Tag: visual journaling

What Is Mine to Carry?

Black-and-white illustration of Norma in a red shirt looking down at a box labeled “My Part,” standing between boxes representing others’ responsibilities and her own values and peace.

Room for What Is

Norma, wearing a red shirt and black pants, walks through open doors toward a winding white path beneath a black sky and setting sun. The words reflect being present without knowing what comes next.

The Line Ends

Norma crouches beside the end of a winding line, recognizing that some endings ask nothing more of her.

What Is Here

Norma looks thoughtfully at a stack of books labeled ideas, experience, curiosity, perspective, skills, patience, and still here.

Showing Up

Norma writes in a notebook beside books labeled Practice, Progress, and Me, illustrating how repetition shapes who she becomes.

The Crack

Norma holds a cracked white bowl and looks at it quietly. Text reads, “The Crack. I can see it without having to fix it.

The Grip

Norma sits curled up, holding herself tightly, reflecting on the difference between protecting what matters and holding it too tightly.

The Opening

Norma crouches beside a seemingly solid black wall and notices a small opening at its base.

What IStand On

Norma stands calmly on a foundation of white bricks, looking ahead with quiet confidence. Text reads, “What I Stand On” and “I stand on what I have chosen to build.”

What I Carry Forward

Norma walks forward carrying a backpack while an outlined version of her former self remains behind. Text reads, “Not everything that brought me here needs to go where I’m going.”

The Pause

Norma sits peacefully beside a winding path, eyes closed, pausing as the road continues ahead.

Onward

Norma walks forward along a winding white path through a black landscape while looking back, illustrating how the past can still matter without determining the direction ahead.

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