Whenever I get an idea for a blog post, I write it down in my ‘Drafts’ folder.
Ideas may sit there for days, weeks, or even months before they get published.
However, today as I was flicking through the 70+ posts, I had a mental shift.
Rather than seeing them as potential future posts—or perhaps as seeds yet to germinate—I felt disconnected from them. I saw them as clutter, rather than potential. I knew I was keeping them there to feel like I had lots of “back up” ideas, rather than having any real intention to post them.
So, for the first time, I archived my entire Drafts folder. Facing that blank folder this morning was scary, but also liberating.
Pruning the dead leaves is often painful, but it leaves us lighter, allows us to see clearer, and leaves us better prepared for the journey ahead.