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April 13, 2017
Live in Balance: A to Z Challenge - L is for...
L is for...Life
Close up: Tree of life drawing on handmade paperToday's journal entry has an art element again. Please have a look at the pictures below for you to create your own - no video clips this time, I promise.Why life? Why not something mundane like lists or leopards or logs? Hey, this is a journal series about the journey to happiness, and life plays a big part in that, don't you agree?Tree of lifeI chose to do a drawing of a tree because they are some, if not the, longest living ent...
Close up: Tree of life drawing on handmade paperToday's journal entry has an art element again. Please have a look at the pictures below for you to create your own - no video clips this time, I promise.Why life? Why not something mundane like lists or leopards or logs? Hey, this is a journal series about the journey to happiness, and life plays a big part in that, don't you agree?Tree of lifeI chose to do a drawing of a tree because they are some, if not the, longest living ent...
April 12, 2017
Live in Balance: A to Z Challenge - K is for...
K is for...Knobs, knuckles, and knitting
Journal writing doesn't always have to be about a serious or painful topic, it can also be about something that makes you happy.What makes you happy?In my research for this blog series, I came across many topics, but one that definitely made me smile is all the crafts and hobbies that people indulge in. Indulgence it is, isn't it? Hours of playing with paper, or clay, or wood, or fabrics. They say that giving is supposed to make you happier than receivi...
Journal writing doesn't always have to be about a serious or painful topic, it can also be about something that makes you happy.What makes you happy?In my research for this blog series, I came across many topics, but one that definitely made me smile is all the crafts and hobbies that people indulge in. Indulgence it is, isn't it? Hours of playing with paper, or clay, or wood, or fabrics. They say that giving is supposed to make you happier than receivi...
April 11, 2017
Live in Balance: A to Z Challenge - J is for...
J is for...Journal
Like most things, journals and the reasons they were kept, have evolved over time. According to Wikipedia, the word diary comes from the Latin word diarium, meaning “daily allowance” and journal originated from the same root diurnus, meaning “of the day”.For the sake of this post, I will use the word 'journal', since most adults refer to their appointment books as diaries and their electronic diaries as calendars. A diary also implies a daily entry, whereas a journal entry...
Like most things, journals and the reasons they were kept, have evolved over time. According to Wikipedia, the word diary comes from the Latin word diarium, meaning “daily allowance” and journal originated from the same root diurnus, meaning “of the day”.For the sake of this post, I will use the word 'journal', since most adults refer to their appointment books as diaries and their electronic diaries as calendars. A diary also implies a daily entry, whereas a journal entry...
April 10, 2017
Live in Balance: A to Z Challenge - I is for...
I is for Inspiration
April 9, 2017
Live in Balance: A to Z Challenge - H is for...
H is for...HappinessThis whole blog series is aimed at finding your Happiness through a journey of journal writing. So that begs the question: what is happiness? Or should we rather contemplate what happiness means to us as individuals?I think for each one of us being happy may mean something different, and yet we still have many things in common that we can all nod and say, yes, that would be my happiness too.
In his book, Flow, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, dug deep into the psyche of what happin...
In his book, Flow, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, dug deep into the psyche of what happin...
April 8, 2017
Live in Balance: April is no fool's month
The month of April is well underway and I trust yours has been as creative and productive as mine so far. I am also looking forward to a couple of weeks of leave to spend more time with my writing and art.With Francois back from Botswana, I have quite a few of his photographs in mind for art projects. My favourite (he is still busy working through the 5000+ he had taken) image is one of a baby hyena. It is so cute, and yet as an adult, it will inspire fear and respect.
Also on my Francois-pict...
Also on my Francois-pict...
April 7, 2017
Live in Balance: A to Z Challenge - G is for...
G is for...GratitudeThis is probably the one theme that you will find in every single book about journals and journal writing. But what does it truly mean to be grateful? Is it a list of the things we own (eg. house), the things we are (eg. healthy), the situations we find ourselves in (eg. employed)? Or can there be more than just a list we should be contemplating in our journal entry today?
Would there be a universe if I were not here to appreciate it?In his course work book, The Journal-Wri...
Would there be a universe if I were not here to appreciate it?In his course work book, The Journal-Wri...
April 6, 2017
Live in Balance: A to Z Challenge - F is for...
F is for...Forgiveness
We have to agree this is not an easy topic even for your private journal. While it is hard to forgive someone who wronged us, it can be more difficult to forgive ourselves.For today's topic, you need to take a long hard look at yourself. What in your life still exists as an obstacle to moving forward?Who do you still resent about something that was done to you, either intentionally or accidentally?Old and new resentments hamper us in our journey towards happiness si...
We have to agree this is not an easy topic even for your private journal. While it is hard to forgive someone who wronged us, it can be more difficult to forgive ourselves.For today's topic, you need to take a long hard look at yourself. What in your life still exists as an obstacle to moving forward?Who do you still resent about something that was done to you, either intentionally or accidentally?Old and new resentments hamper us in our journey towards happiness si...
April 5, 2017
Live in Balance: A to Z Challenge - E is for...
E is for...Explore
While most people would associate the word 'explore' with activities outside, maybe a little travelling, or going to the local market to find a treasure or two. This time, however, we are exploring one thing that is almost impossible to find in our modern world: silence.Have you noticed how noisy our world has become? Traffic. Computers. Air-conditioning systems. No matter where you find yourself physically, there is almost always a hum or a buzz going on in your surrounding...
While most people would associate the word 'explore' with activities outside, maybe a little travelling, or going to the local market to find a treasure or two. This time, however, we are exploring one thing that is almost impossible to find in our modern world: silence.Have you noticed how noisy our world has become? Traffic. Computers. Air-conditioning systems. No matter where you find yourself physically, there is almost always a hum or a buzz going on in your surrounding...
Book Feature: PROVOCATIVE by Lisa Renee Jones
Provocative by Lisa Renee Jones is coming April 18th!
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