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BAUK'S BOOKS

A Micro-Journal by T. S. Bauk

Below you will find my journal. I journal as a means of self-expression, born out of a need to process my thoughts and experiences and a desire to feel heard.

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You'll see short, daily entries. I make these entries in order to build a habit and maintain a practice of journaling. I do this to build mental health, heal past wounds, treasure old memories, celebrate moments of beauty, and create my understanding of myself and my world.

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You will also find entries categorized as FFR (ForFutureReference). These are ideas I have that I may want to explore or revisit later. These are scraps that I may weave together someday into an insight, a practice, or a project. Or I may forget them and move on from. I leave them here for now, just in case.

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I don't intend to seek an audience, but if you have found this site, feel free to explore. Sift through my memories. Weigh my ideas. Take what is useful and leave anything that is not to your liking.

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THE MICRO-JOURNAL OF T. S. BAUK

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Dec 22 Daily Entry -- Expectations

What if I had a theory that rich people and poor people could have "unique" names but middle-class people can't. We could come up with...

December 21 Daily Entry -- Repeated Mistakes

How many times have I been uncharitable to my mother--thinking I know how she should be or what she should do--only to learn later that...

December 11 Daily Entry -- Wave on wave

What if the crazies are right? I know I shouldn't fall for this, but it makes sense to my tired brain. They say we are made of...

December 8 Daily Entry -- Who's there?

Who am I working for? Who am I trying to impress? I work only so that someone will approve of me. Why am I waiting for permission to...

December 5 Daily Entry -- Why fear?

Why fear the moment of release? Why fear the moment when I allow myself to let go of all the effort it takes to insist that I am a...

December 4 Daily Entry -- Who am I to have thoughts?

I am a professor of nothing, holding no doctorate of studies in no particular field. I have not achieved anything special, nor have I had...

December 4 Daily Entry -- What if there is no me?

I know that "I" am not my body. At least not completely. I am also my thoughts, right? Or my feelings? Maybe both? But then again, I know...

Nov 25 Daily Entry -- Ceaseless Work

It has been hard and I have been so tired. The work never ends. The masquerade never ends. There is always a show to do or a show to...

Nov 13 Daily Entry -- Little Luxuries

There are many little luxuries that you are denying yourself when you could afford to grant them. Order the coffee you like, that doesn't...

Nov 12 Daily Entry -- Health

If I am allowing myself to take time on my journey, I should ensure there is a supply of time for me to have. And thus, let's increase...

Nov 11 Daily Entry -- Water Thoughts

I know you have given up on ever feeling successful. I know that you have seen yourself fail again and again and again, and now you are...

Nov 1 Daily Entry -- The ant on the sink

Sometimes I kill the ant. But the next day he is back. Replaced. Always one, never two. I think that I create this ant with my mind. I...

October 31 Daily Entry -- The Ancestors Answered

I asked the ancestors for help today, and they have answered. I asked for help to relax and be happy. They said this: Your life is not...

Aug 22 Daily Entry -- Silent

I understand now why my grandmother was silent most of the time. She was tired. She was in pain. She had given all her life and had...

October 31 Daily Entry -- My Mother Told Me

There's a lot my mother didn't teach me. Whether she didn't know, or she didn't think it was important is irrelevant. What matters is I...

October 30 Daily Entry -- Flawed but Victorious

Every version of you still exists. You at age 6. Happy, or not so happy. Flawed or perfect. I suppose it depends on what you choose to...

October 27 Daily Entry -- Outside Too

The change in the thought pattern to change your perceptions to change your reality, it works outside of you, too. Last week I began to...

October 26th Daily Entry -- Becoming True

Have you ever said a thing and it became true? Not a fact. Not a thing like the sky being blue (is it blue to you?) but a thought ot...

October 25 Daily Entry -- Roses

There are three things I am willing to smell like--four if you count vick's vapo-rub. But the other three are almonds, lavender, and...

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WHO AM I?

Thoughts from Inside My Lair

I'm not a naturally consistent journaler, but I have built the habit because I thought it would be a useful tool to strengthen mental health, to express myself, and to explore my own ideas.

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To get myself journaling consistently, I came up with the idea of micro-journaling according to a set of guidelines developed to take away the intimidation I felt every time I tried to start a journaling about. (You can read about that here.)


And if you would like to journal, but need a little prompting, consider subscribing to my "nudge" service. Subscribers will receive a daily email prompting them to journal and offering a question, prompt, photo, or other springboard for thought.

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