“A practice is a discipline. It’s not just the work or the art, it’s the state of mind we occupy when we pursue the work or the art.” –Steven Pressfield
An art practice (like right brain planning) increases our self-awareness, it brings details to the surface; “[it] illuminates us. It sheds light on our lingering darkness” (Julia Cameron).
Many people don’t even start, out of a fear of imperfection or limitedness. Do you go to bat for yourself? Do you believe in yourself enough to try until you hit upon your limitations?
Angela Wheeler
Knowing more about ourselves — our hopes, disappointments, desires and limits saves us from our faulty beliefs and unfair expectations about ourselves, our relationships and our work (beings/doings; paid/unpaid).
This knowledge also shields us from the faulty beliefs and expectations of other people.
My sense of latitude (enoughness, liberty and balance) are facilitated by my right brain planning practice (self-compassion; journal + plan + art-making; cycling like the moon; abiding in rhythm with in nature: seasonally and slow being fast enough for growth and change).
Keeping a daily log, sky meditations and creative scheduling (according to my lunar/seasonal energies and inspirations) are practical ways I facilitate flow, and experience alignment (peace, focus, knowledge, synergy).
What does all of this have to do with planning?
Chronicling the details of our days is a way of understanding ourselves + mapping our desires. Tracking (and reviewing) our thoughts and routine activities reveals our beliefs and values — and helps us to discover our pace and rhythms.
Showing up for ourselves on the page along with setting aside time and space on a regular basis for both tangible and intangible processing is how we come to identify our desires + get clarity.
- Everything is an opportunity. Everything we have lived and loved, questioned and lost is a part of who we are.
And, Braveheart, there is enough time and space and energy for our dreams and desires, wishes and want-to’s (even when we doubt that enoughness).
Our dreams take time. Without some type of visual chronicle to serve as a “map” — as well as a reminder and directive — the timelines of our desires and experiences become jumbled. What matters most becomes forgotten and ignored.
Braveheart, do you go to bat for yourself?
Do you believe in yourself enough to try (experiment) until you navigate the details of what matters most to you?
Could you, would you, be willing to experiment with your limits, chronicling your progress — in baby steps?
It is the getting-started part that is the most daunting (intimidating) — because we have oh-so-o many expectations about what that looks like and how to accomplish it.
♥ That is why I hope you will experiment (practice) sky meditations using this free download:
Thank you kindly for your presence here, Braveheart.
I appreciate your interest and support.
~love & good wishes~
2024 Right Brain Planner® Kit | field notes | Right Brain Planner® FAQ
2024 Right Brain Planner® Kit [Theme] Kaleidoscope Perspectives ✨ [Focus] — Noticing Beauty (within the kaleidoscope of your living: the ongoing, ever-changing “formations” of color and meaning)
❤️ Braveheart, as the Creator/Artist of Right Brain Planner® I am ever-grateful to have the opportunity to share my creative work online + support other creators since 2008! 🎉 This is possible, in part, by {you} and your presence here. But also because of the support of my Ko-fi patrons and the other other member/subscriber communities I host (via their presence, input and subscriptions).
P.S. I have been devoting more time to writing here about my creative practice. 😊 I hope you will join me here, Braveheart. 🎉