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Journal Basics 101: Write with Passion and Comfort

 It's been a rough few days for me, causing me to be very anxious and out of my zone. Stress and lack of sleep is taking the best (or worst) of me. I browsed different self-help tips on the internet and got my hands into journaling. I got my pen and a blank notebook I have in my drawer and started writing anything. Journaling helps. I used to not understand journaling, or have it synonymous with keeping a diary, which I was not a fan of. But oh well, the internet made me understand that those were two different things. For starters, Diary is for how my day went, while journaling is for how I was throughout the day. I have a little comparison later in this post. I am still playing around the concept of writing all my thoughts and feelings. Also, even though I am a typing, in my gadgets all the time type of person and journaling with an app is an option, I strongly feel that a pen and paper is such a breath of fresh air and is much easier to get comfortable with. Unlike some people I...

Where did my name come from?

  Having a unique name is such a nice thing. You can feel a bit silly about it, but you cannot deny that it’s basically your parents giving you some kind of a conversation starter. Where did your name come from? The thing is, if you tell me that my parents named me the name that I have now because they were bored, I will not just believe you, but also say that you’re so right. Aside from that, if you ever say that my parents may not be fond of me that much, you’ll be also right about it sadly. Something about me is that I go by a unique name. I will not be surprised if there’s only a few people less than a hundred that has a similar name as I have. And it’s not really that long, it’s just three letters (plus 4 because I have a second name lol) With that out of the way, let me just introduce myself. Hi! I’m Iaa. If you have no idea how to read or pronounce it, don’t worry because you are not alone. Almost everyone I know finds it hard to pronounce my name by first read and I have to...