Today’s meditation (every time I type this word - ‘meditation’ - I look up and I have written ‘medication’ and have to correct it. Freudian slip? Hmmm.) discusses the Illustrated Discovery Journal. I do like the tool from yesterday, the Daily Dialogue, but I have always gotten off-track with that one, which could be a “whole ‘nother” discussion. But for some reason I just enjoy the Discovery Journal. Maybe it harkens back to childhood and cutting out and pasting. That’s part of it. But I think a lot of it is I always surprise myself with what I am attracted to lately. And lately it has been outdoor gardens. Lovely, lush, outdoor gardens.
Sometimes I have a lot of English-style gardens. And I love the idea of an herb garden with large and healthy and fragrant herbs, and a path or two through them. I imagine myself walking through this herb garden in long skirts, and when my skirt brushes along the aromatic foliage, delicious perfumes are released and I am in heaven. I have cut out pictures of gardens with benches, gardens with a bridge or two over water, even a water garden complete with koi.
In starting out on this new Illustrated Discovery Journey, I wonder what new and unexpected delights will surface this time. I wonder what will emerge for you. Let me know, okay?
Love to you all,
Victoria J Mecham
I have always had issues with the daily dialogue as well, in fact it is something I rarely even start year to year. The illustrated Discovery Journal however,is a joy for me. I have used the same one for the last 6+ years, and just add to it, it is fun to see the things I have accomplished, or changed. When I look over the things I haven't yet acquired, or accompished, or learned, it gives me a chance to evaluate why I haven't learned/achieved/done them and reflect on whether they are still relevant to this years goals.
ReplyDeleteI hope you get your garden, I love them too (just not that great at growing them).