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I hope that you have enjoyed our deep dive into the theme of {RESOLVE}. I know that it was a challenging one for a lot of us, but I bet that when you dug deep inside yourself, you found something to celebrate! I know I did! I also enjoyed combining last month’s challenge of Chris’s to rotate your page from the previous weeks, so did it with this month’s theme and rotated the same page all four times! I think it turned out pretty cool!!

Chris led us out of the week with this wonderful visualization of {RESOLVE}:

Welcome! I am so happy to be hosting the fourth and final week of this month’s inspiring topic. Who doesn’t need a little extra kick occasionally to firm up our Resolve? I know I have many days when I feel adrift. It takes every bit of strength and resolve to pull myself together. Sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn’t. Most of the time, it is a mix of both, with the percentages tilted in one direction or the other. 75% Success on Monday, 25% success on Tuesday.

Now it is time for mental reflection. I want you to close your eyes or just relax your vision, however you are comfortable. Take a few deep breaths and reflect on the past few weeks. Think about a point when you just were not feeling it. Nope, no way, not gonna do it. It doesn’t matter if it was something big, like facing your biggest fears, or something small, like really, really not wanting to wash the dishes. We’ve all been there.

Ok, now that you have that moment in mind, think about how you handled it. Did you mentally shake yourself, suck it up, and go for it? That is awesome if you did! Feel that moment of strength and resolve again. Maybe you are more like me and you hemmed and hawed and bribed yourself to accomplish the task. Ok, recall that feeling of squishy resolve when you got to your task. Maybe it was too much. You couldn’t do it. You simply did not have the energy to deal with whatever it was, big or small. You know what? That is OK! Say it with me. That is OK. Life is all about having another chance. So if that is where you were, go ahead and find that resolve within you. (I know it is there. You wouldn’t have gotten this far in life if it weren’t. I promise!) Then resolve to make a plan, take a first step, to do what it is you need to do.

Everyone with me? Do you have that feeling of “I can do it” energy?
Now it is time to take that energy, that spark, and put it on your scrap page. How will you express it? With color, with texture, or with a quote? However you feel it, just do it!
The only thing I want you to do is to add the word resolve to your page somewhere, however, you want to incorporate it. Big or small. Obvious or subtle.
And then pat yourself on the back when you are done.
♥

You got this

I wanted to reinforce all of the qualities within myself that show my resolve. I used the Vertical Type Mask tool to build the base of my acrostic.

Here is my page

Credits:

Carefully Curated: Wake Up With a Purpose | Mixed Media Signature Kit by Rachel Jefferies — https://www.oscraps.com/shop/Carefu…-Media-Signature-Kit-by-Rachel-Jefferies.html
Give Yourself Permission | Journaling Prompts + BONUS by Rachel Jefferies — https://www.oscraps.com/shop/give-y…g-prompts-plus-bonus-by-Rachel-Jefferies.html
Eucalyptus | Impasto by Rachel Jefferies — https://www.oscraps.com/shop/Eucalyptus-Impasto-by-Rachel-Jefferies.html

And our randomly chosen page for the week by AK Tracy:

She joined all 4 weeks together, but didnt just take a slice from each – she made a masterpiece of it!!!!

So…how is your resolve to keep going with Art Journaling? I hope it’s strong – and remember that we are here for anything you need!!