I've really loved writing in my blog since I started it, but I couldn't seem to find a blog template that really made me happy. Nothing that I found made me feel like myself. I know it's just a website, but it's kinda hard to express yourself when you look at your finished product and don't really feel like it does a good job of expressing who you are.
I was doing some writing last night before bed in my gratitude journal, which I do every night, and I was suddenly struck by the impulse to ask the Big U for a template for my blog that would make me feel more aligned with my purpose. I'd browsed a bunch of templates online before, but I hadn't actually ASKED for help. So, I flipped to my "Intentions" section and wrote these words: I want a blog template that I feel expresses my personality in as great a way as this Gratitude and Intention Journal does. Please help me make this easy to do.
I should meantion that my Gratitude journal is a 3 subject notebook with a sturdy plastic green cover (Green is one of my favorite colors!). This notebook is home to my Gratitude Journal, my Intention/Manifestation Journal, and my Dream Journal. I have all kinds of little drawings and stickers on the front and tiny post-it notes marking pages and entries.
I woke up 45 minutes early this morning, so from 5:15 am till 5:45 am, I just layed in bed and did my gratitude meditation. Then I remembered my intention to find a new template and my request for help. It made me smile to think of finding what I wanted, even though I didn't have a picture of it in my head. I figured God knows what I'm like and can manage to send me something that screams "EL!" without me giving specific instructions.
At 5:45, I got up and shut off my 6am alarm before it went off and headed out to turn on my coffee. I sat down at the table in front of my laptop and started browsing light heartedly while I waited for my brew.
It didn't even take me 10 minutes to find this template, and when I did, I almost yelled out loud. LOL I've looked here n there for months. Some of my regulars can attest to how many times I've changed the look and feel of this blog. This is the one though. It even LOOKS like my Journal. I don't think there's another background and set up in the world that is more "Me" than this one. I'm SO THRILLED!
I hope yall like my new digs! I feel SO much better about it now. I love the feeling of being aligned with your purpose.
Happy Thursday!
El
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2 comments:
Really cool! I like it :) sticky notes too ha,ha. I like the idea of an intentions section too I haven't done that yet. Thanks
:)
Lisa
Green is for hope!
Nice choice! It's totally easy to read.
I just changed my template, too. Crazy how that works on changing the look/feel of your blog.
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