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I've been taking a lot of time lately to think about my blog and what I want for it. I know my posting has been pretty irregular, partially due to my own busyness and partially because I feel a little unsure of what exactly I want to write. Now that I have a full-time job at camp (which holy cow, I really love getting to write that phrase), I worry that I don't have enough inspiration for a weekly post about camp in a position that has no set end date. So, what I've decided is to slightly change the focus of this blog, or maybe just accept the identity that has already been forming. Instead of just being solely a blog about my experiences at camp, it's just going to be me in blog form. Not much is going to change, but I'm going to allow myself to write more about my adventures outside of camp (day off adventures and such) and personal thoughts and reflections and self care ideas. Like I said, it's possible that you won't notice any change at all, and I'm just finally calling it what it is. Such a big part of my life is camp, so I feel comfortable saying that the majority of my posts will still be about camp. I love my blog because I feel like it really gives me a chance to reflect myself. I often feel like I can't think of the right word when I'm speaking, or my words get mixed up. When I write, I get to be me but still edit and rewrite things before I choose to share them. So, I hope you all still want to join me by Taking a Walk in My Chacos.
For today's post, I wanted to talk about one of the best parts of my room: my wall. It's not the wall itself, per se, but what's on it. It's my affirmation wall; a wall covered with scraps of paper with words of affirmation that I've either written for myself or have been written to me. Inspirational quotes and helpful reminders. It's a collage of color and uplifting words that always makes me feel better.
When I was growing up, I liked having stuff on my wall. There were points when my childhood door was covered in paintings and drawings and stuff that I have done. I like looking at cool things. When I was in high school, I started to write down my favorite quotes and poems and added them to a binder, which I still ad to now. About a year ago, I realized that though I love my inspiration book, it's not really an everyday type of read. It is easy to read, but not effortless. So, I started to write my favorite tidbits on post-its and put them on my mirror in my room at my parents' house. Then, when I moved to camp, I started to do the same thing.
We do an activity with some of our groups where we get to make sheets of written affirmations for each other. Affirmations have been intensely important to me, and they are reminders of my time spent on retreat and how people have affirmed me for my whole life. Those sheets that I do with the kids go up on my wall too.
When my mom visited, she jokingly said, "I don't think you have enough positive and encouraging things on your wall." It's true, the wall is filled with uplifting things, but it gives me some variety in what I get to see. I love just sitting in my desk chair and letting my eyes wander over all of those things that I find inspirational or the incredibly kind things that people have written. It's an easy way for me to practice self care, and it's an amazing reminder of the power of the written word. It's a reminder of why I write this blog. If you've ever written or said something kind to me, thank you from the bottom of my heart. I truly appreciate it!
I've been taking a lot of time lately to think about my blog and what I want for it. I know my posting has been pretty irregular, partially due to my own busyness and partially because I feel a little unsure of what exactly I want to write. Now that I have a full-time job at camp (which holy cow, I really love getting to write that phrase), I worry that I don't have enough inspiration for a weekly post about camp in a position that has no set end date. So, what I've decided is to slightly change the focus of this blog, or maybe just accept the identity that has already been forming. Instead of just being solely a blog about my experiences at camp, it's just going to be me in blog form. Not much is going to change, but I'm going to allow myself to write more about my adventures outside of camp (day off adventures and such) and personal thoughts and reflections and self care ideas. Like I said, it's possible that you won't notice any change at all, and I'm just finally calling it what it is. Such a big part of my life is camp, so I feel comfortable saying that the majority of my posts will still be about camp. I love my blog because I feel like it really gives me a chance to reflect myself. I often feel like I can't think of the right word when I'm speaking, or my words get mixed up. When I write, I get to be me but still edit and rewrite things before I choose to share them. So, I hope you all still want to join me by Taking a Walk in My Chacos.
For today's post, I wanted to talk about one of the best parts of my room: my wall. It's not the wall itself, per se, but what's on it. It's my affirmation wall; a wall covered with scraps of paper with words of affirmation that I've either written for myself or have been written to me. Inspirational quotes and helpful reminders. It's a collage of color and uplifting words that always makes me feel better.
We do an activity with some of our groups where we get to make sheets of written affirmations for each other. Affirmations have been intensely important to me, and they are reminders of my time spent on retreat and how people have affirmed me for my whole life. Those sheets that I do with the kids go up on my wall too.
When my mom visited, she jokingly said, "I don't think you have enough positive and encouraging things on your wall." It's true, the wall is filled with uplifting things, but it gives me some variety in what I get to see. I love just sitting in my desk chair and letting my eyes wander over all of those things that I find inspirational or the incredibly kind things that people have written. It's an easy way for me to practice self care, and it's an amazing reminder of the power of the written word. It's a reminder of why I write this blog. If you've ever written or said something kind to me, thank you from the bottom of my heart. I truly appreciate it!
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