Journalling

So I originally planned to just journal when I felt like it, but I've been getting into a rhythm of doing it daily and I am loving it. It made me realise how much I've missed writing for the fun of it. Stress and anxiety over the last few years with massive workloads and exams made writing into a chore for me and something that I didn't want to do unless I was being graded for it. 

When I decided to study Journalism, it's because I loved writing and the power that words had over the populous. I'd never seen myself as an author, but I found journalism and news writing so compelling because of how it could dictate the how societal mood in a country or area. I found it fascinating. I applied because I hoped that it would help me regain the love I used to have for writing. And it did, but then uni workloads built up and it became a graded thing again. I was writing all day, everyday, whether it was for class or to add to this blog. I know I didn't pot that much last year, but I drafted so many pieces. I didn't post them, because I would read them back and hate them - there was clearly no passion behind them at all, it was almost as if I had no interest in the topics I was commenting on and I was forcing the pieces out, which I guess I was to some extent.

I know it's early doors (we're only 20 days into the new year) but I am feeling so positive about the year ahead and what that means for my writing. I feel like I've found that passion I used to have again and I'm excited to see where that takes me and this blog in the coming months. And journalling is really helping me with that.