The first ten days of Gratitude Documented 2019 have been quite enjoyable. The Gratitude Documented Series hosted by Illustrated Faith has given me a chance to change my routine, and get my creative juices flowing. Here are the first ten days of the series in pictures.
One and Two
One and Two of the first ten days feature the themes God Winks and Rainbows with their corresponding scriptures.
Three and Four
Three and Four covers the themes of Meekness and Self-Control.
Five and Six
And I really enjoyed documenting five and six. It features the themes of Sanctification and Refuge. It reminds me that home and refuge can be found in feeling.
Seven and Eight
With themes of Salvation and Testimony, these pages were a joy to put together.
Nine and Ten
And lastly for nine and ten featuring the themes Wonder and Discipleship!
To check out my preparation post for Gratitude Documented 2019, click here.
To shake up my Gratitude Journaling routine, I am participating in Gratitude Documented 2019. This series is hosted annually by Illustrated Faith. Each year they generate a list of prompts. Participants follow along with the prompt list. But outside of that, there are no rules. If you want to follow along or participate yourself, find the prompt list here. And don’t feel anxious or intimidated. Make your own rules.
Cover and Inside Decoration
In preparation to participate in the Gratitude Documented challenge, I created a little journal. And to decorate the cover I find a gratitude image that I like and build a layered cluster around it. I also use a couple of stickers and it’s all done!
And on the inside, I merely pop in a resized picture of the prompt list and use a huge flower ephemera piece. I use my K&Company label maker to label my Gratitude Documented 2019 Journal and it’s all ready to use when November comes!
Journaling
Journaling has been a great way for me to reconnect with myself and I hope that you will find it helpful for you too. For information on how to start journaling, follow the link here!
I am starting a commonplace book and it has been a long time coming. For quite a while now I’ve wanted to start a commonplace book so that I might have a central place to store all of the quotes, advice, anecdotes, snippets, and profound lyrics that I collect haphazardly throughout my days. But before I get too much into that why don’t we discuss just what a commonplace book is?
What Exactly is a Commonplace Book?
According to dictionary.com, a commonplace book is, “a book in which noteworthy quotations, comments, etc., are written.” Through my research, I’ve learned that a commonplace book has been used throughout the ages. Many well known historical figures kept commonplace books. The famous Greek Marcus Aurealis, known for the stoicism movement, kept a commonplace book. It eventually became the basis for his famous meditations. Other historical figures like Leonardo Da Vinci and author Dante also kept commonplace books. Commonplace books were quite popular during the time of the Rennasaince.
A commonplace book is meant to store information from recipes to quotes, advice, notes, inspired thoughts, letters, and poems. It is essentially a scrapbook of wisdom and knowledge for the curator of information. Readers, writers, and people from all walks of life have and do keep commonplace books. Perhaps you keep a commonplace book and just weren’t familiar with the term?
Commonplace Book: A New Term for an Old Thought
As I stated before I’ve wanted to start a commonplace book for some time now. It wasn’t until recently that I actually learned the term for what I had been contemplating for months, perhaps years now. I watched a video I watched on YouTube that introduced the term to me. My heart jumped and shouted, that’s it! That’s exactly what want to do! So I then put the term into the YouTube search bar and found many more videos on it. The original I watched is by Jordan Clark and the other I liked very much is by the Reset Girl. Both have very different styles of storing their information. I’m drawn to both. While one is simplistic, the other is very decorative. I may try both in my book and see what works best for me.
As it is, I’m just happy I’m finally starting a commonplace book! To check out my process on how I decorate the cover of my book and my first entry, click or watch the video below! It’s slightly similar to the lyric journal I started. But my commonplace book will include much more than just lyrics. If you’ve started a commonplace book yourself, please let me know in the comments! What sorts of information do you keep?
I have a new creative journal flip through for you all to check out. I have finally finished my journal entries for March 2019, and have posted the flip to my YouTube channel! Check it out below. For the quick non-chatty version, you can check out my Instagram!
I am starting a lyric journal. Lately I’ve been listening to a lot of great music. It has been a revelation discovering great music from artists I already love as well as revisiting a lot of music from my past. I can say I’m not very much into the music of the present. However, every now and again a new artist will come along with a gem that quickly becomes my new favorite. Although a song with a good beat is great, I’ve always been more fascinated with words. Words tell a much deeper story than a beat ever could. Words can express so much like what one is going through, feeling, and best of all, words can be a salve and an inspiration to others.
It has only been recently that I’ve realized how much music means and has meant in my life. I can listen to a particular song and call up a specific memory, even down to the smell smells. Whole albums remind me of specific periods of my life, bringing back fond memories or reminding of me of things I needed to work through or people I needed to forget. Regardless, I’ve decided to start chronicling some of my favorite lyrics. It will give me the chance to both practice my art or memory keeping and keep a log of some of my favorite lyrics by some of my favorite artists. Below you can find the first two episodes of my lyric journaling.
I’d love to know who some of your favorite artists are and the lyrics that inspire or move you! Below find my Lyric Journaling playlist and the first two episodes.
If you need some tips on how to start a journal in general, please see my previous article!
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