Opening Up
Up until 2004 or so, my journal pages usually were about what I did, who I was with, etc... They told bits and pieces of my daily life (often routine) and rarely ever spoke of anything deeper than what I did that day. One day it changed completely. Looking back at my pages I can see that it was world events and my attitude towards them that shaped my journaling into what it is today. I started to write about my feelings, thoughts and anything other than what I was doing at that moment.
At the suggestion of a few friends (okay, more the constant loving nagging), I started sharing these pages on my blog. I was a bit anxious about sharing them but realized that by posting my pages I could possibly encourage others to do the same and open up on their own journal pages.
It's not hard for me to open up and spill onto my pages. I've been keeping a journal for so long. Yet at the same time, even with all of my openness, honesty and raw vulnerability on my pages, I want to go deeper. That's what I'm going to push for as we enter 2014. I hope that you'll come along on the journey with me.
Blog Love:
Craft Therapy's Be A Voice
Alisa Golden's Art-Related Book Gift Guide (I have many of these!)
Comments
PeggySu
Thanks for the blog love and your wonderful comment today. Like you, I quietly read along here but just keep to myself most of the time.
BTW, how long is your BOGO sale? I have a couple of your classes I want to take (a couple actually means a few more than two, don't ya know) but payday is a few days away.
Thanks again!
peace, love, & admiration,
Barb
I have posted your most generous offer on two forums - on of which has a lively group of journal makers - I hope you get some business from them - you so deserve it.
I am so excited of spending the next year working on the journals I have bought from you,
The detailed content is absolutely amazing and I have never bought a workshop from anybody on any subject from someone who has put such and energy into the information ,the photos, the prompts, layouts, inspiration - you are so unique I just want the 'world' to find you and experience the joy of such workshops.
Thank you