I've been flitting around the BASB community for a few years, picking and choosing what might work for me, but not really "resonating." I loved this. Many of us crave working with the seasons, remembering a slower, more organic way of life.
Lauren, you will be so happy for your weekly journal one day. I'm 66, and I wish I'd recorded more of my life. So much I can't remember, even though I'm still sharp. I recently spent a month in Italy and it brought back memories of my last trip in 2000. I wish back then I'd recorded the routes, the restaurants, the tiny villages with hard-to-pronounce names, so I could visit again and see how they'd changed. Day-to-day life in my 20s, 30s, 40s . . . so much. Well, as they say, it's never too late!
Yes it's definitely never too late! But a couple thoughts. I sometimes question whether it's good for me to document so much. When I was digitally tracking things, I actually overdid it. I documented a ton of stuff I never went back to reference. Think about how even with photos now we have tens of thousands, will we ever go back and look at them all? I've actually greatly reduced what I capture, which is why pen and paper is good for me. It's slows down the flow.
I read this New Yorker Article summary of a book on memory, and I one point it makes is that evolution created the feature of forgetting, that it's actually important. We aren't meant to remember everything and I think trying to document and capture too much digitally becomes overwhelming. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/05/20/why-we-remember-charan-ranganath-book-review
In your example of the "what you wished you recorded," I think that is a good starting point rather than trying to document everything, thinking about what is most important to your future self.
I loved your video and had to come here to gush because your practices resonated with me so much. My analog system is a one-notebook mess that somewhat combines everything you touched on, but you've inspired me to experiment with some new things and indulge in an extra notebook or two. :)
Special thank-you to your lunar ritual process. I used to struggle a lot with monthly goal/review cycles within each calendar month, it felt too rigid and like I was scrambling to juice all I could from May before looking forward to June, etc. Following the moon cycle was a breath of fresh air for all the reasons you shared and I love how you embrace both the woo and the practical. I would love to learn more about your full moon reflective prompts if you're willing to share more.
Generally, it's a good practice to do as much as possible in one place. However, for me, my multi-notebooks really came out of being cheap. I invest in special, fancy expensive notebooks use them more rarely.
My morning pages is just a brain dump. It's super messy and I don't really think about saving them, so that's the cheap CVS notebooks.
My spell book was around $60, so I only use that for my Moon Ritual/Annual Review
I totally feel you on the monthly review. It always felt overwhelming, and then I never did it. Trying to review my finances, etc., and then just doing it with pen and paper helped me focus on the most important things to me.
My Moon Ritual is pretty much based off of something I learned from my cousin, so I'm going to see if she has anything I can reference because it comes from her practice. There are some general themes in Moon Rituals you can learn about from books, like how the first two weeks are increasing energy and the last two weeks are decreasing energy. In your city, if there's any kind of witchy store like something that sells incense and crystals, often they have books on Moon rituals and guidance and might even host a new moon and full moon events. I know in my city in Long Beach my cousin hosted her woman moon circles, I had a yoga teacher who did a full moon yoga, etc!
I really like the video! The morning pages and the bullet journal are familiar to me, bu the second two journals are new! What a great way to make weekly reflections and Lunar reflections! I am going to give them a try.
I am currently on a journey to restart my relationship with journaling, and this has been helpful! Seeing how you give yourself permission to be flexible helps me give myself permission to not have to have a full-on system that works before I start; figuring out is part of the doing!
Yes! I've adapted over the years. I have a lot of perfectionism tendencies, so any habit that is too rigid quickly triggers me into feeling like a failure. Let me know how it goes.
…pretty incredible the amount of energy you put into capturing reflection and remembrance…inspiring…some days i think that might be all i an doing when i write any kind of writing…fellow woo over here i think that is what makes the spell book so cool…intentional creativity can include remembrance and reflection but it is different…in some ways it is what isn’t but what can be as opposed to the reflections which might be what isn’t but what was…not sure why that balance feels important to me but it does…
Thanks for this. I always felt like I wasn't trying hard enough with GTD or BASB . Your journaling practices really resonated with me. Goal Setting?! I love your reframe of them as Intentions. Can't tell how many hours I sat looking at a blank screen trying to figure out goals. I can tell you lots of things or intentions I want to bring to my job and life. Goals? Ummm. Anyway, just wanted to say thanks
Same! I had a business coach who gave me excellent advice about setting metrics that are internal, that only I can control. That gave me a lot of freedom and helped me stay true to me, but ultimately that led to better external outcomes.
I've been flitting around the BASB community for a few years, picking and choosing what might work for me, but not really "resonating." I loved this. Many of us crave working with the seasons, remembering a slower, more organic way of life.
Lauren, you will be so happy for your weekly journal one day. I'm 66, and I wish I'd recorded more of my life. So much I can't remember, even though I'm still sharp. I recently spent a month in Italy and it brought back memories of my last trip in 2000. I wish back then I'd recorded the routes, the restaurants, the tiny villages with hard-to-pronounce names, so I could visit again and see how they'd changed. Day-to-day life in my 20s, 30s, 40s . . . so much. Well, as they say, it's never too late!
Yes it's definitely never too late! But a couple thoughts. I sometimes question whether it's good for me to document so much. When I was digitally tracking things, I actually overdid it. I documented a ton of stuff I never went back to reference. Think about how even with photos now we have tens of thousands, will we ever go back and look at them all? I've actually greatly reduced what I capture, which is why pen and paper is good for me. It's slows down the flow.
I read this New Yorker Article summary of a book on memory, and I one point it makes is that evolution created the feature of forgetting, that it's actually important. We aren't meant to remember everything and I think trying to document and capture too much digitally becomes overwhelming. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/05/20/why-we-remember-charan-ranganath-book-review
In your example of the "what you wished you recorded," I think that is a good starting point rather than trying to document everything, thinking about what is most important to your future self.
I loved your video and had to come here to gush because your practices resonated with me so much. My analog system is a one-notebook mess that somewhat combines everything you touched on, but you've inspired me to experiment with some new things and indulge in an extra notebook or two. :)
Special thank-you to your lunar ritual process. I used to struggle a lot with monthly goal/review cycles within each calendar month, it felt too rigid and like I was scrambling to juice all I could from May before looking forward to June, etc. Following the moon cycle was a breath of fresh air for all the reasons you shared and I love how you embrace both the woo and the practical. I would love to learn more about your full moon reflective prompts if you're willing to share more.
Generally, it's a good practice to do as much as possible in one place. However, for me, my multi-notebooks really came out of being cheap. I invest in special, fancy expensive notebooks use them more rarely.
My morning pages is just a brain dump. It's super messy and I don't really think about saving them, so that's the cheap CVS notebooks.
My spell book was around $60, so I only use that for my Moon Ritual/Annual Review
I totally feel you on the monthly review. It always felt overwhelming, and then I never did it. Trying to review my finances, etc., and then just doing it with pen and paper helped me focus on the most important things to me.
My Moon Ritual is pretty much based off of something I learned from my cousin, so I'm going to see if she has anything I can reference because it comes from her practice. There are some general themes in Moon Rituals you can learn about from books, like how the first two weeks are increasing energy and the last two weeks are decreasing energy. In your city, if there's any kind of witchy store like something that sells incense and crystals, often they have books on Moon rituals and guidance and might even host a new moon and full moon events. I know in my city in Long Beach my cousin hosted her woman moon circles, I had a yoga teacher who did a full moon yoga, etc!
I really like the video! The morning pages and the bullet journal are familiar to me, bu the second two journals are new! What a great way to make weekly reflections and Lunar reflections! I am going to give them a try.
Thank you for sharing 😊
Let me know how it goes!
I am currently on a journey to restart my relationship with journaling, and this has been helpful! Seeing how you give yourself permission to be flexible helps me give myself permission to not have to have a full-on system that works before I start; figuring out is part of the doing!
Yes! I've adapted over the years. I have a lot of perfectionism tendencies, so any habit that is too rigid quickly triggers me into feeling like a failure. Let me know how it goes.
…pretty incredible the amount of energy you put into capturing reflection and remembrance…inspiring…some days i think that might be all i an doing when i write any kind of writing…fellow woo over here i think that is what makes the spell book so cool…intentional creativity can include remembrance and reflection but it is different…in some ways it is what isn’t but what can be as opposed to the reflections which might be what isn’t but what was…not sure why that balance feels important to me but it does…
Ooo I love that word "remembrance." You are spot on in the balance, that remembering what you've done is just as important as planning for the future.
Thanks for this. I always felt like I wasn't trying hard enough with GTD or BASB . Your journaling practices really resonated with me. Goal Setting?! I love your reframe of them as Intentions. Can't tell how many hours I sat looking at a blank screen trying to figure out goals. I can tell you lots of things or intentions I want to bring to my job and life. Goals? Ummm. Anyway, just wanted to say thanks
Same! I had a business coach who gave me excellent advice about setting metrics that are internal, that only I can control. That gave me a lot of freedom and helped me stay true to me, but ultimately that led to better external outcomes.