Visual journaling encourages self-expression without the need for artistic talent. It allows individuals to process emotions using sketches, symbols, and textures. Drawing can be spontaneous and liberating, serving as a personal and private space for reflection. The author aims to inspire creativity while exploring emotions through this personal practice.
Meditation
Mountain Magnificence
This is the painting by Everett Ruess which inspired my thoughts: my own personal views. There’s a place in most of us which longs for the magnitude of the high places in the rugged mountains; or maybe some long for the freedom of wide open places of plains and seas. The magnitude and the freedom … Continue reading Mountain Magnificence
The Scream
The content explores the impact of suppressed emotions on individuals, particularly addressing the inner child's struggle to express feelings due to societal expectations. It discusses personal experiences of alexithymia, trauma, and the journey toward emotional expression through art and writing.
A quiet Weekend
The author wishes everyone celebrating Easter a blessed day and expresses a desire for quiet reflection. They shared a visual journal painting and a YouTube video featuring a poem about finding glimmers in life during chaotic times.
Glimmers
The post reflects on finding hope amid life's challenges. It contrasts glimmers, moments of joy and support, with triggers that evoke negative emotions. Emphasizing the importance of recognizing these glimmers, the author encourages resilience and gratitude in difficult times.
My Journaling Journey: Part Two
Journaling My Way: A Creative Practice Before I get to Therapeutic Journaling and Visual Journaling I want to discuss how I journal because it is a very personal process; no one should tell you how to journal. And no one method is right; just like our values are personal to us. Elvis Presley said: Values … Continue reading My Journaling Journey: Part Two
The Wild Wilderness
The content reflects on Hagar's story from Genesis, exploring themes of rejection, identity, and transformation. It urges readers to confront and embrace their own neglected parts, fostering self-love and acceptance through personal challenges and rediscovery of self-worth.
On My Morning Walk
WalkingMy morning walkConstitutionalMy emotions And bodyEngaging in And absorbing The gifts of earth and skyButterflies emergingDelicately flittingOn streams of airFeathers scatteredRandomly dropping From no where In flight. Fish breakThe water's surface Water ploppingSplashingIn responseI am grateful A few years ago I used share my poetry on Saturdays. I want to get back into that habit. … Continue reading On My Morning Walk
Dialog
Soul Poem: dialogClose your eyesBreathe inBreathe outIn and outListen to the rushing of the windOr the cars go past.Listen to the gurgle of the brookOr the child laugh.Listen to a little play.Soul says: here I am, I am here.Body says:here I am, I am here. Triune is: body mind and soulTriune is: me myself and … Continue reading Dialog
Time for a change
Anyone who drives a manual car will understand it becomes obvious when it's time to change gears. When one is a learner driver it might happen that the gears are revving high before the learner realizes it's time to change. And sometimes in life we keep going in high revs because we are not attuned … Continue reading Time for a change