What's your favorite feature of Laravel and why?

Im a designer (so I might conceptualize and put things into context from a very different point of view), and I have been using Laravel for some time now, not much, probably for around 6 months in total. (on and off) At first I didnt know much about the MVC model, I knew just the basics, Controller, Model and View, didnt know what the Model was for but I kind of had an idea about the Controller and the View, so I had 2 out of 3 (go me) and that was pretty much it. When I started to use Laravel more, I was amazed to how easy it was to "dynamically change" my HTML, and the code was to the point and very simple syntax was applied, I didnt need to use too much symbols or words like in plain PHP.

To me, its better this way because I dont have to think too much about the backend and all the back channeling it needs, all those cords being plugged to the right connector and stuff so the view can look "ok". I need to make sure both are in sync because after that is done I can now focus and start working (or worrying) about my favorite part, which is the front end. Worrying about my columns and rows of the CSS Grid, rendering a good composition to the end user, or at least in this case my personal blog, me. I think it should reflect the current "ambience" im going through, my workspace, it should be, clear, simple to the point and should be easy to comprehend, by anyone, from anywhere.

Overall, I think Laravel communicates itself internally in a very simple way. Ive tried Angular 1.X before, and that was really good, it was kind of to the point too, youd drag a CDN and started to manipulate your HTML in ways you'd never expected to. Later I found out about a new version. Looking back I think it has its audience, there are a few people that just get it by the first few tries or the first few lines of code, all frameworks for that matter should be like that, simple and to the point, they shouldn't be a drag to work in, and probably each one has their core group of faith believers, they believe that's the best workflow and gives them enough tools to give ideas a brand new perspective. I think any framework that makes you feel good about what your'e working on is good.

I was never able to wrap my head around it, not by any chance, at least for 2 things, I was new, and just getting to know CSS and on top of that JavaScript, although I was able to grasp the concept behind "components", and thought that SPA's were the way to go, I was just too much of a novice to jump into a project using a powerful framework. I was never able to experience it to its full potential sadly at that time, and I dont think I never will.

I could probably talk more about my coding experience but this isnt why I wanted to open this topic

I wanted to know what else is out there, what are people using in their own personal websites that have an admin and looks like a blog, could be other ideas out there that I can benefit from. I just finished completing the email verification and finished the "Contact Me", form that sends me an email, overall im just getting to know the Laravel "auth", but. does a blog need to have templated emails, for example? What can I use in support of my own dashboard if im only looking to create blog posts? Im not done watching "Laravel From Scratch" by Jeffrey Way but I know im loving it.