week 21/52 [beginning]

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[currently reviewing]

Building a writing habit is one of the most powerful things you can do for yourself as a maker.

Anne-Laure Le Cunff

These weekly reviews are the ongoing backstory that empowers me to process what I am curious about, and how I live + chronicle what matters most to me.

TL;DR — Beginnings require endings; to begin there must be a vulnerable release.

Imitate the trees. Learn to lose in order to recover, and remember that nothing stays the same for long, not even pain, psychic pain. Sit it out. Let it all pass. Let it go.

May Sarton

A reminder to myself—and maybe to you—that there’s immense value in looking at things from a different vantage.

Suleika Jaouad

💙 My guide word for this past week has been [beginning]. ➡️ This word first came to me the end of week 20. And then repeatedly waved for my attention this week via my reading and conversations.

When we have the courage to walk into our story and own it, we get to write the ending.

Brené Brown

Beginnings are also endings. Beginnings require space and time to develop—along with variable pauses, holding space with unknowns and trusting oneself.

Pen in-hand is my morning ritual of faith. It is how I accomplish [pause + progress] and foster motivation and meaning.

Reshare and repost old art, it deserves lots of time in the sun.

Amie McNee

Right Brain Planner resources are designed to support a self-paced creative practice of chronicling your story-unfolding according the rhythms of nature (instead of a constant state of busyness, feeling behind and “shoulding” yourself).

content posts*

*[Some of these posts are visible to members and followers only, and linked here as a personal record.]

I am currently compiling the third Right Brain Planner Guide for 2025. Although I had already outlined the theme, I had no idea how vital the timing would be for me personally.

The focus is the creative (spiritual) practice renewing our minds—particularly essential when we are living in a spiral of overwhelm and challenging circumstances.

The third Guide for 2025* will offer simple prompts to use for realigning our thoughts; ideas for restoring inner calm and self-soothing.

  • But also, devoting oneself to a practice of being in the moment, to chronicle as we begin to process what we are experiencing. They gave me a structure through which to see things and an easy way to begin building a habit.
  • *Available the first week of July.

Thank you kindly for your presence here, Braveheart. 💗

I appreciate your interest and support.

~love & good wishes~

📌 Right Brain Planner® FAQ

2025 Right Brain Planner theme is [Chapters 📖 The Magic of Your Story Unfolding]. I publish cyclical resources + quarterly guides with art and instructional content. ✨

Right Brain Planning Basics | Day One Guide | Guide 3 | Guide 4

⭐️ I am an artist and curator; I am one who communicates with color, found words and collage, inky marks and doodles as I cycle like the moon (as my calendar), chronicling oracles and abiding with the sky as a meditation.

⭐️ I host creative communities, safe spaces for gathering and sharing. I choose love and creativity for coping with the ongoing challenges of this world and I go to work—not because everything is fine but because I believe art heals.

❤️ 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! 🎉 For almost 20 years I have had the privilege of sharing my art and writing about right brain planning while also hosting kindred 👭🏽💞👭 communities. ✨ I consider it an absolute delight to continue this portion of my creative work (even as I retire from full-time work).

  • 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 member/subscriber communities I host (via their presence, input and paid subscriptions). 🫶