Words related to exercise and doodles were of cupcakes. Funny!
Journalling sometimes feels intimidating. There's always satisfaction, and there's never been regret post writing session....but staring down a blank page...well, sometimes I'm the first one to blink.
Words don't always come clearly into my mind or out of my mouth, but images do. Metaphors and symbols come into my consciousness...sometimes swirled with words...this is how awakenings can arrive.
What Helps?
I give you, dear reader, The To-Doodle List. Simply a list format in journalling combined with doodling. Actions to take, self care ideas to try and try again. Scratchings and sketchings of images that just come...This makes for fun....and waaaay less pressure.
Basics in the Lists
Drawing in a box or shape on my to-do's is fun for me. I see and mark the progress I make. Quite satisfying to cross out a box or task. I get to own the action - from beginning to end. It's evidence that footwork is happening - and I'm the one taking those steps! THAT IS HOT!
Other than that the only thing I'll say is that sometimes there's more than one type of list on one page. For me, this can happen. I'm okay with this. Your lists, if you take a stab, might look totally different. This is appropriate and normal - you are making your list, not mine.
Upon Review
I'm lately adapting to a new normal - without my dear doggie - and lately am needing reminders about what my choices are. What was I dreaming about and exploring before Otter died? Looking back over the lists previously created helps me remember. I get to see that energy on a page, and pick it up again....breathe it in again....Keep going, or alter my course. Maybe new inspirations come...maybe not.
Sometimes I forget what my own dreams are. I lose track lately. There's some sort of zone or fog in grieving I slip into, and I wake up inside my skin and wonder where I've been. Regardless, these pages hold choices and are based on what I said - and drew -
that I wanted.
Note About Quiet Days
Some days it's so quiet inside, that even reviewing previous pages yield nothing and the best I can do is just pick up the pen and mark the date. For me, this still counts as evidence that I showed up to the page.
So, Just Pick Up the Pen and GO
Whether it's jotting down a few bits for the day, for a dream, for a goal, the journal is not going to fill itself with your dreams and feelings....at least mine hasn't filled itself up yet. I fill my pages, and then I fill my life. Just for today.
Words don't always come clearly into my mind or out of my mouth, but images do. Metaphors and symbols come into my consciousness...sometimes swirled with words...this is how awakenings can arrive.
What Helps?
I give you, dear reader, The To-Doodle List. Simply a list format in journalling combined with doodling. Actions to take, self care ideas to try and try again. Scratchings and sketchings of images that just come...This makes for fun....and waaaay less pressure.
Basics in the Lists
Drawing in a box or shape on my to-do's is fun for me. I see and mark the progress I make. Quite satisfying to cross out a box or task. I get to own the action - from beginning to end. It's evidence that footwork is happening - and I'm the one taking those steps! THAT IS HOT!
Other than that the only thing I'll say is that sometimes there's more than one type of list on one page. For me, this can happen. I'm okay with this. Your lists, if you take a stab, might look totally different. This is appropriate and normal - you are making your list, not mine.
Upon Review
I'm lately adapting to a new normal - without my dear doggie - and lately am needing reminders about what my choices are. What was I dreaming about and exploring before Otter died? Looking back over the lists previously created helps me remember. I get to see that energy on a page, and pick it up again....breathe it in again....Keep going, or alter my course. Maybe new inspirations come...maybe not.
Sometimes I forget what my own dreams are. I lose track lately. There's some sort of zone or fog in grieving I slip into, and I wake up inside my skin and wonder where I've been. Regardless, these pages hold choices and are based on what I said - and drew -
that I wanted.
Note About Quiet Days
Some days it's so quiet inside, that even reviewing previous pages yield nothing and the best I can do is just pick up the pen and mark the date. For me, this still counts as evidence that I showed up to the page.
So, Just Pick Up the Pen and GO
Whether it's jotting down a few bits for the day, for a dream, for a goal, the journal is not going to fill itself with your dreams and feelings....at least mine hasn't filled itself up yet. I fill my pages, and then I fill my life. Just for today.
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