myself in the mirror...writing my thoughts down helps me with facing myself.

Anywhoozles. I'm thinking if anyone else wants to join in, do so here. I'm probably going to post the questions that I think about in here. Feel free to join me! 🙂

Sounds good, I'll take part. Soul searchin is always good.

I think I would will also partake saggie ...I love writing my own thoughts down and read others as well 🙂

Alright, for anyone who wants to follow along with the questions I'm asking myself, I'll probably do one (possibly two) a week. I, myself, will probably take at least a day to answer the questions so no rush. I want to get deep here... 'that's what she said' 😉

Answer on here whenever you feel ready to, and share only what you feel like sharing. This isn't necessarily a thread to divulge your deepest secrets, unless you want to. I, more or less, wanted this to be an open forum to voice your opinions, thoughts, worries, etc.

@InnovationQey and @Cancan26

The first question is:

Are you living or existing? What is the difference?

Posted by CuddleBug88
Alright, for anyone who wants to follow along with the questions I'm asking myself, I'll probably do one (possibly two) a week. I, myself, will probably take at least a day to answer the questions so no rush. I want to get deep here... 'that's what she said' 😉

Answer on here whenever you feel ready to, and share only what you feel like sharing. This isn't necessarily a thread to divulge your deepest secrets, unless you want to. I, more or less, wanted this to be an open forum to voice your opinions, thoughts, worries, etc.

@InnovationQey and @Cancan26

The first question is:

Are you living or existing? What is the difference?

This is a hard one 😄 ... I would say that i am existing or i should say surviving...

I think the difference between the two is really enjoying life taking chances ...I often feel deeply restricted in my own personal life 😢

Posted by Cancan26

Posted by CuddleBug88
Alright, for anyone who wants to follow along with the questions I'm asking myself, I'll probably do one (possibly two) a week. I, myself, will probably take at least a day to answer the questions so no rush. I want to get deep here... 'that's what she said' 😉

Answer on here whenever you feel ready to, and share only what you feel like sharing. This isn't necessarily a thread to divulge your deepest secrets, unless you want to. I, more or less, wanted this to be an open forum to voice your opinions, thoughts, worries, etc.

@InnovationQey and @Cancan26

The first question is:

Are you living or existing? What is the difference?

This is a hard one 😄 ... I would say that i am existing or i should say surviving...

I think the difference between the two is really enjoying life taking chances ...I often feel deeply restricted in my own personal life 😢

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I know it's a hard one - thus why I picked it to start off with! If I'm gonna go soul searchin, I'm gonna go for it! 🙂

Feel free to contemplate this further, maybe take some time. I know I'm gonna have to sit down n really think about it for myself.

Feeling restricted is one of the reasons I wanted to start this journey - I just feel like what I'm doing right now isn't enough. That's not okay with me.

The first question is:

Are you living or existing? What is the difference?

Currently I'm just existing here, not knowing what I'm going to do next or how.

The difference between existing and living is that when you're living you enjoy every moment thoroughly and can't wait for the next day to come. Existing is just going through the motions, the mundaneness of life. No type of enjoyment out of life whatsoever, just breathin.

Posted by LuckyLibra979
So odd because I just bought a notebook I plan to finish

I have multiple notebooks going on at once...

Maybe I need to focus my ADD-ass on ONE and see if it goes better! Haha...I get partially through anything and am already onto the next. Like, damn self...slow your roll here, no one likes someone who can't finish shiz. Part of why I want to do some soul searching.

Posted by Smidge
I do this non-stop in literally everything I do.

I analyze my actions, analyze my opinion on what I did, then analyze somebody elses opinion on what I did, then what they would have done and my opinion on that, then I analyze me analyzing what I did and so on and so on

I'm fairly pro at it, it's how I stay sane, don't need no therapist I counsel ma self.

I'd be here all day if I joined in, it would turn in to a big rant where I just contradict myself again and again until I have an epiphany.

I feel ya. I do a lot of analyzing too. It probably doesn't seem like it because everyone irl says i'm this happy, energetic, lalala type...when in reality i'm constantly observing and analyzing everthing and everyone around me. My mind's on overdive often.

They don't see the depth that I go to cause A) walls and B) I don't let just anybody in, you gotta be on my level n I gotta be comfy with ya...another reason I need some introspection.

I want to be and stay dynamic. I don't want to level off and be stagnate...that's not a life that's being a bitch-ass who's afraid to step outta their comfort zone and I don't want that.

Posted by greylatern
I want to begin my journey but there are so many loose ends I can't stay focused and I'm still shifting inside still raw. I have another 3 months of my safurn returns. What a horrible time to wake up :-/

Same here writting helps otherwise my brain gets too full and I feel drained and get miragines. I will say this. I love learning and every time I ask myself a question I find the answer if not from myself then the internet. A word of advice on that. Never trust just 1 source.Everyone is biased one way or another Look for many then compile it in your head. Keep your mind open to all possibilities then look for the patterns. Also what is missing is some times more important then people thing. Trust your instints.

I'm always researching the random stuff that I come across and think of...and it's always a bunch of sources.

I find patterns easily and they are so interesting!

Came across this on Pinterest just now...I'm gonna do it! 🙂

Posted by CuddleBug88
Came across this on Pinterest just now...I'm gonna do it! 🙂

You are just so sweet ! And positive ...truly the very best part of saggie 🙂

Posted by Cancan26
You are just so sweet ! And positive ...truly the very best part of saggie 🙂

Aw thanks! I do have 'bad' parts, just like everyone..part of life - everything/one has good and bad attributes...I just like to focus on the positives!

I enjoy learning, growing, evolving, expanding, etc.

Posted by CuddleBug88

Posted by Cancan26
You are just so sweet ! And positive ...truly the very best part of saggie 🙂

Aw thanks! I do have 'bad' parts, just like everyone..part of life - everything/one has good and bad attributes...I just like to focus on the positives!

I enjoy learning, growing, evolving, expanding, etc.

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I heard people with jupiter's influence love learning but also love teaching ...I can definitely see that in this thread ...I'm a worrier ...but this thread helps me see things a from a different perspective. 😄 😄

Posted by Cancan26

Posted by CuddleBug88

Posted by Cancan26
You are just so sweet ! And positive ...truly the very best part of saggie 🙂

Aw thanks! I do have 'bad' parts, just like everyone..part of life - everything/one has good and bad attributes...I just like to focus on the positives!

I enjoy learning, growing, evolving, expanding, etc.

I heard people with jupiter's influence love learning but also love teaching ...I can definitely see that in this thread ...I'm a worrier ...but this thread helps me see things a from a perspective. 😄 😄

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Yeah, I've heard that too...about Jupiter. Idk. I like to talk about what I know, I'm not so sure I'm the best at actually teaching someone something. It's more of a back-n-forth, a sort of soundboard, with me...I want to tell you my ideas/beliefs/etc and then have you tell me yours. No one is the same, everyone sees things from their unique perspective...we aren't meant to keep it to ourselves, the world would be so boring if nothing new ever came about!

My Scorp bits make me a worrier at times too...can't help it lol.

Posted by tiziani
Good thread idea, I rec'd it elsewhere. I do this all the time but I don't handwrite often enough. When it's handwritten it tends to sink in deeper than typing.

I enjoy it as more an art journal - where I can doodle with it...or pull some paint out and experiment with a new technique...and then write some shit I've got on my mind to accompany it. I find this more therapeutic for myself than just only writing.

Also, thanks...like I've stated before - I enjoy reflection, expanding and communicating so figured I'd see if anyone else wanted in 🙂

Posted by CuddleBug88
Came across this on Pinterest just now...I'm gonna do it! 🙂

I love this 👏🏻