Thursday, June 5, 2014

Contentment

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I hope you’re finding a majority of your days are happy ones…I know they aren’t all happy—but isn’t it a quiet joy to find that most of them really are?

 

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It doesn’t take much to find happiness in a day.  Sometimes its’ just looking at the little things that surround us.  Some of them may be very small.  But, they’re there.

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I’m grateful for these lazy, summer days…school has just ended for my youngest daughter.  Unbelievable.  On to college not many days from now.  But, for now, she’s all mine.  And I’m content.

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My oldest daughter will be home this weekend with two of her roommates—so much fun to anticipate being with them—even if it’s only for a few short days.  My middle daughter home in two weeks for a short time before her next adventure…

And I am content.

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I know that not every day will be this way.   I know there will be busier days.  Lonelier days.  But for today, I am grateful, and I am very, very content.

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Wishing you all some blissfully contented days…

Julie

Saturday, May 31, 2014

Elements

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One of the reasons I love art journaling so much, I think, is that in doing it, I’m combining so many of the things I love…

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Collecting (ephemera & images), journaling, reflecting, quote-collecting, cutting & pasting…

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…gluing, taping, stamping, painting…walking away from my table with ink & paint all over my hands and a smile all over my face…

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Could there be any reason better than this for trying to sneak in a little “play” time each and every day?

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I don’t think so!

Take a little time to play today!

Julie

Saturday, May 24, 2014

On My Mind

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I’m starting to notice a trend in my journaling.

Self-improvement….

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Apparently my self-conscious is trying to tell me something! 

Guess I’d better listen.

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I think most of us are pretty good.  We’re nice.  We help others.  We try to think of others’ needs most of the time…but, could we all be just a little better?

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I wonder…

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I wonder what would happen if everyone on the planet were just a little better today?

Wouldn’t that be something?

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I think the difference it would make would be overwhelming…

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Just do something “little” today.

Julie