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Top Three Things

Top Three Things

This week’s journal prompt:

As you go through your day, make a mental list of the 3 best things that happen to you today. When something else better shows up, modify your list and keep track of the top 3 things for the day. If you keep a journal, you might want to write down your list at the end of the day, so you can refer back to your journal in the future. Do this exercise for at least a week. This exercise trains your mind to consciously and actively look for the blessings in your life. Focus on finding “what’s going right” instead of following our tendency to focus on “what’s going wrong”. I’m sure you will find new appreciation & outlook for your life. [Source: Hueina Su, Cultivate the Gratitude Attitude, Intensive Care for the Nurturer's Soul]

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Grab your journal and unleash that inner artist. Work fast and free, don’t stop to judge or second guess yourself. Just create! And if you’d like to share with us, post on your blog, then leave your link* in the comments section of this post so we can go check it out.

* To ensure it is easy for us to find your artwork, please provide a link to a static page that will always show your submission, and not your website’s main page.


Out of control…

Out of control…

So… Out of control… what do you immediately think of when you hear that? Your hair? A two-year-old throwing a tantrum? Britney Spears? Your life? Grab your journal and muse a bit through art and words or however you choose about your own — or others’ — out of control chaos.

Oh, Suzi Blue, we so ♥ you. This week our beloved art journal chica is cheering you on once again and singing the praises of playing with paper dolls and listening to your muse. Right on, I am all about amusing the muse.

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Grab your journal and unleash that inner artist. Work fast and free, don’t stop to judge or second guess yourself. Just create! And if you’d like to share with us, post on your blog, then leave your link* in the comments section of this post so we can go check it out.

* To ensure it is easy for us to find your artwork, please provide a link to a static page that will always show your submission, and not your website’s main page.

The Many Hats We Wear…

The Many Hats We Wear…

What ‘hats’ do you wear? Many of us have several roles we lead in our lives… or perhaps you just really, really like to wear hats? Whether you take this prompt literally or metaphorically, use it as a guide on a journal page. Perhaps you could sketch a figure or paste down a photo then add a hat or crown. Experiment, have fun, let loose as you explore the many hats you wear.

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Grab your journal and unleash that inner artist. Work fast and free, don’t stop to judge or second guess yourself. Just create! And if you’d like to share with us, post on your blog, then leave your link* in the comments section of this post so we can go check it out.

* To ensure it is easy for us to find your artwork, please provide a link to a static page that will always show your submission, and not your website’s main page.

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