I created a set of panels in my new sketchbook that capture something of my guided meditations last week. They might not make sense to anyone else, but they document the images that came to me. Some thoughts:

1. After reviewing and reflecting on my last sketchbook, I double downed on my intention to do more illustrated life journaling —and I immediately hit familiar roadblocks. First, especially when I started to add ink to the graphite sketches, the self criticism began that did not stop. From color choices to “bad” drawings, I was absolutely sure this page was a mess.
   
   So sure that I went to bed last night feeling down,. Before lights out, I scrolled through Pinterest looking for art I enjoy as opposed to this crap I’d currently made (I did get madly inspired as often happens—more on that later) I went to sleep deciding that illustrated journaling is not for me, after all.
   
   And of course I woke up this morning to see that maybe the page isn’t bad at all. The drawing is rough - it is in pencil - but that was intended. The blue/greys work and the dark blue ink isn’t so bad - and in fact I could have added more in a few other places (maybe I will).
   
   Like I said about all the other illustrated life drawings I’ve done—this is a huge pattern: hate it while making and then afterwards I’m surprised that it’s not total crap.

2. A note about media and color. I glazed over graphite sketches with