mindful journaling
The end of the year is coming our way and that seems to be the time for me - every year - where I feel the need to take some time reflecting on my life. I like to revisit everything to see what works and what not. What old habits or things I can let go of to make room for new things.
For 2026, one of those things that could transform into something new, is blogging. I've been blogging for years on various platform. But ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ seems to be the one I keep coming back to.
What I like about it here, is the raw and minimalistic way of blogging. The most stripped down way to get your words into your digital journal.
I also like the anonymity. Here on ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ it's mostly about words and writing. It's not that visual, with photos. You could do that of course, use bear as a visual diary. But it's more made for writing.
To me, that gives blogging here a complete different feel than blogging on Wordpress, Tumblr, Blogger, etc. I feel more freely to write down what is really happening inside. Without thinking about who is reading it. No hesitation or overthinking about what I want to post. Or what others might think of it. So far, no other platform has given me this feeling of freedom. And that freedom is exactly what I feel I need from blogging.
On my garden page I wrote that I would like to make journaling and blogging as simple and mindful as possible. That will be my goal for 2026!