Cultivate: try to acquire or develop (a quality, sentiment, or skill) During the end of 2018, I decided to choose a word for 2019 and register in Ali Edward’s class, One Little Word. It was partly because I just wanted to participate in that project (mostly because I love the supplies Ali creates for it) … Continue reading 2019 OLW: A year for cultivating
One Little Word: December 2019
I think this is the first project (besides my Life Books) that I follow through and entire year and I’m proud af. It has been a thought provoking journey full of learning and cultivating. And it ended with a final reflection on facts, feelings and the things I want to remember. This month’s assignment is … Continue reading One Little Word: December 2019
One Little Word: November 2019
Capturing “right now” photos for November’s OLW prompt was hard. I chose old photos (from earlier this year) instead. For some reason, when I have to choose photos that make my word visible, I feel inadequate because at the moment when the photo was taken I probably wasn’t thinking of my word. But I like … Continue reading One Little Word: November 2019
December Stories Plan
“Christmas gives us an opportunity to pause and reflect on the important things around us”. -David Cameron I was supposed to make plans for December (and write about it here) but then I noticed that December is actually next Sunday and I freaked out. This is my first year doing December Daily and the first … Continue reading December Stories Plan
The stories I want to tell
"There's always room for a story that can transport people to another place." --J.K. Rowling Writing my life stories is the hardest part of my memory keeping process because it is also the most important (at least for me) and I want it to be perfect and meaningful. I often ask myself: what stories do … Continue reading The stories I want to tell
2020 Intentions
“Intention is one of the most powerful forces there is. What you mean when you do a thing will always determine the outcome.” -Brenna Yovanoff Reporting the status of the things I said I would do, always feels like a walk of shame (for me). Nonetheless, I always learn something valuable. It happened with my … Continue reading 2020 Intentions
One Little Word: October 2019
It wasn’t until now that I realized that 2019 is almost over. This OLW project has been one of my greatest accomplishments of the year not only for keeping up with it all year long, but also because it means a lot in my mental health recovery journey. Through “cultivate” I have created a sense … Continue reading One Little Word: October 2019
One Little Word: September 2019
For September's OLW assignment I wrote a letter to myself. I don't know if it is coincidence but I feel like OLWs prompts are secretly guiding my though my mental health healing journey. I don' t like writing letters to myself of giving myself pep talks. I even dislike writing letters to my 14 year … Continue reading One Little Word: September 2019
One Little Word: August 2019
August was all about writing "the stories I am telling myself". I discovered that concept not long ago on Instragram and I started to practice it along with therapy. It really surprised me (in the best way) when I saw it as a OLW prompt. In terms of my productivity, this a month wasn't any … Continue reading One Little Word: August 2019
One Little Word: July 2019
The second half of the year has officially started and the end of 2019 seems closer every day to me. In June, when I made my mid year assessment (as part of the OLW prompt), I noticed that my year has been filled more with excuses than with action (as I had promised myself when … Continue reading One Little Word: July 2019
