Comments on: Learning how to use a journal http://bwh.me/blog/2009/09/23/learning-how-to-use-a-journal/ Sat, 28 Aug 2010 17:09:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Brad http://bwh.me/blog/2009/09/23/learning-how-to-use-a-journal/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Brad Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:37:41 +0000 http://bwh.me/blog/?p=242#comment-47 Seems like the common theme is "just do it!" :) I'm going to rip out a page from my Rhodia pad and force myself to doodle on it. The beauty of that is that the page is unattached from the pad, so it can be thrown away. It doesn't feel as connected to my journal. In fact, I could even use the excuse that the paper doesn't even belong to my journal which is in an entirely different notebook. Here goes nothing! Seems like the common theme is “just do it!” :)

I’m going to rip out a page from my Rhodia pad and force myself to doodle on it. The beauty of that is that the page is unattached from the pad, so it can be thrown away. It doesn’t feel as connected to my journal. In fact, I could even use the excuse that the paper doesn’t even belong to my journal which is in an entirely different notebook.

Here goes nothing!

]]> By: zom http://bwh.me/blog/2009/09/23/learning-how-to-use-a-journal/comment-page-1/#comment-46 zom Thu, 24 Sep 2009 06:40:41 +0000 http://bwh.me/blog/?p=242#comment-46 Fear comes, just do it anyway. Discover gesso. You can cover up any page and do it again if you want. I never do, but it is helpful thing to know to get past fear. Fear comes, just do it anyway.
Discover gesso. You can cover up any page and do it again if you want. I never do, but it is helpful thing to know to get past fear.

]]> By: Sara http://bwh.me/blog/2009/09/23/learning-how-to-use-a-journal/comment-page-1/#comment-45 Sara Thu, 24 Sep 2009 04:17:20 +0000 http://bwh.me/blog/?p=242#comment-45 you are not alone in this battle. i wish we could go back in time and undo the 'brainwashing" that happened... somehow many of us have images of written words in neat lines, within margins filling fancy books. i'm fighting to free my journaling self too. lately, i find myself writing more and drawing/collaging less but it is needed. the only piece of advice i can offer is "follow your heart" . some days you may need to write out three pages of feverish text other days, gluing in a ticket stub or dried flower may be all you need :) here is my first blog post regarding my quest for journaling freedom: http://diysara.wordpress.com/2009/05/27/275/ take care and be well. :) you are not alone in this battle. i wish we could go back in time and undo the ‘brainwashing” that happened… somehow many of us have images of written words in neat lines, within margins filling fancy books.

i’m fighting to free my journaling self too. lately, i find myself writing more and drawing/collaging less but it is needed.

the only piece of advice i can offer is “follow your heart” . some days you may need to write out three pages of feverish text other days, gluing in a ticket stub or dried flower may be all you need :)

here is my first blog post regarding my quest for journaling freedom: http://diysara.wordpress.com/2009/05/27/275/

take care and be well. :)

]]> By: Brandon http://bwh.me/blog/2009/09/23/learning-how-to-use-a-journal/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Brandon Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:37:16 +0000 http://bwh.me/blog/?p=242#comment-44 I have done the doodling thing in a journal. Except once I had that concept I tend to force myself to stick to it. So my recommendation is don't pidgin hole your self into a certain way of journaling. There are no rules if you want to draw circles for an entry you can. But don't be afraid to change it up from one entry to the next. I have done the doodling thing in a journal. Except once I had that concept I tend to force myself to stick to it. So my recommendation is don’t pidgin hole your self into a certain way of journaling. There are no rules if you want to draw circles for an entry you can. But don’t be afraid to change it up from one entry to the next.

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