Journal Prompts

If the five gratitudes aren't enough for you, here are 5 journal prompts for the New Year.

1.What in the past yeaar are you proud of?

2.What did this year leave you yaarning for?

3.What is causing you anxiety?

4.What resources, skills and practices can you rely upon in the upcoming year?

5.What are your wildest and most hair brained schemes and dreams?

I am most proud this past year in making the contact between the South Jersey Artists Coalition and the Woodbury Friends Meeting, also I got a book ark for our Meeting to give away free books. Also, I am proud to have been in more Art Shows at the Station in Merchantville.

I am left yearning for greater mobility and physcial fitness. I listened to an audio book on weight training and I really wished I were doing that, even in my state.

What has been causing me anxiety is my fianncial situation. I attempted to ameliorate some of it by cutting cable out of my Verizon bill which brought the price down by 50 percent (from $200 to $90), and I just talked to my insurance agent about a lower auto insurance policy (it will also be cut in half from $370 to #180 a month). I am working on curbing amazon impulse buying and in the past two weeks, I have stopped myself four times from buying things (pictures frames, books) by reciting: Use it up, wear it out, make it do, do without! I succumbed once by ordering paints and one book. My resources and skills are painting for pleasure and distraction, my sister's help is a great resource and I help her in any way I can. My practice is doing gratitudes daily and avoiding letting our political chaos upset my mental and emotional balance. I speek with and meet friends daily. I need more exercise.

I don't have any wild or hair brained schemes or dreams although sometimes I fantasize winning the lottery, but I don't buy tickets due to wariness about addiction. I am a pretty sober and practical realist. I have hopes, though - I hope I can win a prize in the upcoming March Haddon Fortnightly Art Show, or perhaps sell a painting!

Hope you find these entertaining to answer and perhaps, enlightening for yourself.

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