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Christine Dietz's avatar

Wow, this looks so beautiful!

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Helen C Stark's avatar

Thanks Christine!

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Gabriella Rosie ★'s avatar

well this is just gorgeous!! 🌹

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Helen C Stark's avatar

Thanks Gabriella! Let’s see if I can manage one per week all year!

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Nika's avatar

This is such a fun idea for a journal! It looks stunning!

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Helen C Stark's avatar

Thanks so much

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Ángel Michel's avatar

I love your creativity as it intertwines with your journaling. I am also starting another journal this year but you have inspired me to try what I have always wanted to do. I will try to spread my creative wings a bit more and rather than just words I will try to add visual drawings. doodles, or maybe little gifts from nature. I love finding and saving my feathers. 😇 thanks so much for sharing this beauty. I look forward to trying it myself. 🫶🏻

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Helen C Stark's avatar

Yes! Amazing!! Explore what is in your world and enjoy trying new ways of recording your days. I find that keeping a visual journal like this can really help to dive deep into our everyday moments. It truly helps with a sense of contentment and helps to feel grounded. So excited to hear you’re doing this!

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Ángel Michel's avatar

Thanks so much for responding to my comment 🫶🏻 and you’re right, I’m looking to challenge myself all year too by journaling every week about finding more Joy. And those everyday moments you mention are going to be perfect as my little sections titled “everyday enlightenments” 😇🥰 as I like to call them. Oh, I’m getting so excited about how this is all coming together now. So lovely, and divine timing, to have found your beautiful art to inspire mine.🙏🏻💕 thank you

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Bernard Charles's avatar

I love lil’ challenges also got a stack of books just waiting to be filled!

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Helen C Stark's avatar

Wow that’s a perfect opportunity to get started!!

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Aleks Bee's avatar

Wow, beautiful! Thanks for sharing :)

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Helen C Stark's avatar

Sharing will be a great incentive to keep going. Thanks for encouraging me!

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Sam Rainford's avatar

This is a lovely idea, and the idea to keep it separate from other sketchbooks. Looking forward to seeing more 💛

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Helen C Stark's avatar

Yes, this past year I kept a sketchbook for animals of the world and it helped me in so many ways. I’d be really excited to share more on this in a post. Keeping several sketchbooks is a total game changer.

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Sam Rainford's avatar

That’s a really great idea, thanks!

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Samantha Dion Baker's avatar

This looks so lovely, Helen. I hope you keep going. Can’t wait to see more

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Helen C Stark's avatar

Sam! This little challenge has been a long time coming and I’m v excited about it. Thanks for always encouraging me!

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Madison Peery's avatar

Stunning - would you recommend the podcast you’re listening to? Would you mind sharing the title?

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Helen C Stark's avatar

Hi Madison, this was a year ago and sadly I can’t remember the title but I’ll make sure to write them in the future!! I didn’t think it’d have this kind of longevity!! 😆

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Faith Newton's avatar

Beautiful!

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Helen C Stark's avatar

Thanks Faith!

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Maris Young's avatar

This is so beautifully whimsical! Well done!

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Helen C Stark's avatar

Thank you Maris 😊

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Mika's avatar

This is sooo lovely 🥰

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Helen C Stark's avatar

Thanks 😊 I can’t wait to see where this takes us.

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Alex Elle's avatar

Love this!!

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Helen C Stark's avatar

Thanks Alex! I’m excited to see what this new challenge brings!

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Beth Spencer's avatar

What a treat! 😍 Helen, you make me want to use only red & green all year long. It's a glorious! ❤️💚

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Helen C Stark's avatar

Beth, these are the colours of rosehips and evergreens which we see in our daily walks around here - make so happy!!!

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Jess Stride's avatar

I love sketchbook spreads like this and it’ll be so lovely for you to look back on as time goes on. It’s easy to forget how we spend our days.🥰

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Helen C Stark's avatar

Yes I’ve been doing this for years but have never challenged myself to do it systematically every week for a whole year. We’ll see how I get on!

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