On my kitchen table this morning:
Wishing a peaceful Sunday to you!
Walking along by the river
I spotted this light pole
Standing still, strong
Undisturbed by the snowstorm
Nobody, nothing can break its peace
I took my gloves off and snapped a photo
To take back home
Just as a reminder
The Winter blues are here
Disturbing inner peace
Hold on tight to yourself
Joining David’s W3 – jamb-jitsu poetry form
Introducing my 2024 journal. A fresh start for the new year with a new journal. This one is a gift from my husband. I love the cover and the pages are thick. I can use markers without staining the back side of the pages.
I always start the year with a new journal for my morning pages. It doesn’t matter how many blank pages I have left from the previous one. I love the feeling of opening it up the first thing in the morning, a new chapter begins.
Of course I have more than one journal going on at the same time. Each one with a different purpose.
Last year I used the blue one for morning pages, the tiny ones on the top for poetry, quotes and daily notes; and the magenta on the bottom for art pages, cards, photos … I’ll keep using some of them in 2024, they still have blank pages or I have bought new inserts for them.
I haven’t made any resolutions for this year, but I’m planning on lots of writing and creative projects. No pressure only going with the flow.
And you? New journals, new resolutions?
Happy 2024!
neat desk
organized mind
right now both are messy
new journal is on the way
space is needed
let go of the old
Joining David’s W3 with Ladysighs’ prompt below:
Compose two verses according to the following specifications:
i'm looking through the window the flakes shinning as diamonds the ground is blanketed by early winter dusk outdoors is inviting me the dry air is refreshing passion arises as the warmth around the hearth a scarf wrapped around my neck leather boots dressing my feet gloves caressing my fingers chilly north winds blow
Joining Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday.
“If everything around seems dark, look again, you may be the light.” ― Rumi
The darkness hits hard this time of the year, I feel lost in my thoughts, my goals are melting. The only bit of grounding moment is when I’m writing on my journal, twinkle lights and a candle lighting up the dark mornings.
the sound of the rain
tiny beauties on my way
a long due haircut
a warm weekend ahead
a cup of tea and a book for later
now it’s your turn, what are you grateful for today?
In Canada, we celebrate thanksgiving this weekend. It’s earlier than the USA thanksgiving celebration. We are up north and the harvest is already in full mode, soon it will be snowing and nothing else to harvest.
It’s a chilly day, 5C/41F this morning. I’m sitting in my living room trying to put words together for this post. Maybe a gratitude list, quotes, poems… not sure what to write.
“What if, today, we were grateful for everything?”
Charlie Brown
So, here are three things I’m grateful for at this moment:
“Be present in all things and thankful for all things.”
Maya Angelou
Could you tell me one thing you are grateful today?
Happy Thanksgiving!
the 7 wonders make me wonder
where is the flow to my wholeness
in 300 ways i see progress
in 300 ways i see failure
optimism and inspiration
embrace my inner growth
and creative self-expression is born
Joining Reena’s Xploration challenge # 300. Congrats Reena!
W. Somerset Maugham
“Nothing in the world is permanent, and we’re foolish when we ask anything to last, but surely we’re still more foolish not to take delight in it while we have it.”
Tea & Paper 