Gratitude Pages
Gratitude has the power to change our
perspective. When we pause to notice what we’re thankful for, we shift from a lack
mindset to one of appreciation and satisfaction. It is a great idea to start a gratitude
journal where you can list and reflect on what you are grateful for.
A few years ago I created a ‘Gratitude and
Celebration’ Journal and on a regular basis wrote about the things that I was
grateful for and created a journal page with an image. You can check out the video where I do a flip
through.
Create a gratitude page. You might begin with
a list, a sketch, a series of symbols or images that reflect what you’re
grateful for today. Think of the small things that often go unnoticed - your morning cup of tea, a bird’s song, a cool
breeze and so much more.
Use colors, collage and add textures to
express the gratitude, or frame your words with decorative borders, look at
what you have and don’t hold back.
Return to your gratitude pages often. Over
time, they are great reminders that will take you out of a slump on those rough
days.
Takeaway Nuggets:
- Gratitude nurtures joy and strengthens
creativity.
- Documenting appreciation deepens its
impact.
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Check out some of the free and paid resources below to enhance your creative journey
Check out Filling the Creative Well which helps you establish your creative practice. In the course Filling the Creative Well, your journal is also a place to answer questions, encourage and motivate you, some days you need a reminder and so filling it with encouraging words so that you can come back to it, especially in those days where you are in a valley is really important. .
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Amanda, I am so glad you are back for the UBC! I remember you and your art very well from a year or more ago. Your images are very packed, very dimensional. What you say about gratitude is true, and it's so important. I give thanks for the ability to walk, talk, and see really well, as well as being grateful for the beauty around me, for friends, for a great church, and on and on. Thanks for raising this key subject. As to journals, yours are beautiful! I mainly journal into the notes section of my phone, but your designs are inspiring.
ReplyDeleteI like your idea about a gratitude page and add to it. I haven't made it that far yet but I do write a page every night and put it in a basket. I plan to read them at the end of the year to see if it has helped in where I'm going in life.
ReplyDeleteI love your blog and your creativity.
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