Sounding Board

I told you all about the book I borrowed from my friend.  It was helping with the creative drought I was having.  In layman's terms, I was burning out.  No matter how much I love writing or telling stories, sometimes I need to focus on the real world.  I have read some parts from the book over, and tried a few things that were suggested.  

 

Cooking and baking were suggested.  I hate being in the kitchen.  To me, cooking and baking translates into a filthy kitchen and that is a turn off.  Gardening was suggested, but since it was December when I read the book, I had to save that for a later date.  But when I got to the part about creative journaling, well, let's just say, that got me thinking.

 

I have a gratitude journal that I write in almost daily.  And, while I do write about my stories and my paintings and collages, its mixed with family tales and pharmacy stuff.

 

The idea of a creativity journal is to write about your work.  It's like a sounding board.  I've written in it about four times since Christmas.  I write about Miranda and bounce ideas around.  I talk about painting and how a picture is especially challenging or my thoughts on it.  

 

Here's the astonishing thing, it works.  I love writing about my creative outlets.  In my gratitude journal, I felt selfish talking about my ideas.  Silly that I would think God would get aggravated hearing about a made up character, but I did.  

 

I consider my creative journal like a silent partner.  It listens and takes it all in.  

 

You should try it.