Digital Journal The Beginning

Visual Journal 9-21-25

This is the first day of what experimenting with an approach to visual journaling that will fold in neatly with my life. Part of a regular Morning Practice (MP) that I want to establish in my life. The idea is that mornings are my most precious creative time so I want to devote that time to myself. 

I have always started my days with coffee and reading. I used to read the newspaper, but for at least 15 years I read articles and essays mostly the form of blogs and now newsletter posts. My sleepy brain needs this time to wake up and my creative mind responds to this wellspring of human creativity and often wisdo with my heart and mind wide open. It’s like I’m a fish at feeding time.  I gobble it all up.

Truly, what I gain in insight, ideas, expertise, experiences outside my own holds so much value for me.  I love this part of my day and would never give it up--so that’s where the Morning Practice begins.

Lately, if I have time I follow up with some journaling.The day takes me away. But what I long for, actually, is to take that morning time and extend it. To not only journal regularly after reading, but also to create in response regularly, to capture what comes through me in a visual journal, and finally to take the extra time to share what I make by uploading it to the web. A digital journal.

Longing is not too strong a word. My heart yearns for this creative morning space, even as I tell myself I just don’t have time for this.  So many other life things vye for attention, not to mention all the other art projects I hope to get to…but maybe this project, this Morning Practice, should take precedence.

I should at least try it.

So here I go.