The Power of a Blank Page

a n open notebook with a pencil resting on the blank pages

All my life, I've been drawn to journals, notebooks, blank paper of any kind! There’s something so invigorating to me about a blank page.

Sometimes it feels like the most exciting thing in the world: wide open, full of potential, ready for me to pour every thought and dream into it. Other times, it feels like it’s staring back at me, daring me to be brilliant, to prove that I’m “good enough” to fill it.

For a long time, I let that second feeling win. I’d buy pretty journals, open new Google Docs, even start projects with enthusiasm… only to stop when I felt like what I wrote wasn’t “good enough.” That blank page became less of an invitation and more of a test I thought I was failing.

But lately, I’ve been trying to see it differently. That's kind of what this blog has become for me, in a way.

A blank page is not a test. It’s a reset button. It’s proof that the past doesn’t get the final say and that every time I show up, I get a fresh start.

When I remind myself of that, the pressure shifts. Suddenly, I don’t need to write the perfect sentence or map out the perfect plan. I just need to start. Sometimes, (lots of times) that looks like messy scribbles. Sometimes it’s a list of random thoughts. Sometimes, it’s doodles, because words aren’t ready yet. And I am learning that that’s okay.

As cheesy as this is... I am also learning that most of life works the same way. We get blank pages all the time, such as new jobs, new cities, new friendships, new mornings. We don’t always know what to do with them. We worry we’ll mess them up. But the blank page isn’t waiting for perfection; it’s waiting for us to try. (Can you tell I've been living in insomnia-land lately?😫)

So here’s to the blank pages! The ones in our notebooks, and the ones life hands us. They’re not scary. They’re not judging us. They’re gifts. And we get as many as we need.

✏️ Kacie’s Notebook Prompts 📓

I would like to leave you with a little something to take off the screen and into your own world. If you’ve got a blank page in front of you today, try one of these:

  • Write down 3 small joys that made you smile this week.

  • Start a sentence with “What if…” and let your imagination run with it.

  • Scribble or doodle something random. (No perfection required and no one else needs to see it)

  • Write one encouraging sentence you need to hear right now. (This is honestly the hardest thing for me to do, but I am working on it.)

  • Ask your blank page a question… then let yourself answer it.

Because sometimes the best way to fill a page is simply to begin. 💜

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