Category: Art Journal

  • Feeling is creation

    Feeling is creation

    The feeling that is contained within me in the moment, creates my thoughts, my actions, my overall state of being. There is the creative energy in the feeling. The creative energy that propels me in a specific direction. It pulls me, it pushes me, nudges me. Feelings are strapped to me throughout my existence. They…

  • Today

    Today

    For if today is lived fully, yesterday will be a memory full of meaning, and tomorrow will be a fulfilled dream. We often live our days on autopilot. The activities of the day take over. The routine devours the time. The day ends. A new day begins on repeat. Living intentionally, with mindfulness and brings…

  • Overcoming

    Overcoming

    When we are buried under life’s challenges, both big and small, we often are unable to see beyond that entanglement. When we consciously take the time to pause and ponder, and look around we often realize that we have so much to be grateful about. We pause and we ponder on all that we have…

  • Energy and Information

    Energy and Information

    What we place our attention on, we energize. Our intentions have the power to transform what we focus on. Since we can only control the energy we cultivate, the energy we transmit influences how we receive and interpret information. This is a reminder that everything, at its core, is energy and information. Let’s be mindful…

  • Grounding

    Grounding

    Several moons ago, I injured my knee and was left to heal, unable to walk for several days, refusing to accept defeat, I stepped into my light. That was the time when I was ferociously practicing gratitude journaling. Day in and out, I was jotting down, pouring out, venting, with feelings of gratefulness. I stumbled…

  • Happiness Boosters

    Happiness Boosters

    In his book Happier, Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar @talhappier introduces the term “happiness boosters,” also known as MVIs—minimum viable interventions. These are short activities that last from a few minutes to a few hours, providing us with purpose and enjoyment and recharging us with energy. Their contribution to our mental health is both immediate and long term. Good…

  • Happiness studies

    Happiness studies

    Happiness is not something that we go out looking for; it is something that is always inside. Sometimes, it just gets covered or buried under layers of time, time that is again nothing but a box full of thoughts and images, feelings and emotions that we keep filling into this box, and over time, we…

  • Gratitude

    Gratitude

    When you think about it, despite everything that goes on, life is made up of tiny glimmers we often overlook. We are so caught up in our gloom, that the glimmers do not shine through. What are you grateful for in the moment? Little things, little moments, make a huge difference. All you have to…

  • Jade

    Jade

    On many afternoons, I look at these lovely, lush green succulents. There is a vibe about them, a joyful vibe. Jade is an easy-to-manage plant and a good source of oxygen. They are also known to bring good luck!

  • Rise and Shine

    Rise and Shine

    Your future self is counting on you! Rise and shine.

  • Nothing is good or bad, Only thinking makes it so.

    Nothing is good or bad, Only thinking makes it so.

  • Breathe easy.

    Breathe easy.