Lessons Learned from Bullet Journaling
Every month I learn something new from bullet journaling. This month is no different. This month, one of the lessons learned from Bullet Journaling I’ve learned is that open boxes are fun. I did it in my January future log and continued the trend in my January Monthly Calendar. Not all boxes have to be perfect or closed off.
The background art took up more room than I wanted to give at first. But then the colors just seemed so beautiful I couldn’t let them go. So I didn’t fight it and just let things meet where they wanted to meet. I don’t get a lot done the last week of the month anyway right? But the more I look at it, the better I like it. Another lesson learned is that I need to leave room in my life for art and for the ‘things to do’.
(FYI I tried to find the inspiration picture for this spread so I could share it and now I cannot find it anywhere – I looked at it once briefly know how to draw the back of an airplane and I loved how the sunset looked with the clouds) Lesson here: save the picture to your Pinterest board, you so you can find it again.
Intentions Foiled – Ready for Take Off, Anyway
I fully intended to do a whole year’s worth of flowers and foliage and the like as my yearly theme is ‘grow’. However, the transportation theme just built on itself and each doodle became more and more fun (just wait until the mid-month habit check – I think that layout is my absolute favorite for the month). So what can I learn from this seeming mishap? I learned to just let inspiration take place. Crazy that I can learn from bullet journaling, but it seems to have a lot to teach me.
What has Bullet Journaling Taught Me This Month?
I guess you could say that Bullet Journaling has taught me how to compromise. Sometimes what I think is very important at first is actually not important after all. Am I making a big deal about something that truly doesn’t matter why not just be open to new ideas? Who knew a little-dotted notebook could hold such insight in its blank pages? Who knew it held life lessons that years of living have not been able to teach me yet?
I think that all this drawing and journaling and planning have gotten into my brain and tried to make me a better person. I’d better let it do its magic and learn how to compromise in real life. I think I’ll take a cue from my monthly theme and let the good things take off. It’s easier to let things come naturally and not force them. I learned that when creating this month’s group of spreads. Just allow the inspiration to come and learn from it.
Recap: Lessons Learned (just this month!) from Bullet Journaling
- Open box design is fun
- Leave room in my life for art AND for ‘things to do’
- Intentions aren’t always what you need
- Intentions don’t always give inspiration
- Compromise – if something doesn’t work out the way you want it, don’t just say no at first. You might enjoy it.
- Allow yourself to become a better person
Question:
What unexpected objects have inspired your life lessons? Let me know in the comments below!
Watch the process video below for how I painted/set up this page.
Remember to plan your life so you live beautifully and don’t be afraid to find your inner muse.
~Tricia
![This month’s creative challenge is all about flower names! Use these everyday floral names to expand your creativity throughout this month. Check out the challenge list below, and if you’re having trouble with creative ideas, keep reading. I have lots of ideas to share. Handlettering these words is fun if that’s what you always do. […] The post Creative Challenge: Flower Names appeared first on Chocolate Musings.](https://i0.wp.com/i.pinimg.com/564x/12/65/81/1265815e2ef10a0fd4505524fb3f0eeb.jpg?ssl=1)
You’re completely right that you learn something every time you make a spread in your bullet journal! Sometimes things don’t go as we had hoped but you hit the nail on the head by saying we need to compromise and change where we need.
By the way, I think the transportation theme is great! I understand the want for foliage but transportation gets you places too!
Loved this post! <3
Hahahah transportation gets you places! Thank you as well! I am always amazed at how just a little reflection time can make a huge difference for lessons learned.