Menulis Biar Nggak Meledak: Mindfulness Journaling untuk Orang yang Nggak Suka Nulis

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Pembuka

Pernah nggak sih, lo ngerasa kayak mau meledak, tapi bukan karena marah — lebih ke arah otak yang udah kayak jalan tol tanpa pintu keluar? Nah, gue pernah. Bahkan sering. Lucunya, saat itu temen gue bilang, “Coba journaling, deh.” Terus gue cuma bisa bilang, “Gue nulis caption IG aja males.”

Journaling tuh sering diasosiasikan sama aesthetic life. Kertas daur ulang, tulisan miring, stiker bunga matahari, lilin lavender. Padahal kenyataannya, hidup gue lebih mirip kertas parkiran yang udah lecek dan kecuci bareng celana. Tapi ternyata... menulis, meskipun belepotan dan nggak Instagramable, bisa nyelametin akal sehat juga.

Inti Utama

Journaling itu bukan soal jadi penulis. Ini bukan lomba puisi atau kontes estetika. Ini cuma tentang ngobrol sama diri sendiri, tanpa harus ngetik “wkwk” di akhir kalimat biar nggak terlalu serius.

Bayangin aja journaling kayak lo lagi duduk sama diri lo sendiri — tapi versi yang nggak nge-judge. Kadang lo nulis, kadang lo cuma coret-coret sambil mikir, “Gue kenapa sih hari ini kesel banget cuma gara-gara sendok jatuh?”

Dan lo nggak perlu mulai dari kalimat indah. Boleh banget mulai dari, “Gue capek.” atau “Bodo amat.” atau bahkan, “Gue pengen marah tapi males.” Serius, itu sah.

Refleksi

Kita hidup di era yang lucu. Semua orang terlihat sibuk, tapi kita sering kali nggak tahu sebenernya lagi ngejar apa. Scroll TikTok bisa dua jam, tapi bilang journaling lima menit itu ribet. Kita ngomong sama banyak orang tiap hari, tapi lupa ngobrol sama orang paling penting: diri sendiri.

Dan ya, kadang gue meditasi. Kadang cuma duduk ngeliatin kipas. Kadang gue journaling, kadang nulis cuma buat nanya ke diri sendiri, “Ini semua kenapa sih?”

Tips Praktis

• Tulis tangan atau digital? Bebas. Yang penting nggak nyiksa.
• Mulai dari satu kalimat. Serius. Satu aja.
• Nggak perlu tiap hari. Tapi coba konsisten meskipun bolong.
• Tema bebas. Dari kerjaan, kucing tetangga, sampai kopi kepahitan.
• Jangan baca ulang kalau lo belum siap ketawa atau malu sendiri.

Penutup

Journaling nggak bakal nyelesein semua masalah. Tapi kadang itu cukup buat bikin lo nggak meledak. Dan mungkin itu udah cukup buat hari ini.

Kalau lo punya cerita soal nulis, atau justru lagi berjuang buat mulai, yuk share di kolom komentar. Gue juga masih belajar kok. Kadang tulisan gue isinya cuma: “hari ini aneh banget.”

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Writing So You Don’t Explode: Mindfulness Journaling for People Who Hate Journaling

Introduction

Ever felt like your brain’s a pressure cooker with no release valve? Same. And once, my friend told me, “Try journaling.” I looked at them like, “Dude, I can’t even write Instagram captions.”

Journaling gets this whole aesthetic treatment—handmade paper, tilted cursive writing, sunflower stickers, lavender candles. Meanwhile, my life’s more like a crumpled parking ticket that got washed with jeans. But weirdly, scribbling stuff (even ugly stuff) kind of helped.

Main Point

Journaling isn’t about becoming a writer. This isn’t a poem contest or Pinterest board. It’s just you talking to yourself—minus the fear of getting left on read.

Think of journaling like chilling with your own brain, but the version that doesn’t judge. Sometimes you write. Sometimes you just doodle and wonder, “Why the heck did I get so mad about a spoon falling?”

And you don’t need to start with a flowery sentence. You can literally begin with, “I’m tired.” or “Whatever.” or “I wanna scream but I’m lazy.” That’s valid. Seriously.

Reflection

We live in a weird time. Everyone’s busy, but no one knows what we’re really chasing. We scroll TikTok for two hours but say five minutes of journaling is too much. We talk to dozens of people daily but forget the one person we need to check in with: ourselves.

Sometimes I meditate. Sometimes I just sit and pretend I’m a plant. Sometimes I journal. Sometimes I just ask myself, “Why does this all feel so weird?”

Practical Tips

• Handwritten or digital? Doesn’t matter. Just don’t torture yourself.
• Start with one sentence. Seriously. Just one.
• Not daily? That’s okay. Just keep coming back.
• Any topic works—work stress, neighbor’s cat, bitter coffee, whatever.
• Don’t reread unless you’re ready to laugh or cringe.

Conclusion

Journaling won’t solve everything. But sometimes it’s enough to keep you from exploding. And maybe, for today, that’s enough.

Got a story about journaling? Or trying to start? Drop it in the comments. I’m learning too. Sometimes my entry just says: “today was weird.”