I buy Take a Note from them directly, Hobonichi from Stilo e Stile (Italian website), and Moleskines are from Amazon or from a local book store when I bought them in South Africa.

It's beautiful to allow yourself to change your why as you change too.

Oh I'm with you. Mine was read and so I burnt it and it stopped me from writing in a journal until 10 +years later when I knew I was in a home surrounded by people who would respect the sacredness of the journal and not read it. I'm so glad you've gone back to yours.

I've really loved the Take a Note. Still wondering what to use for next year. I like to change things up.

it was just from Amazon

Hey Carol! Yesssss exactly, we have to make them what WE want them to be, because where else in life do we find so much freedom? I think about what happens to my journals when my body is gone too. I've told my husband to destroy the written ones (nothing good will come from anyone reading those haha), make a personal decision about the art ones (they are not sentimental, just creative explorations), and keep a few memory keeping ones for my son. I am totally okay with all of mine being destroyed when I am gone. I make them for me, and for me the value is in the process of it. It's up to those left behind if they would like to keep them. I don't want them sitting on a shelf collecting dust and guilt so I also want to release anyone of the expectation of keeping them. I have a journal that I keep for my son, I'd like him to have those (but he's also welcome to throw them away at any stage). I scan in every page of my planners so I have them digitally too. It helps me since I work on my computer all day - then I can easily reference it. It also helps because I don't have space to keep every single journal I've ever made but digitally there is a lot of space. My best friend died last year and she was a prolific journal writer. I know that her journals have been a great source of comfort to her husband and family, but they have also been tough to read. There's an honesty in our journals that we don't always have beyond the page. My friend would have LOVED to know her journals are being shared with those who love her around the world, left on the bookshelves next to fiction books, her words read for comfort. Personally, I would hate this :) I guess that in the same way that your journals are so personal to you, just follow your heart with what happens to them once you're gone too.

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Thank you so much, such a kind comment. We're always hardest on ourselves... here's to lives filled with filling ourselves with the same kindness we so easily give others.

beautiful!

It's easy when you have such a great stencil!

It's magic isn't it? Schmincke acrylic golden flakes gel 😍

"in the end the most important thing, just showed up & make the art" YES YES YES!

yayyyyy

I love that we can all draw inspiration and different ways of thinking about things from each other. Such a beautiful community we have !

@@CayleeGrey well said!

Keep showing up and inviting freedom, and it will find you there <3

Haha!! You get it! I'm in my maximalist era for SURE.

Oh my gosh this is soooooooo exciting. What have you been putting in the cup? I've just had water which is so boring but the lid is helping me not dip the paintbrush in it for real haha. And YES to what goes inside it being so very priceless. Wow.

You're always my favourite! You have such kind, insightful comments <3

It's huge! Terrifying! But the universe spoke, the gut feel reached both my partner and me, and we have to listen.

Pleasure just for pleasure's sake.

Oh Doris! I really do hope that you will allow your heart to race as you create something. We are all beginners when it comes to the blank page. We're all starting from zero again, and again. I think you may never have the confidence. You kinda just have to do it anyway. I still get nervous and I still get overexcited, I think over time I've just become better at ignoring the voice that says "no" and listening to the (sometimes very quiet) voice saying "yes". If you have creative you may find that you can pull some courage from them. You can be brave even with internet friends. You don't need to make the next PIcasso, just put some pen to paper or some paper to paper. Find some beautiful bits (you probably already have some that you've been collecting!) and just put them together on a page with a lovely quote or poem. Please keep me update on your creative journey. I'm really excited for you to make something.