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A 365 Day Storytelling Project

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A 365 Day Storytelling Project

I always wanted to do a 365 day project.

What prevented me from doing it until now:
I never knew how to create a container that was flexible enough to hold me for 365 days. I believed I had to create something profound for at least an hour daily and the thought alone made me anxious and overwhelmed.
Fortunately over the years, I have gained some experience here and there defining and finishing smaller and bigger creative projects, which is why I feel quite confident about this one.

Why I’m doing this

First of all:
2025 has been an amazing year for my creative process.
The website was expanding, I experimented with a lot of new mediums online and offline and overall gained more confidence in expressing my voice. There is so much more to go, but I feel very proud of the progress I made.
Through a long social media break I increased my attention span and endurance for deep work whilst falling deeply in love with the simple process of improving a craft - not for performance or feedback, but the sole joy of self-expression.

My main intention for this project:

  1. Pushing my creative limits further. Whether it’s exploring unconventional topics, trying new mediums, finding my style, or combining skills: I want to discover different parts of myself and constantly reinvent everything I thought I knew.
  2. Having a daily devotional creative ritual. There’s something stabilising & comforting about integrating little sacred rituals into everyday life.
  3. Practising acknowledgment of what really matters day by day. A day can pass so quickly without even realising what has happened. Since I started an evening reflection practice a few weeks ago as well as the monthly practice, my perception of my days has changed. By replaying the day a few minutes before bed, I can look at certain situations from a different angle and rediscover small meaningful moments that otherwise would have been lost.

Crafting a realistic framework for this project

There is one important thing I learned about myself over the years:

I hate routines. I hate feeling trapped. I hate doing the same thing every day.

The thing is: I’m very capable of forcing myself doing repetitive tasks perfectly, which unfortunately has a negative affect on my mental health over time. Not everyone is a routine person, and that is something so overseen in nowadays world where everything is optimised, linear, boxed in and stiff.

I thrive in uncertainty and spontaneity and my creative energy is wild & untameable. I’m still learning how to work WITH it instead of against it and I know for sure that doing the same thing every day will not work for more than a few weeks. Which is why I need to find ways to spice the project up.

Some guidelines:

  • A blog post (or a page) does not need to contain words.
  • It includes the day of the year (eg. 005/365)
  • The content can be a photo, a drawing, a video or anything that can be shared digitally on the website.
  • There are no rules about the length & quality of the creation process or the content itself. I’m free to create anything at any time every day.
  • The content captures an essential moment, feeling, thought, encounter, conversation of the day or something that’s burning right now.
  • I’ll be courageous and create that thing and share it, even if it feels uncomfortable.
  • It will be most likely part of my evening reflection.
  • All my other projects have priority in terms of time & energy. This project will be a smaller one with not much pressure and thought put into it as a simple form of energy release, being in constant touch with my creative energy, and experimentation.
  • There are no goals about length of the post nor the time invested in creating it. On some days I may spend 2 mins posting something, on others hours.
  • In very rare cases where I won’t have access to my laptop (eg. during retreats), I’ll still create something offline (or on my phone) and will share it asap the next days.
  • I can change typos and layout later, but won’t change the core content. It stays online until the end of the project. (learning to hold the tension of ‘cringey’/incomplete/imperfect creations)
  • AI can and will be used for polishing, but never as a shortcut.I want the discomfort, the frustration, the learning - I want to learn how to overcome obstacles as part of my creative growth.
  • I’ll acknowledge & celebrate moments of breakthrough & joy. One of my struggles has been allowing myself to feel joy while creating. Self-criticism & shame are such a strong habits, and I want to replace them with childlike innocence & curiosity.

have a look at the project 365 essences

read more about the ongoing creation process