I’ve signed up for Shimele’s Christmas Journal class. Just being a part of the yahoo group for this class has been so interesting. I’ve never been a part of anything so international. Very exciting. Today Shimele posted a manifesto for the course. I am so looking forward to completing these prompts and hope that the 15 minutes a day is a realistic amount of time for the journaling. I KNOW it will take me longer to decorate and embellish the page. So here’s the manifesto:
Manifesto: Noun. A declaration of one’s intentions.
Starting December first, I will keep a Christmas journal. In it, I will write something every day to reflect on the holidays of my past, enjoy the holidays of the present, and dream about the holidays of my future. To some, this will be a stack of papers and trivial scribbles, but not to me. I am taking back my Christmas, I am letting it be something I relish and, most importantly, I am giving at least fifteen minutes every day to myself no matter how crazy this season becomes. I hope you will share, encourage and understand as I make something with my own hands, my own words and my own memories.__I may post some or all of my entries here. Other artists are doing this with me, and you can see their work at www.writtendown.com. Or you may join us here.
Above all: cherish the season.