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The Music of my heart

14 Feb 2015 Comments Off on The Music of my heart

by uniquelyyourscraftjournal in Drift Tags: Music of my heart

Lacey Heart

It begins as quiet as a whisper

and swells to lift the heavens.

The notes travel through the prism’s of my mind

and touch the deepest cavity of thought.

The harmony blends and my being leaps

to join the mounting rhythm of the

music of my heart.

Valentine Sentiments

13 Feb 2015 Comments Off on Valentine Sentiments

by uniquelyyourscraftjournal in Sentiments Tags: eagle, friends, love

Dear Fellow Journalers,

The following sentiments can be written to your loved one! Please feel free to share!

~Sallie

I love you more every day, you are my forever love.
Our love is the kind of love they write songs about. Thanks for being my love, my inspiration and my best friend every single day of my life.
Valentine’s Day only happens once a year…. And someone like you only happens once in a lifetime.
With all my love.
Right from the start, you stole my heart.
Good friends are like quilts. They age with us and yet they never lose their warmth.
My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me.
Friends are like eagles – Heaven sent.

How to stay organized

11 Feb 2015 Comments Off on How to stay organized

by uniquelyyourscraftjournal in Roadmap Tags: organize, TO DO LIST

Dear Fellow Journalers,

It’s Monday morning and your day awaits. The problems confront you! They are too numerous to count! How do you manage your priorities?

When the above scenario happens to me, I take a blank piece of paper and draw up a “TO DO LIST”. I read somewhere that when composing the dreaded list that you should also (as a journaler) write down your worries and anxieties. I suppose that saves you time!

As an example, here is my TO DO LIST from a day in November 2014:

( I number my list, from habit. The items on the list however, are not to be tackled in any order at this point.) Write a post for UYCJ due December 17th. Write from a prompt. This is going to take some time (time I don’t have – it’s Thanksgiving week!)
Pick cookie recipes for cookie swap. Need 5 dozen by December 8th. I’m not a baker. When should I start? Can I freeze any?
Write up description of Journaling Class and syllabus. Due Nov. 23rd. What do I teach? How long should the classes run? What nights? Not enough time!

Yikes, how do I accomplish these and the other “hum-drum” stuff of life???

Well, after looking over my list, I took another piece of paper and wrote the following:

Important but not urgent

Urgent but not important

Not urgent and not important

Suffice it to say, my TO DO LIST of November 20th was completed. The cookies were baked, the post written and the classes were taught. The list continues and I added 3 other caveats to it:

a.) What can be done in 20 minutes?

b) Check emails quickly – first only answer ones that pertain to my agenda

c) Don’t spend time speculating about how others feel about my projects.

Wishing you a productive week!

~Sallie

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To Sallie and uniquelyyourscraftjournal with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.

You may reach Sallie at uniquelyyourscraftjournal@outlook.com

Gravity

06 Feb 2015 Comments Off on Gravity

by uniquelyyourscraftjournal in Seeds of thought Tags: Albert Einstein, falling in love

” Gravity cannot be held responsible for people falling in love.”

Albert Einstein

What are you grateful for?

04 Feb 2015 Comments Off on What are you grateful for?

by uniquelyyourscraftjournal in Pursuit of Happiness Tags: grateful, Pursuit of Happiness, sketchbook

Dear Fellow Journalers,

What makes you happy? Did you realize that there are two major types of happiness? On one hand, there is the short-term type – for instance, you find a stamp, die-cut, or something “really great” happens and you erupt into a joyous “YES”!

The second type of happiness is long term. You experience a deeper feeling of well-being, contentment and satisfaction with your life in general. It’s been said, that when we set a goal, no matter what it is and we work hard to achieve it, our happiness is doubled.

When I was in High School, I wanted a car. My parents said “they’d match every dollar I earned.” I can still remember the color of the car, the smell of the leather and the way the car responded to my touch. It was my “baby”! My Mom said I kept it cleaner than my room!

The lessons I learned affected the way I set goals and I appreciated the outcomes. I was grateful for the experiences.

Last month I spoke about making a journal. A journal, sketchbook or diary helps keep us all on track. One of the recurrent themes in my personal journal features the relationships I have with fellow crafters, journalers, family members and friends. I am so grateful to all of you who continually show me your support, your love and advice. I tell my rubber stamp students that we all share this great craft. We all learn from each other.

Pay it forward. Express your gratitude. As you go forward on your crafting journey, you’ll be surrounded by people who make your life richer.

~ Sallie

Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given

To Sallie and uniquelyyourscraftjournal with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.

You may reach Sallie at uniquelyyourscraftjournal@outlook.com