Do You Need New Year's Resolutions That You Can Actually Keep?

Hello! This is again that time of the year when we spend all our time deciding what to do next year? or what to start new this new year? or what should be our new year goals? We get so excited that we start making such lists of all imaginary or impossible goals that we end up neglecting just after 2 or 3 months of the new year.

Why can't we keep New Year's resolutions?

Following are some of the reasons behind our failure to stick to our yearly resolutions or goals:

• We have set unrealistic goals.
• The goals are not inspiring.
• There is no reminder to us about our goals.
• The goals are copied from others or taken as such goals that are trending.
• The goals do not match our interests our aim or our nature.
• Some of the goals need some time to complete which may be more than a year.

Tie or Untie Hair: The Emotional Difference

Ok, this may seem a little bit of a weird thing to you. But give it a chance. Maybe you also feel relatable.

This evening I was busy doing my work on the laptop, and then suddenly I realized that I had untied my hair and was playing with it unknowingly. I thought why I did do this. I mean what is the difference between tied hair and untied or open hair. So these were my observations:

I used to tie my hair:

• When it is hot like in summer (Obviously).
• When I need to focus.
• When I am doing something in which my body is moving, and I have to maintain my eyesight clear.

Should Parents be Happy Without Us?

 Hey! A few days back, it was my parent's wedding anniversary. It was not the first time when we were not together. They actually don't celebrate much. But they try to do at least one thing to make the other person feel special. We, as kids, used to suggest them better gift options. 

Gift yourself a Jar of Self Love

What is Self Love?

Self-love simply means loving yourself. It includes:

• Giving all those appreciations to yourself which you give to your loved ones

• Forgiving yourself because you are a human who can do mistakes

• Prioritizing yourself 

• Making your body feel good

• Guilt-free eating of high-calorie food

• Giving some quality time to yourself

• Becoming mindful of your body, work, relation, and yourself

• Not comparing to anyone else (you are unique)

Why is it so important to practice self-love?

Ready to Bust some Bullet Journal Myths??

Bullet Journal is a very easy-to-use tool. I like the way, it makes my life more productive and more meaningful. If you want to try something new and better in life, then I would say try Bullet Journal. It is now trending all over the world because of its simplicity and yet high efficiency.

But still, it comes with various myths which makes it quite complex. So here I am presenting you some of the common myths about Bullet Journal (BuJo) and the real truth behind these myths.

Let's have some of the BuJo myths get busted:

Myth: Good hand-writing is compulsory for Bullet Journal.

I belong to that category of people who are known for their worst hand-writings. And here I am with you sharing my BuJo experience. So, as long as you can read your own handwriting, all is good for you. Also, you don't have to write long paragraphs or so which needs a good presentation.

All You Need to Know about Bullet Journal: A Beginner's Guide

TheRusticJournal.com is all about making your life easy through journaling. Let us understand what journaling is through this video:

One such journaling tool is Bullet Journal i.e. BuJo.

What is a Bullet Journal?

There are many definitions available. The one which I liked the most is:

" Analog Tool to Manage your Digital World"

Let me make things simple for you. A journal is basically a diary or notebook which we use to jot down stuff or to record something. And 'bullets' are usually symbols or something which are usually used to write important points. So, by combining these two definitions:

"A Bullet journal is a Record of some Important points of your Life."

A Bullet Journal is your own personal diary which can be treated as a combination of several other types of journals, like art journal, planner, gratitude journal, doodle journal, fitness journal, and many more. I really love this thing about Bujo. I don't have to make a separate journal for any other thing. Just one Bujo to tackle all my issues.

HAPPY 1st BLOGIVERSARY!

Just one year ago, I gifted this blog to myself on Women's Day. The idea behind this was just to share my thoughts, experience, and opinion with you all. But now, it has evolved into a more learning and self-aid type platform. This one year was full of new experiences. I learned a lot through this blog and I really hope that this learning continues till my last breath. Also, I got very lucky in this one year as I got you all as my partners to this amazing journey of journaling and rustic life. Thank you a lot for such support and motivation that we can have our own First Blogiversary...🥰🥰

I was wondering how to give gratitude to all of you. Then I thought a mini collection of Perception's blog posts, from this last year, would not be a bad idea. So here is this ebook- click to download! Enjoy reading this mini collection!

Let's continue this journey together with lots of positivity and happiness. Share your experience with me. I would love🥰 to hear them. Please do subscribe to my blog so that we can stay connected or follow me on Instagram: therusticjournal0210 or like my Facebook page: The Rustic Journal. Stay happy and lively! 

You can also read:

• All You Need to Know About Bullet Journal: A Beginner's Guide
• Ready to Bust some Bullet Journal Myths??
• How to Overcome Negative Thoughts??
• 54321 Technique to deal with Anxiety
• How Future Anxieties aren't as Bad as You Think
• Deal with PROCRASTINATION
• Importance of Goal in Life
• 6 minutes Yoga Workout for Stress-Free Living
• 5 Useful Tips for Time Management
• Basics of Journaling - Free Udemy Course
• Weight Loss Rewards !!
• The Ultimate Guide to ZINE
• The Other Way of Practicing Mindfulness
• Why Everyone is so Obsessed with Honey??

How to Overcome Negative Thoughts??

In our lives of uncertainties, negative thoughts are very common. They are like an automated process. But is it the situation that is negative or it is just in our mind? We need to check this. 

54321 Technique to deal with Anxiety

Despite being confident every time, there are some scenarios where we lose our confidence and a train of unnecessary thoughts starts running at a lightning speed. This anxiety can lead to many setbacks and insecurities in our life. To deal with it, we need some grounding tool that grounds us in our safe zone. Ok, now you will be thinking about what is a safe zone. The safe zone is present. 

While that train of thoughts makes us go in either past or future, we forget that we are in present and start panicking as a response to the situation which either has arrived in the past or is yet to come. This clearly means that at present you are not in that vulnerable situation or we can say that we are in our safe zone. And we can reduce the impact of past situations or prevent future ones by focusing on our present. 

So here we have one of the famous grounding tools that will help you with anxiety or any other such issue:

54321 Grounding Technique

So in this technique, first try to take 2-3 deep breaths and then acknowledge:

• 5 things which you see around. It may be a door, window, paper, fan, or anything.