Journaling--something I've needed to do and tried many, many times, watched how others have done it, read books, and found myself lacking and so very unsure of myself. That feeling of needing to do has not gone away and as I prayed for the "Ah ha moment" to come--when I would be able to say, 'that's how it should look like, there you go this is it!', it came to me (from God I'm sure) that I've been doing it already for a long time. Here and there, writing notes to myself about what a good day it's been, making facebook observations, even instagram counts, right? Just documenting where I am, what I am doing. What an exciting revelation!!!
Discovered bullet journaling in December 2015 and began making the boxes and tasks, watched youtubes galore and decided that everyone does it differently and I need to make it my OWN! It's for ME and will not and should not look the same as anyone else's. Goodness, that is so freeing. Now I don't have to be down on myself for failure to measure up to someone else.
Shared on New Year's Day with my daughters & daughter in laws about bullet journaling and on Super Bowl Sunday & granddaughter Ayva's 9th birthday celebration, daughter in law Ashley decorated a bag tag & journal cover with Ayva's name done in a calligraphy using a water brush and crayola water colors leftover from one of her son's school supplies. It was beautiful!!!!! We were able to practice on watercolor paper & it was delightful. Ashley's mom Gin did calligraphy 20 plus years ago professionally and beautifully lettered their wedding invitation in 2002. Ashley wed Keoki on 2-2-2 with a medieval theme. Practice, practice.
It's about doing something instead of thinking about it. It's not going to look the same every day! Something new--stretch. What is God trying to say to me today? Who else needs some freedom? How can I share?
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