#deep thought journal

[laidee-flegman]

Journaling prompts that make you think deeper part 2

Seen as my last post on deep journaling prompts was a bit of a hit, I thought I'd come up with some more, this time on the wider world.

What does it mean to live a meaningful life?

If you could ask one question and receive a definite answer, what would you ask?

Imagine a world without social media. How would that change our society?

What role does empathy play in shaping our world?

How do you define success, and has that definition evolved over time?

What is the most significant issue facing humanity today, and how can it be addressed?

If you could travel back in time and witness any historical event, which one would it be, and why?

Consider the concept of infinity. How does it impact our understanding of the universe?

How does art and creativity shape the world around us?

Reflect on a moment in your life that challenged your beliefs. What did you learn from it?

What is the meaning of happiness, and how can it be achieved?

If you could spend a day in the shoes of anyone, living or dead, who would it be?

How has technology changed the way we connect with each other and the world?

Consider the impact of climate change on our planet. What can individuals do to make a difference?

If you could redesign the education system, what changes would you make?

Explore the concept of time. Is it linear, cyclical, or something else entirely?

What does it mean to be truly free in today's society?

Reflect on the power of language and how it shapes our understanding of the world.

If you could meet one philosopher or thinker from history, who would it be, and what questions would you ask them?

How does the concept of beauty vary across cultures and time periods?

Reflect on the role of storytelling in human history and its significance.

If you could solve one global problem, what would it be, and how would you go about solving it?

Consider the concept of destiny and free will. Are they in conflict, or can they coexist?

What is the most awe-inspiring natural phenomenon you've ever witnessed?

Explore the idea of consciousness. What is it, and how does it relate to the physical brain?

How does our understanding of mortality shape the way we live our lives?

Reflect on the relationship between technology and privacy in today's world.

Imagine a world with no limitations. What would you create or achieve in such a world?

How has globalization affected our cultural identities and traditions?

Consider the possibility of extraterrestrial life. What would it mean for humanity if we discovered it?

[hereiswhatremains]

"When was the last time someone ran their fingers through the knots of your soul?"

— Maza Dohta

[queersolaris]

I watched Flow (2024) a few days ago and I have been itching to get my thoughts out in some kind of way!! So don’t mind me gushing/ psychoanalysis this absolutely amazing movie—

This post will probably be all over the place cause I am still processing everything; forgive the jumbling thoughts

I think this movie had so many angles to see it from~ I totally got the found family (MY BRAND) and climate change perspectives buuuut what got me tearing up was interpreting it as parts of a person processing trauma

“oh this feels like it should be a video game” was actually my first thought

From the silence, style, hell even the boat steering felt like a game mechanic-- it kept coming to mind that this was similar to games like Brothers: a tale of two sons or When the past was around (kinda)?

It seemed obvious that there is trauma going on; how could there not be with an event like that? The theme that got me thinking it was more so about parts was 'reflection'

Obviously it starts and ends with a scene of the cat looking at itself in the water; but there was also our lemur friend being obsessed with their reflection in the mirror. From the angle of it being about parts dealing with trauma here is my dump of thoughts— I know its not that deep but I JUST GOTTA GET THIS OUTTA ME

The stags running represents the trauma event itself and the water felt like the overwhelming feelings that come afterwards-- something you can’t control it’s depth and suffocated by as it keeps rising no matter how much you try to escape/ignore it

The cat being in a house that is already run down feels like it’s clinging onto anything that is familiar but the feelings won’t let the cat survive— feelings will create the need for change and that’s is unavoidable (especially with trauma) The run down house could also have represented the way the cat has settled in poor conditions with time, old memories from a simpler time, and that can lead to isolation

Cat = representing resilience/self sustainability through situations which is why it is the main POV; it can lead to overwhelm and helplessness when isolated but it is the adaptability that is needed to progress (throughout the movie or trauma)-- the statues at the house could also be seen as almost versions of that; moments that it was bigger, smaller, more mobile but always is the same form

Dog = it was interesting that this character was introduced at the start but not along the journey the whole time right? I thought they were a representation of surviving through socializing— there is childishness and innocence but it is mainly always seen with others or serving others

Maybe the dog even could represent a child self ; something always willing to trusts others and help selflessly They do jump in to protect but in a way that is not rejecting

Capybara = survival by freezing or floating thru the situation— which is why we get to see them already on the boat, their focus is to nurture itself for the next day… taking it one day at a time and doing what it could but not worrying too much about the things it can’t help

Bird = the opposite of our doggy friend— we meet it as the one of the first to be around others of its kind but there is a self sacrificing nature to it. Giving its food to fighting for the cats safety... it has a protective role; however in a way that reject risks of the groups survival/comfort (with the pack of dogs) yet when that over protectiveness leaves… the situation ends soon after

I wondered before the bird disappeared if it was meant to be a older self— still juxtaposed to the dog— something with more trust issues because of experience, it looks after the other parts, even steers the others in the right direction... the connection to the cat also felt right ya know?? The parts of you that are willing to adapt usually come out the most in adulthood or when you need to be your more 'mature' self

There is also the concept of the flight response it could represent; which is why they did not want to be around the pack of dogs— almost showing it wanting to run/keep away from others

It disappearing felt like maybe there was something else— like this is meant to represent passing on a part or habit that kept healing at bay but was necessary to move through the trauma

Lemur = obsessed with material and it’s own reflection— it seems to be the part that tries to survive with status and the approval of others; of course being self destructive…

Maybe representing rumination, clinging onto things that are apart of the familiarity (which is why the movie kept the ball from the house as a reoccurring object), and even masking since the mirror was something that gave it company later before realizing it wasn’t the kind of company it wanted

The foundations crumble suddenly, the overflow of emotions (water) starts to sink in; leaving things different and the same (it seems like the same forest/area). We see the stags again running like before-- which almost indicates that something similar could happen. Then the cat waits for it all to happen again; the worst. When nothing does it runs after them almost looking for an answer, I think we've all been there; trying to figure out why our responses vary or what is was about us that has changed from before that makes things easier. That's when the cat gets to see our final part:

Whale = this thing made me cry for sure because throughout the story it felt like this represented old coping mechanisms (like from childhood); something that kept you a float or going no matter how dire things became—when rock bottom would hit in the middle of floating/navigating so many feelings-- it ensured survival. Even when the cat finally learned to fish for itself (which now i wonder was meant to be like naming emotions or processing things bit by bit) the whale shows up once more almost to be a reminder that it was still around even when not fully needed. At the end when foundations crumbled, the whale is no longer able to survive… and the cat is able to thank it for its help.

The water was there the whole movie but there was little times when the cat seemed to look at it's reflection. When it did it again at the end of the movie but with whole group being together-- I was obviously crying because dammit undertale you’re right despite everything it is still you

OH about the video game thought— looking at this from the lens of a trauma response; it did make more sense to be told as a movie; I mean with a game I can pause… I can take myself out of their experience and feel in control with a situation that is meant to not let us feel any

So being a movie instead is actually perfect

[hadesknockedupintheunderworld]

Okay now that I've reblogged that one post...

Holy shit

Like, please understand me. This is how I already interpreted these relationships after reading Journal 3 but like

Wow Ford really was in a weird kinda complicated gay situationship with Bill and Fiddleford, huh? When he's all alone on Christmas in tbob he's all like "Oh yeah haha of course...of course. You have. Yeah. You have a wife, F. How could I expect you not to leave. I am totally not secretly hoping you'll turn around and come back to me, or that you'll even bring your family back here if you have to so I can see you. I'd retreat to my dreams but I haven't seen my muse in weeks and I miss him so badly. I'm so alone"

He and Fiddleford aren't even dating but it's hard not to get the light impression that this situationship is such that Ford kinda treats Bill like his comfort triangle from his head and dreams and Fiddleford like his comfort best friend in his lab. Like he's sad on Christmas that his boyfriends left him alone, you know? Of course it's definitely more complicated than just that, but they are dear companions to him

Or when Bill finally comes back and Ford is pissed

"You return now? After all of that, after me missing you so badly, almost dying, wondering if I'd dreamed it all up. You return now like it was no biggie? Did you ever mean the things you said? Did you not find some other scientist or some other big brain to talk up? Have you found someone else? Another partner?"

And then Bill, dodging the question was like "Funny you think I'm cheating on you as if you haven't been spending all that time with F. The side bitch. The third wheel. You've even considered telling him everything, even though you know he has second thoughts. Heh. A little birdie told me he dreams of shutting down the project even."

Leading Ford to be like "Aw hell how could I accuse my muse of such a terrible thing when I haven't been a saint. He's right! F has been much less motivated lately and I've just gotten so paranoid from the isolation. I'm so sorry for my baseless accusations."

I don't even have a lot to say I just love these three. Fiddleford put up with a lot of shit from Ford while also dealing with his own problems and trying to help him regardless, while Stanford saw him as a comfort and a good friend but ultimately someone who was of lesser mind than he and couldn't see things through his eyes, while Bill was in Stanford's corner actively making him worse and contributing to his isolation (trying to get him to drop Fiddleford and actively feeding his paranoia), while Stanford was seeing both relationships of his with stars in his eyes and rose tinted glasses because he refused to do some introspection

There's so much stuff that journal 3 and tbob added to the equation that's just bad/shitty all around. Can't believe Ford went through a double divorce/breakup despite not having ever been married (or, at least, despite not even officially dating them sorta)

The entire situation in the past is just tragic and hilarious and concerning all at once and that's what I like the portal trio for tbh

[ariesintheshire]

I have loved you in quiet ways, in unspoken words and stolen glances, in the spaces between then and now.

And if love is a constant thing, then you have always been my favorite part of forever.

[riftwithin]

maybe you already let go. im just the last to feel it.

[itsalwaysgal]

Hey, I promise to take a good care of myself. Don't worry. You take care.

from @itsalwaysgal's six-page handwritten letter to her long-time, faraway friend—stitched with a hint of anxiety, but sent anyway.

[deadly-danaid]

...and then some people never know what it's like to be held, they are too busy doing the holding."

Moka Lynn, Good Samaritans

[hvackisser]

Ouhhh,, I won't him,,

[dontthinkineedyou]

In another dimension you never had to say goodbye, you go to treatment, you believe in yourself the way I always believed in you, & you navigate sobriety.

In another dimension my kids grow up visiting you on weekends, the cousins don’t all live together, and we both have learned how to balance our roles as mothers & aunties along side one another.

In another dimension I call you on a random Tuesday to ask you how to make chicken the way our nana use to & you still answer, you tell me again, and then we laugh about all of the things I never seem to remember.

In another dimension I’m not angry at the world,

I never become heartless,

and grief is a stranger to me & our father & all of our children,

I still sing you happy birthday every October, and you wake me up at midnight every April, our traditions from childhood grow old, and we keep every pinky promise we ever made.

In another dimension it’s 75 degrees outside, you’re driving a little bit faster then you should be the same way you always would whenever it started getting warm outside again, we’re both singing along to the radio, & I thank you for being my older sister and my best friend.

That’s what I want to believe at least, even if it’s not true

that somewhere in another dimension there’s a version of me that never has to lose you. Somewhere out there between time and space there’s a me and a you, and they never have to say goodbye

-D.R. ((((You’re never coming back and I’m still learning how to be okay with that.)))

[sillytriumphdragon]

Ever had those days where you're just like, "What's the point?" It's like this heavy fog settles over everything, and you're stuck in this weird funk, but you can't even pinpoint why. Life feels like this endless series of battles, and lately, it seems like you're losing every single one. Trust? Yeah, good luck with that. Can't trust anyone, can't trust what's coming next, and honestly, can't even trust yourself. It's like you're stuck in this maze of doubt, and there's no clear way out. But hey, it's okay not to have it all figured out. Sometimes, you just gotta ride the wave and hope for smoother seas ahead. Hang tight, buddy. 🌊🌀🌟

[hereiswhatremains]

"but you knew I loved you,

you did, right?"

— Anonymous

[szilverer]

mentally they are still there

physically too.

the waswood has shifted, the gates of the collective dream memory have closed to everyone else. but they haven't returned.

it's been days.

this is the first event in the waswood we have actually participated in! :D and to the ghostie, it's. well. its a (literal) throwback to their first weeks of life. now reisz gets to (literally!1!) look back and trace everything they missed in the event & compare everything they didn't know then but do know now. but also, crucially,

they are being confronted with the fact that this empty-headed beginning might have been the happiest they've ever been and that's...

that's something to reflect on, isn't it?

that's something to think about.

bonus bc also rly liked this version

[alizahawthorne]

june 19, 2025

my writing expresses none of my feelings. i only see my pathetic desperation.

[ariesintheshire]

He’s a mix of calm and chaos, of deep thoughts and quiet love. And somehow, he’s exactly what I need.

[sarahcute]

We are all writing the story of our lives. Journaling is actually a form of Therapy, when a person writes they are finding ways to express their most abstract thoughts, feelings, and emotions using the written word.

The better the combination of words, phrases and sentences the better that persons writing is going to sound to others. A Good writer is not only someone who writes well, but someone who writes the story of their life within the words they write.

We like people who emanate the essence of who they are in their writing, and sometimes even when writing the story of ones Life, that is the sort of writing another would actually like to read.

That makes writing spiritual in a sense. In the bible it is written, man does not live by bread alone but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.

When we write with emotion we are embodying our own needs in that writing, and people can glean that off the page. That is spiritual. We are all writers, writing the story of our lives...