July 6: My energy is off today. I’d like to say it’s the result of a few restless and sleepless nights, but more than likely it’s the blank calendar in front of me. I’m exactly where I positioned myself to be yet I’m totally uncomfortable with it. It’s not that[…]
June 14: I’ve been thinking about my first two years of college prompted by a study of the chakra system, and in particular the first chakra, the root chakra. The chakra system originated in India between 1500 and 500 BC. It was traditionally an Eastern philosophy now associated more with[…]
March 29: This is a Labyrinth. Unlike a maze which may have multiple entrances and exits, dead ends, no center, and branches requiring decision making; a labyrinth has one center, one entrance which is also the exit, and one non-branching path. A maze is confusing, a labyrinth is purposeful. Last month my[…]
February 20th: The final assignment for my numerology course was to write a personal mission statement inspired by my numbers. The attributes of the numbers help to fill in the blanks. This should’ve been an easy task as my numbers accurately reflect my past, present and future; and I’m fairly comfortable writing about[…]
February 9th: I’m a bit adrift this week. The displacement caused by the fumigation of termites in my house is the likely culprit. Or a side effect of binge watching Gilmore Girls on sleepless nights; my brain suffers from the constant chatter of all the show’s female characters talking as[…]
February 7th: This year’s creative expression is writing. In addition to my daily gratitude writing I’m participating with a group of friends in a 52 weeks of journaling project. Every Sunday a new prompt is posted and we respond in any form we wish — writing, art work, photos, etc.[…]
February 3rd: Sometimes gratitude is a very intentional exercise of turning a negative into a positive. Sometimes gratitude is turning inward and reflecting on the basics, the things in our life we take for granted or do without any recognition of their importance. Nothing screams “write about me” today so[…]
February 2nd: Don’t laugh, but I’ve been studying numerology. It’s part of a self-directed initiative to expand my horizons and it’s the information in this course that I’m actually thankful for today. Numbers 1-9 each have personality types associated with them making numerology not much different than the personality types[…]
January 27th: I have a group of friends with a desire to be held accountable for their 2017 goals, a desire to be here on this day in 2018 and say “I made this happen for myself”. Goals are big when you’re young — get an education, find a job that is rewarding[…]
I’m taking an art journaling eCourse by Brené Brown who is the author of The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are. The eCourse uses art and journaling to contemplate and apply the Guideposts in the book, an example of[…]