Today I had to journal with the prompt "I forgot to tell you ..." I really appreciated this task because it allowed me to deal with an issue that has been bothering me and be honest about it and how I feel and helped clarify what I plan to do about it. Thank you Sarah for this task. The fun part was knowing that it would be completely covered in tape so no one but me will ever know what is under there. Until I did a search of the house I never knew we had so many different types of tape in the house ... Dear Heart had a stash in the garage that I raided ... he is far neater than I so his tapes were easy to find ... what they are used for I'll never know but they have now been appropriated for ART ... YAY! hahahaha
I have always been a little hesitant to journal honestly for fear that someone else may accidently or purposefully read what I have written and use it against me. Through these tasks I am learning that I don't need to be so concerned because I can always alter it into something else. This has been a very liberating lesson to learn!At the back of my Soul Journal I have created a section called "Thankful". This is something I recall from an Oprah show ... at least I think it was Oprah. Every day I will write down at least 3 things I have been thankful for that day and I will do this even on the worst days ... I suppose it is like looking for the silver lining ... some days it will be easy and other days it will be hard however I think looking for the positive each day will increase my ability to cope with what life throws at me.
And now I am going to go work on some technique pages for the FAT book while I pretend to do housework. Later on I am going to spend some time on all the other Soul Journaler's blogs. I'd recommend you go have a look too.
10 comments:
Wowzer your Husband does have an amazing collection of tape! I have always found covering my words to be very therapeutic. I'm glad you enjoyed it too! :)
*SOUL HUGS*
Sarah
Ok. Your pages rock and I think I have tape envy LOL
I love your addition of a thankful page. Mine would probably have zoloft for every day so maybe I should just do a why I am thankful for zoloft page roflol!
Oh yea, and that last little comment about pretending to do housework... you had me falling out of this chair. I gotta try that, does it work?
Just found your blog through Sarah :)
I'm doing the challenge too! It IS so much fun!! I LOVE Hows yours is going!! Man you have so much tape!! I found 3 different types of tapes in our house :P My Dad doesn't have any! May have to work around that.
Look forward to seeing what else you do with the days to come :)
xx
Hi Christy ... my zoloft is lexapro and used to be aropax! My Dr changed me to lexapro cos she had samples of that in her office when I "fell" again but couldn't afford to get the prescription filled. Love my DR!
I have pretended to do housework for years ... if I occasionally iron a shirt and swipe the mirror I seem to get away with it - hahahahaha ... actually thinking that maybe I should do some real housework soon ... alternatively I could just wait until my mum gets fed up and insists on helping me out.
Hey Ruby ... Love your name ... it is a good name for a Princess!
Oh definitely have tape envy. How cool! I had two to work with and so I had to get creative with what I had. Sometimes limitations do have their benefits.
I've been avoiding housework and playing all the time. I'm a bit addicted to blogging and commenting and taking up challenges. What wash the floor? There is a new gothic challenge at hand. What did you say, there are dust bunnies everywhere? That isn't as important as my new soul journal... ha!
Love the thankful page. My son and I will recount what three things made us happy in the day over supper. It is a great way to see the types of things that make us happy and for us to feel gratitude. I have a journal that I write in and once a week I make a list of all the things that I have accomplished and many things that made me happy. It has turned my journal from a rant to a celebration.
Your taped pages are artsy...purple tape???Love it!
Sure like the thankful idea!
Connie
what fun, its nice to be told what to do in your journal for a while hey, great pages!!!
oh wow girl your tape is absoluetly fabulous!
I let DH read my journal before I covered it...I thought it would be very helpful to our relationship and it was...I then covered it and he asked me what the point of writing was LOL...I didn't know what to say until I read your entry...
Your Thankful section is genious...mind if I borrow it?
What a great idea about writing down 3 things to be thankful for! I think I will do that too. I love all of your journal pages...you use lots of color...nice!
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