If you are reading this, know that I am off someplace delighting in my satisfaction that I’ve mustered up enough follow through to reach a reader. Writing as a writer requires such a balance of masculine and feminine energy, even more so as a self-employed writer trying to showcase skills without anyone to oversee the operation. You see, I have chunky handfuls of blog posts that were tossed into a forgotten heap of half-finished work. Though having the discipline to blog is something I have been working on, my bad habit is waiting for inspiration to enforce it. I don’t know about you, but I have never known inspiration to care much for enforcement.
Much of October was spent continuing on several projects that I have been dreaming of sharing with the world. My imagination is wildly alive these days and I trust it will serve others as needed.
I haven’t posted lately because my work didn’t feel finished and glamorous. To further slow my project completion problem, I enrolled in a editing certification course to raise my bar.
The assortment of October projects have kept me challenged. For instance, my collection of mini memoirs, loosely titled They Say It’s Just A Dream, is coming along at a groaner’s pace. I’m carefully pacing myself here so I can write through the muck while keeping a clear lens. When finished, the memoirs will weave together stories of past experiences into a transmutative herstory in the making.
Next, I have my original passion project I call heART journaling. This is a blend of intuitive art and journaling that I used to self-perpetuate relaxation and radical acceptance. I see the practice of heART journaling as another healing tool that could be of benefit to more than just myself. Particularly now, with so many people left in shock due to war, disasters, or even just surviving toxic traces throughout society. Starting in November I will begin offering prompts for free on the website once I finalize how to organize and present them.
Finally, I have supplemental materials in development for youth focusing on rooted wellness and self-governance. This project was motivated by motherhood, but I also find the design aspects relaxing. Using Adobe InDesign again seems to have refreshed a nostalgic feeling from all the years of college newspaper design. There is nothing quite like exacting the placement of frames down to the pica.
So in short, October has been a period of germination. Despite the few signs of growth, stuff is definitely in the mix. Speaking of mixing, I just whipped up a fresh new moon journal prompt. Check for it tomorrow!
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-Dayna
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