There are moments in our lives, there are moments in a day, when we seem to see beyond the usual -- become clairvoyant. We reach then into reality. Such are the moments of our greatest happiness. Such are the moments of our greatest vision....At such times there is a song going on within us, a song to which we listen. It fills us with surprise. We marvel at it. We would continue to hear it. But few are capable of holding themselves in the state of listening to their song. Intellectuality steps in and as the song within us is of the utmost sensitiveness, it retires in the presence of the cold, material intellect. It is aristocratic and will not associate itself with the commonplace--and we fall back and become our ordinary selves. Yet we live in the memory of these songs which in moments of intellectual inadvertence have been possible to us. They are the pinnacles of our experience and it is the desire to express these intimate sensations, this song from within, which motivates the masters of all art.
- Robert Henri from The Art Spirit
. . .
As I was working on the eighty page guide to journaling, the quote above by Robert Henri was on my mind, and a major inspiration of the work. The journal explores subjects such as incorporating into the design of one’s life room to experience again the moments of “greatest happiness. . .greatest vision. . . the pinnacles of our experience.”
The new Journal Meditations Binder is now available for Pre-order along with the section on journaling, Journaling as a tool in creating a life.
Until the binder and the Journaling section are ready to ship, they are available at a pre-order discount of $5, or $51. After they ship, in about a week, the regular price of $56 will apply. You can pre-order the binder and journaling section here.
The journaling section is also available as a standalone softcover wire-o bound book here ($44), and as a PDF for $9.99 here. It will be about a week before you receive these.
Also available are three blank page sections for your journaling. Two are on the same premium paper stock as is in the Tao Te Ching Journal. The other is 140lb/300 gsm watercolor paper.