Life is deliciously full, and last week felt especially busy as I was sharing musings adventure inspiration each day here on the blog in celebration of the launch of the Musings Adventure Journal. As I think I shared on one of the posts – although I knew what I wanted to post about each day I did not have any of my posts created in advance. It made for a more hectic, less relaxed, week than I would have liked so I was happy for the long holiday weekend here in the U.S. after I wrapped up.
Does this ever happen to you in any areas of your life – you know how you want things to unfold, but all of the making is on the fly rather than having things prepared in advance?
Whew! Sometimes you just have to go with this flow. And I am pleased with how it all worked out; and the nice feedback I received from a few of the peeps on adventure really warmed my heart.
But next time (and there will be a next time – I promise)…I will hope for a bit more advanced preparation – and ease.
Although the May Mini Musings Adventure is officially over, your own musings adventure need not be.
You can continue, start or start again – any time.
I had fun musing about my adventures over the long weekend. It’s always fun when a Monday includes an image of a view from a fun hike!!
Tuesday includes a lesson from my weekly yoga class.
And Wednesday some doodles about my day’s happenings (adventures:) appeared.
xox
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Now that I have two similar journals – the Daily Musings Journal that moves through the year with dated week spreads, and the Musings Adventure Journal where I have blank week spreads where I can start, stop & start again…
How will my musings adventure unfold?
This is the question I am now asking myself.
I really love the Daily Musings Journal for how it allows me to sense the passage of time and remember being in those moments in time. Even if I don’t get to muse every day I always go back and add something for the day – or move across the pages with something that allows me to remember why the week passed without my musing (this is how last week unfolded, and you can see this in Daily Musings Journal spread image at the top of the post).
Right now my new Musings Adventure Journal seems to have become a vessel to create messages for myself. They don’t need to be on a time frame, just when the messages arrive.
To the right is a musing I created the other night after a conversation with Chris Zydel on Wednesday, one my mentors and the creative mama in the Creative Heart Expressive Arts Teacher Training I’m part of this year. This is a message I always need reminding of along my entrepreneurial journey.
I don’t know where this musings adventure will lead…but I am still loving these little squares as part of my creative practice.
And not knowing, the Unknown, that is really at the heart of adventure.
The unknown is a place I’d like to be more relaxed with – lean into and embrace with curiosity and wonder.
For life is always an adventure into the unknown.
When I try to hold on to control too tightly this crazy adventure of life – she rebels.
My compassion message reminds me of this as I am learning to lean into the unknown of body’s evolution…in recent years it has been constantly changing in ways I did not allow myself to believe or understand would happen.
Hmmm…I feel a new message beginning to percolate… maybe it will arrive on the page soon!
I also share my musings on Instagram, too, and I’d love to meet you there. You can find me at @lisa_deyoung, and my doodles are also posted with the hashtag #musingsadventures.
What small steps are you taking into the unknown? How do you feel about this wild unknown?
I always love to hear from you!
xox,
xox
P.S. To learn more about the Musings Adventure Journal, feel free to hop on over here to check out all the details and get yours today!
And if you feel inspired to share the musings adventure love, I’d so appreciate it: bit.ly/musingsadventurejournal