My be.prompted.1 Journal Spread

be.prompted.1

I just finished reading Dr. Brene Brown's book, The Gifts of Imperfection, (which I highly recommend) and came across an exercise that I wanted to try:

Create an Ingredients for Joy + Meaning List. List out specifics conditions that are in place when everything feels good in your life.

The last couple of weeks I have been working in a moleskine, not using much ephemera or tape, etc. I have been asking myself a lot of contemplative questions and find I have been doing a lot more writing then usual. Really it ebbs and flows, and I am already feeling the tide turning back to more artsy pages. Regardless, this be.prompted was done in the more writing mode.

I started this prompt out by stating what the prompt was, and then created a list of the things that on my ingredients and joy list. I actually started the spread on the left hand side, then moved to the right... come to think of it do this quite often. Once I had my list down, I played on the 'be.prompted" and summarized each list item (or in one case, 2 list items) in to an action - for example, 'be.true' and 'be.creative'. These I listed on the left hand side of the spread and elaborated on how I can work to get these things to be prominent in my life.

Did you have time to do the prompt? I would love to see your spread!

Comments

[kelly]

I think it must be a contemplative time of year. I love that you are going to offer monthly prompts and I love this one in particular. Thanks Hope!

[Nessa, Pretty Days]

your page is wonderful and thanks for the book...i didn't know and i'm gonna buy it.....(even if it's in english and english is just my third language but no matter)

[nicole]

i really have been wanting to get into journaling more, like writing out whole pages. i have many visual journals where i write little bits here and there but sometimes you just need a whole page! i will try this and see what i come up with. ;)

[Leanne Shawler]

I haven't done it yet -- it's on my to do!

[Lauren @ Enchanting]

I haven't done it yet but I can't wait to - and I love yours! Thank you for offering the monthly prompts. My brain is besieged by stress and this helps to encourage my own creativity.