The Four Basic Steps in Visual Journaling – Step One:

Before you begin a visual journaling session, it’s important to set an intention that describes what you want from the experience, a person, reason, or goal for the time. 

This intention includes what you want, as well as what you DON’T want – your left-brain’s judgmental interpretation of your image.  If you begin to sense these judgmental thoughts, refocus on your original intention.

Write this intention in your journal before you begin drawing.  I prefer to write my intention on the left-hand-page of my opened journal, leaving the entire right-hand-page for the expression of my intention.

Examples of intentions include:

•  I intend to connect with the feeling of tension in my stomach.
•  I want to understand the mood swings I’ve been experiencing.
•  I want to draw the joy and peace I’ve been feeling lately.
•  I feel timid about the start of this process, and I want to find the source of that timidity by drawing it.

What is your intention for your journal entry today?

•   Adapted from Visual Journaling : Going Deeper than Words, by Ganim & Fox

--- Yolanda
www.LifeRenewalCounseling.org