Some thoughts on finding true things to tell yourself, noticing nature, stress & planner layouts
March 2026 Newsletter
March is the best month of the year. (Besides December (cause Christmas).) I said what I said.
Here’s what we’ve got in this newsletter:
🤔 A thought I’m processing [on affirmations]
💕 A thought I’m loving [on noticing nature]
🗳️ A poll [on stress levels]
🔗 Some link love [a planner’s dream]
📆 A full recap & links to this past month’s posts
March’s free resource: [daily affirmations worksheet]
🤔 A thought I’m processing [on affirmations]
I’m not an affirmations girlie. I have always thought of affirmations as a form of toxic positivity or like ‘putting-stuff-out-into-the-universe’ type stuff, and that’s not my vibe.
But recently I’ve been doing an exercise where each morning I notice all the different parts of me, and what thoughts or feelings are most active. I spend a few minutes leaning into that part of me and just brain-dumping all the associated stress/frustration/fears.
And then I think through what that voice needs; not like smothering fears or frustrations with positive self-talk - but more like - what does this part of me need to hear? From God, from me? And I think through what feels authentic, true, and important for that part of me to know.
One example: I noticed the other morning that a part of me is just longing to connect with God, but as I leaned into that part of me, I also noticed that I have nothing to bring - no cognitive energy to read my Bible or pray, no emotional energy to process, and even thinking about it leaves me feeling a little exhausted. So, I wrote all that down, without editing or correcting. And then I wrote next to it my ‘affirmation’ —> “God needs nothing from you.”
I’ve been liking it. That’s all.
I made a little journal page for paid subscribers that will walk you through this process if you want to try! (scroll to the bottom of this newsletter)
❤️ A thought I’m loving [on noticing nature]
Loving this study out of Concordia University of Edmonton. It was a two-week study, where some participants were just asked to:
Notice the everyday nature they encountered in their typical daily routine (trees, birds through the window, clouds, etc.)
Pay attention to how it made them feel
Record responses
This basic daily mindful noticing showed significant increases in ‘well-being,’ (which is like positive emotions, life satisfaction, connectedness…)
So that’s cool.
(I’ve been trying it, and the part I find the hardest? Noticing how it makes me feel. I have had to create a word bank because it’s so hard for me to come up with anything.)
🗳️ A poll on [on stress levels]
Despite all that I do to manage my stress levels, I’ve been noticing a lot in the past month. There’s just a lot going on. My hunch, for aw hile, has been that we’re all pretty stressed. But curious about that hunch. So…
🔗 Some link love
Okay, I’m in deep in the journal world right now. Like the planner-journal world, not just the journal-journal world. So, this section is going to be pretty niche, but for those who are nerds like me - here are some setups/concepts I’ve been loving recently:
📆 What you missed in February
Below are some links to thoughts I’ve shared this past month! (Please note that some of my messier thoughts and musings are behind a paywall. You can read more about why I do that here, and feel free to upgrade your subscription to access them and support my research!)
🆓 The free resource for March is below (for paid subscribers!)
✏️ Free resource: Daily Affirmations Worksheet
I’ve been trying this practice (that I wrote about in the first section of this newsletter) to start my day, and I’m kind of loving it. Let me know how it goes for you!
