Start a commonplace book. It's an outlet for writers who are too busy to work on any big project. It's a loose form of journaling for people who aren't a fan of the typical date-event-feelings format. It can be a way to feel grounded if you're struggling with your mental health. Poets, daydreamers, anyone who wants somewhere to put their thoughts, would benefit from a commonplace book.

If you wanna start, here's a little inspiration

What I put in my commonplace book:

It's been such an amazing outlet for things too private or messy or personal for Tumblr, a way to get my mind and heart on paper without any need for it to be perfect.

So please, start a commonplace book.

Update:

I’ve started writing using a dip pen my partner made for me, and a rainbow of pretty inks to color code this list above. Now I write in it whenever I have the time.

The colors I have been using the most are green (writing ideas and book reviews), purple (song lyrics and poetry), burgundy (my thoughts), red (places to go, things to do), and blue (my poetry and compositions and short stories).

I’m so glad that so many of you have felt inspired by this post, cause the commonplace book has inspired me too. I wish you all luck with your writings. <3

I was following the pack

All swaddled in their coats

With scarves of red tied ‘round their throats

Imagine, one day it's just easy. They just come into your life and check every box, they meet every need. No games necessary, no need to wear a mask. They just sort of, waltz in, and pay attention to you, lift you up, and just, love you. Just the way you are.

— Carl Gustav Jung

ehnigma, reasons why i write

"he was so insane for this" and it's just the hero of hyrule wearing a cunty little outfit

Buying this outfit for my bi boyfriend is not a want. It’s a need.

summer to-do list: unlearn internalized shame, sunbathe, read some good books

a whole bunch of links for a bad day

serotonin

white noise

catharsis

self-care

cope with:

help

active positivity blogs

remember:

This post has such 2015 energy, I miss those days, thanks op

im a proud "ive never used chat gpt" user btw

i honestly dont think I've willingly used a chatbot since..... cleverbot in 2012. i genuinely dont know why so many people care about this ai bullshit. sorry im with the boomers on this one. i need human creation, emotion, and thought to be interested, pal

It’s them

Link would 🥹💕

I remember first learning that you can cry from any emotion, that emotions are chemical levels in your brain and your body is constantly trying to maintain equilibrium. so if one emotion sky rockets, that chemical becomes flagged and signals the tear duct to open as an exit to release that emotion packaged neatly within a tear. Everything made sense after learning that. That sudden stability of your emotions after crying. How crying is often accompanied by the inability to feel any other emotion in that precise moment. And it is especially beautiful knowing that it is even possible to experience so much beauty or love or happiness that your body literally can’t hold on to all of it. So what I’ve learned is that crying signifies that you are feeling as much as humanely possible and that is living to the fullest extent. So keep feeling and cry often and as much as needed

Charlotte Brontë, from “Jane Eyre”