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Adults need to play too! A journal exercise
Published May 15, 2011 | 
Adults and children alike: we all have the need to play! From time to time I have to remember to close my computer up, give my brain a break- and just play!
Tonight’s journal exercise: what are ways that we as adults can play more?
Here is my list of ideas:
1. Be silly when I am teaching my second graders
2. Visit a new park or beach to explore
3. Dance (with my husband or by myself)
4. Try new exercise classes (I especially want to try out some different yoga classes)
5. Read a novel for pure pleasure (something I rarely give myself permission to do)
6. Watch a good chick flick with my teenaged daughter and laugh, really belly laugh.
7. Play with my cat, mew
8. Try new recipes and have fun adventures in my kitchen
9. plant new things in my garden
10. Visit new cities
11. Jump on the mini-trampoline
12. Watch and play Jeopardy on TV
13. Play scrabble or other board games with my family
14. Create: write poetry, draw, cook, paint, decorate a room, etc.
15. Ride my bike to the beach.
Your turn, oh playful one….
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What inspires you? What excites you? A simple but energizing journal writing exercise
Published April 21, 2011 | 
What we focus on grows. If we put more energy and effort on the things that get us excited, we will:
never be bored
be much less anxious, irritable, and depressed,
and we should sleep pretty well if we keep our days full with meaningful activities.
In your journal, think and write about what really excites you. What puts a spring in your step? What makes you look forward to getting up in the morning?
Life is too short to sleep walk and feel stuck doing things we feel compelled to do out of a sense of duty or a paycheck; for it is OUR LIVES after all…!
On this morning, my journal entry may look like this…
What really excites me!
1. The fact that every day truly is a new day with infinite new possibilities…
2. New people I am meeting everyday
3. I am in a very creative time in my life. I am full of exciting ideas that keep my mind happily focused on wonderful things.
4. My new life with my husband (we have been married less than a month!)
5. The young lady that my daughter is becoming.
I will stop here because it is now your turn!
Have fun : )
Debra
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2 CommentsTen Ways to get creative in your day to day life
Published January 31, 2011 | 
When we are creative we are in “the flow”. Our minds and spirits are happily humming along. Have you ever gotten started on a creative project and lost track of time? I think we are intended to be creative creatures. If you are not doing something creative for a living what are some ways you can still nurture your creative side?
1. Trying new recipes or experimenting with an old recipe with your own ideas for ingredients.
2. You know I am going to suggest writing! Play with some poetry or creative writing. Lot’sof fun lists and things you can write about in your journals too.
3. Get out a pencil or pastel and sketch pad and start drawing.
4. Put on some great music and dance and move your body in new and exciting ways.
5. Plan your Spring garden. Have fun with all of those seed catalogs that are coming in. Draw, sketch, clip pictures of flowers, plants, trees, vegetables and plot how they may fit into your landscaping design.
6. Redecorate a room in your house. Try some new colors and accents. Paint. Get a new rug or throws and pillows. Buy some new houseplants. It doesn’t have to be an expensive overhaul. Just thinking about doing small changes in your living space will get your creative juices going! .
7. Organize those photos and create a new scrapbook.
8. Write down in your journal some goals and a vision for your life and vision. Be creative.
9. Come up with new things to try with your spouse or partner in the bedroom. Spice things up.
10. Look at your local Meetup schedule or listing of community offered classes in your hometown. Sometimes just trying something or learning something new will use different parts of our brain and encourage your creativity. It will give you energy and joy as well.
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Journal writing and blogging is good for our health!
Published May 15, 2010 | 
Any activity we do that nurtures our creative side is very good for us. It empowers us, lifts our spirits, connects us with our higher power, keeps us mentally active in a positive way, and gets us in “the flow”.
Any kind of writing including journal writing and blogging will get our creative juices flowing. It is very satisfying to get our thoughts on paper (or the computer screen). I think it is truly good for the soul. Anything good for the soul is good for our sleep!
So I recommend writing. Write on!
Debra : )
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