journal

jour-nal: /'jernl/
noun:     a personal record of occurrences, experiences, and reflections kept on a daily basis.
              diary.
              daybook.

I journal everyday.
Big things.
Little things.
Full text.
Bullet points.
Notes on a calendar.
Jots on my to do list.
The keeping of a prayer journal.

Habit. It has become the habit of my life.
It finds it's way in all aspects of my life.
The One Little Word Project.
Project Life.
Documented events.
Birthday letters.
Art that turns the heart.

It is also a lovely excuse to make my own journals.
Often.
Some have been very simple.
Others elaborate.
Some house important quotes.
The prayer journal is home to ninety days of musings. thoughts. prayers. cries of my heart.

And this is the most current::

I hear it said all the time::
oh...I don't journal.
oh...I don't have time.
oh...I am so behind.

Start now.
One thought.
Write it down.
Make a book.
Make it yours.
Go back and read.
Growth.
Renewal.
Awareness.
A journal is so many things.

learn to pause...or nothing worthwhile will catch up to you.

I just want to inspire you today. If you have not already. Journal.

All supplies:: January Work In Progress Kits
{note: i never let a good cereal or cracker box go to waste. i save them. cut the broad size to about 5.5x8, and they become my journaling covers.}