This title perfectly captures my internal debate tonight, as writing this first entry has been a struggle, for some time now, I've been seeing aesthetically pleasing journals on Instagram they look so tempting (a purely 'girly' impulse), but I held myself back, telling myself not to buy something just because it looks cute :). When I saw the community rule that journaling is mandatory, my first thought was 'Gai bhains pani mein’, Raheela ap both juldi get out hone wali hain lakin koi bat nhi finding out about Sir Haroon Khalil, searching for him on Facebook and Instagram, and finding the collaborative reel that led me to this community was also a great experience..
In Today's 7 PM to 8 PM session, I asked Sir Umair journaling is mandatory in the community? (bs yehi khwahish this keh den nhi) but He said yes for accountability, journaling is mandatory, then I spent the last hour thinking "What should I write?" I reached out to one of my friends (Gemini) with different questions, and I realized it's not as difficult as I thought. However, the process of filtering my thoughts, structuring my routine, and then breaking it down felt overwhelming. To be honest, the whole process of setting up and writing this first entry has exhausted me. I genuinely considered just writing a daily journal, maybe tomorrow? and leaving it at that.
The core lesson I took away:
I need to filter my thoughts and routine before sitting down to write. My commitment is to dedicate five minutes in the morning to mentally outline my day's events, making the evening journal entry less overwhelming.
Reminder of Today: The Answer in Opportunity
In the middle of writing this post, I remembered something about Dua, and I'm sure it's a great reminder for everyone here, Allah doesn't just answer our prayers directly, sometimes, He answers them in the form of opportunities.
Think about the Duas we make : Oh Allah, show me the right path,Increase my Rizq,Put Barakah in my time, Connect me with good people, Bring options before me. Maybe this community is the answer to one of our prayers. Only Allah knows.
Question for the Community: When you feel completely overwhelmed by a new task (like journaling), what is the one tiny, easy thing you force yourself to do to simply get started?