Self Portrait using your non preferred hand.
WOW This one was interesting for me. Using your non preferred hand taps into a different part of your brain. It takes away your stronger skills and leaves you will a child like skill level. It was both challenging and liberating to try something, knowing there was no possible way it would end up perfectly, or even to be controlled or end up how I might like it to look. And with that, it meant I had full permission for it to be whatever it ends up being. The process did bring up the fear of it not being “good enough” and this feeling and acknowledging this feeling meant I could then see that the very purpose of these creative journaling prompts was to EXPLORE and DISCOVER not to develop art skills or perfectionism. And so- if you haven’t tried this one yet, it is a good one to explore and discover, to let go of expectations and making something perfect. To just be, to see your face as just that, a face, without judgement. What comes up for you when you look at your face? Do you see the parts you wish you could change? What if you look a little closer? The longer you spend the longer you see it without judgement, as lines, shades, shapes… And what about your eyes? What do you see when you look deep within? It is an activity that offers the time and space to transform how you see yourself, not only on a physical level but on an emotional level also. Set your mind free, set yourself free, and allow yourself to be you, all parts, unashamedly raw and real.
