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November 20, 2019November 20, 2019

I started this morning by sipping a cup of coffee over my Kindle, reading The Accidental Creative by Todd Henry. The book plays around with the idea of these 3 main qualities people in creative businesses need to have to establish a rhythm that supports their creative process. Basically, to optimally and creatively function, creative

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BEHIND THE PAGES is a 68-page e-book, a collection of my interviews with Indonesian writers about their creative processes, behind-the-scenes, dreams, fears, and upbringings. Maybe their creation stories can inspire you to pick up your pen and write, too!

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Currently in love with my library card! Got the basic membership from @oba_amsterdamlibrary for €35 where you can borrow 50 books a year (and a max. of 10 books at a time)! The books can be returned at any OBA library location, and they have amazing selections of books in English, including new releases and YA fiction. The library card, I guess, is the first 'card' that really makes me feel at home :) #journalinspiration #dailyrituals #midori1day1page #mdnotebook #journalingpractice #creativejournaling #artjournaling #drawingpractice #dailywriting #bujo2020 #journalwithpai #bujonetherlands #bujoindo #bulletjournaling #cafeanalogue #cutejournal #MDdiary

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Do you think you can bloom wherever you are planted? To grow new roots even when you need to be replanted?

Despite thinking of myself as an adaptable happy-go-lucky person, I do feel the inconvenience, worries, doubts and fears when I replant myself in Amsterdam. Surely, the city is beautiful, with the libraries and bookstores and weekend markets and vintage stores... but of course there are (plenty of) moments when I feel so lost and confused, while feeling nostalgic about all the convenience of growing and expanding my roots in a familiar terrain.

With that being said, here's my #intuitivejournaling prescription if you are currently feeling lost, out of place, or uprooted:

1. who am I despite all the labels people (or I, myself) have given me? what will always feel important and meaningful for me?
2. what are some of my natural qualities? how did they help me facing life/work/personal challenges in the past?
3. what am I afraid of when I am being uprooted or need to be replanted? what do I think will happen?
4. what do I need from myself to grow my root and adapt? which of my qualities can I summon to help me out?
5. how can I bloom wherever I am planted? what can I offer? what will stay true of me no matter where I am or who I surround myself with? what may change? and does these changes align with my root?

Hopefully your intimate journaling session can give you a little bit of self-care time and some much needed clarity. 😘

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Changing my work-desk view in 2020 with posters and cutouts from @flow_magazine and thank you postcard from @marloesdevee

I find it helpful to surround myself with the things I love around my workspace. When I feel stuck, I just need to look up and see all these lovely things... and smile.

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Third week of January. 🍀

I create a space for 'What I Love About This Week' at the bottom left to be filled with things I have accomplished that week, or things that make me proud of myself. It's a great way to congratulate and remind myself of what I have done during those times when I think of myself as being 'unproductive'. But small wins matter 🤗

So, log some of your small wins this week and pat yourself on the back!🌻 #bujo #bujoindonesia #bujonetherlands #bulletjournal #leuchtturm #bujoinspiration #journaling #planner2020 #workplanner #journalinspiration #bujoinspo #2020bujo #dailyplanner #weeklyplanning #cutebujo

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How's your 2020 so far, Lovelies? 🌿

This year, I promise myself to focus more on my art (writing, drawings, etc.) and to express myself more truthfully (have been quite reserved these past few years). 🔖

Last year I was talking to my bestie @salsabeela and told her how I sometimes feel drained after being around a group of people, and she asked, "Is it possible that you feel drained because you're not being yourself when you're with them?" 🌻

And I was like: indeed. *the clouds parted and the sun appeared* 🍀

If I am being myself, I guess I would be comfortable to just observe people (not feeling pressured to speak out when I don't feel like it), tell them I need to 'zone-out' a bit without the fear of raising eyebrows, or go ahead to ask below-the-surface questions that may ruin or solidify our relationships.

It's my 2020 homework :D What's yours?

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