#over consumption

this was made in class

do u catch urself in a cycle of consuming loa content -> getting motivated -> when the motivation wears off u go back to looking for something that clicks and motivates you again?

BREAK THE CYCLE TODAY. please try and limit ur loa content consumption because everyone has different opinions and tips and it can all get rly complicated rly fast. literally just affirm. the good thing about loa is that it’s EASY and we’ve been doing it all our lives.

for example, if pointing out that junk journals should be made of actual junk and useless things found in one's home makes me a bitch, so be it.

buying 300 dollars' worth of supplies to decorate a journal is peak CONSUMERISM, and none can change my mind.

i have been making "journals", "scrapbooks", and "art books"—everything trending under the sun—since i was, like, 7, all for fun with whatever i had in my home. the whole point of any kind of journaling is to make do with your existing resources. hobbies are not meant to dent your purse and make holes in your pockets.

as a kid i had the tendency to decorate my stuff with puffy stickers, glitter pens, newspaper cuttings, magazine glossy papers, and every time i wanted something trendy from stationery shops because they were the new shiny thing my friends had, my mom would remind me that: 'you are creating things to express your interests in certain topic and not making a showpiece for others to be impressed about.'

journaling is first an expression of the personal and then a peephole exhibition to the public. you create for yourself and then show it to the world to show your joy not create for random people first and yourself later. journaling trends, stationery hauls and journal supply unboxing videos has sent me into a state of alarm.

buying 300 dollar washi tapes, 100 dollars' worth of printed colourful papers, another 50 dollar stamps, using golden brass scissors, visiting super expensive restaurants to collect their napkins and bills, and layering on another 250 dollar journal is simply falling into a consumerist trap. you cannot take your disposable income for granted! the economy is crashing, and copying art influencers will put you in debt.

you don't have to journal every day, either! our ordinary lives don't need daily microscopic dissection and diagnosis written and covered in pretty stickers and glitter. yes, everyday life needs to be appreciated, the never-ending thought trails need to be put together, and we need to be in connection with our emotions, and journaling is a meditative method to achieve it all.

but we should remember this: that mediation should be free of materialistic chokehold.

also, i have vented about it before as well, but every day social media gives me new reason to get angry

god i am irritated…

and I found a video to match my anger!