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Sketching as a practice of reflection.
This space invites you to explore your inner world with honesty and creativity. Through sketching, we reflect on our emotions, past experiences, and hopes for what lies ahead. This is not about making fancy sketches. It is a personal journey meant just for you.
As you move through this process, I hope you discover moments that bring clarity and joy. The goal is not to create something perfect but to reconnect with yourself to see your thoughts and feelings take shape on the page and recognise the beauty that already lives within you.
Those in pursuit of WHY are inspired to do what is right.
Simon Sinek
How it works
This is not sketchnoting.
You might be wondering how this differs from traditional sketchnoting. The distinction is in the purpose. While sketchnotes are often used to capture and organise information, our sketches are focused on expressing connection and emotion. This is not about academics or work. It is about honouring who you are and giving yourself the space to be fully seen.
So take a breath. Reflect on what you want this next chapter to hold. And let your sketches be a quiet companion on the journey.
How it began
A gift that changed everything.
My best friend Anthony could sense that my creativity was quite drained due to overworking and giving my energy to other people instead of myself. As a Christmas present, he gifted a set of spirituality cards, goal-setting cards, and a drawing pad.
As part of my daily practice, I was advised to shuffle each deck separately and choose one card that spoke to me. Then, I read both cards to discern their meaning and created a drawing on my pad.
Just like you, I was skeptical about this process, because I wondered how drawing pictures would help me on a daily basis. Little did I know that it would heal old wounds, help me to recognise my truth, and inspire me to make changes.
Every day like clockwork, I reflected using my card sets and my drawings. I read the words and let the pictures come together in my mind. I begin drawing and the next thing I know, I have created an entire image. It is kind of like driving home from work and pulling into your driveway a few minutes later, but you do not remember the journey.
The most surprising thing was the amount of visuals that came about my childhood, past relationships, my regrets, my challenges, and my greatest accomplishments. In some way, it became like therapy for me.
I travel a lot for my work as an educational consultant and I started to travel with the cards and journal. I found that it recharged me after a long day of training teachers and sparked new ideas for the next day.
How to begin
The tools
Card sets I use.
After some time, I needed a wider variety of cards to round out my reflection process and keep it fresh. Here are the four sets that anchor my practice.
Card Set 01
One of the original decks given to me as a gift. For someone who is religious, this might be an instant turn-off I totally understand. I want you to look beyond the card deck being used and consider how you might use the strategy with other cards that provide enlightenment to you. I use my tarot deck as a mindfulness tool to examine all parts of my life, behaviour, and thinking. These cards help me to see beyond the immediacy of my actions and their long-term effects. The deck comes with a book that explains each card facing right side up and upside down.
Card Set 02
As it sounds, these cards are focused on developing your goals and not giving up when it gets tough. They really helped me to get out of my funk and to see beyond my current moment. We all need this at various times in our lives. We do not judge ourselves because we are not motivated to go for our dreams. Dreams change.
Card Set 03
Similar to my tarot cards, these provide different messages about where I am in my journey and possible things I can do to grow. We all need sizeable action steps to help us get from one place to another. These cards are my go-to when I want to think deeper and make an action plan.
Card Set 04
This deck explores different ways to be happier with ourselves, others, and living in the world. There is a simple message on the front, which I often use to guide the big picture thinking. On the back, a message gets you thinking about your practices and provides a manageable action step.
The long-term effect of this reflection process has been a more centred spirit. I express my feelings, frustrations, accomplishments, and joy in pictures that make sense to me. Each drawing captures a moment in time and helps me to correct behaviours and patterns that I keep repeating. When it is in print, you can no longer deny its existence.
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