Daydreaming is essential in (my) life, that's a fact, especially when creativity comes into the picture. There's another undeniable fact that comes with it: without some down-to-earth upstream thinking, planning and organization, daydreaming is uplifting for sure, but it won't get us very far, and certainly not to the shining moon and its radiant smile. To turn those wonderful moments of mind and soul awareness into actionable items that have a tangible echo in our lives, I find that grabbing a pen and a sheet of paper is the best solution. Let's get material here.
In this year of upheavals for me (family, job and whatnot), I have decided to leave more space to my creative endeavors in order to pleasurably pave the way for major challenges and improvements requiring all the flexibility and openness in the world. As contradictory as this may sound, I do believe that daydreaming, creativity and spirituality (in all their variety of shapes) can help us gain poise and resilience in our (sur)real, tormented world.
How do we leave more space to our true, inner selves? There are a million ways, and no miracle solution out there. Aside from the ever so painful topic of managing time between a full-time job, a family, friends and social obligations, I have grabbed a workbook - the Get to Work Book, created by Elise Blaha Cripe. The verb in its name already suggests being active and seriously committed to its contents. What do I use it for: appointments, medical visits, work deadlines?
No.
The Get To Work Book is exclusively dedicated to those creative tidbits that fuel my spirit, allow me some extra space, replenish my energy tank and spark gratitude from me to the world. Before starting to use the work book, I sat down and listed those activities - the list is a labor of love and as such will evolve over time, expand, shrink...:
-Writing
-Volunteer Work
Choosing the right agenda/planner/notebook is just as crucial as the activities: for me, nothing too frivolous and colorful will do just fine - I do not enjoy being distracted when writing my daydreams down you see. At the same time, the support should not be too stern, it should welcome colored ink, provide plenty of space and a calendar (so a simple, white paged notebook won't cut it for me).
The Get To Work Book found its way to my desk via Instagram: it is a chunky, solid, promising, well-structured and designed planner that felt welcoming from the start. Its lined pages begged to be filled with color codes, stamps, wash tape, stickers and dreams. Elise's video showed its every detail and I can only encourage you to view it to get a feeling of how it works and whether it is cited to your needs. To me, the planner was screaming "Reach for the stars"! How could I ignore the prompt?
I turned its every page into a cosy space, full of codes, dots and names that instill instant happiness, relief and visibility: blog posts, Instragram publications, pins, blog post ideas, volunteering meetings and tasks... The planner is helping me infuse additional droplets of life into my daydreaming diary; it has proved to be a steadfast ally in turning thoughts into actions and goals - no pressure, only pleasure with style and organization. Every month cover page is beautifully designed with an inspiring sentence that we can frame or pin on our wall, or simply remember and repeat like a mantra. The choice is ours.
Do you feel the need to write down your thoughts and dreams to help them materialize? How do yo plan your next trip to the moon? How do you choose your planner? Let me know fellow daydreamers!
N.B.: this is not a sponsored/affiliated blog post.
Credits: TheDaydreamer
N.B.: this is not a sponsored/affiliated blog post.
Credits: TheDaydreamer
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