This is why I journal every day

Today I was looking at old journal entries from last year. It's something I should do more often, because I got some really good insights from it.

Reading about my struggles and dreams got me a bit sentimental. I smile now at how lost I felt then.

In one of my entries, when talking about an app I was trying to build, I wrote:

The only thing that I need to fix now is the login thing. I don't know how the hell to fix that shit. It is so hard. I hate how difficult it is. Ugh. I wish it were simpler. But I just need to remember: In one year, or less, I will look back and think how the hell did I not know how to authenticate users?

I was right. It's funny to see my frustration with this coding challenge that I can solve with ease today.

Because our everyday improvements are so small, it's sometimes easy to lose track of progress. Of how we're growing as people. The stuff we're learning.

But comparing myself today to one year ago, wow. That's when the difference becomes clear.

I feel proud of myself. Of how far I've come.

Not only in regards to the skills I've learned. But also how I've grown in my mindset towards life and work. In my relationships. My achievements.

And it's all because I have this previous version of myself to compare with.

This is why I journal every day.

A year from now, when I look back at what I write today, I'll see that my dreams have become part of my everyday life.

Because today, I am living a dream I once had.