RediscoveringtheUNIVERSE

BY IMOGEN KELLY

STOP!

Private property.

Do not go any further without perimission!

Life is unpredictable. We are, at times faced with impacts and challenges that we don’t expect or prepare for. I have a theory that these moments of impact, these flashes of high intensity that completely turn our lives upside down eventually become the making of us. How we act during these moments of emotional explosion define who we are. The thing is, each one of us is the sum total of every moment that we’ve ever experience with all the people we’ve ever known. And it’s these moments that become our history. Like our own personal greatest hits of memories that we play and replay in our minds over and over again. It is our responsibility to make those hits memorable and never give up on dreaming, no matter how extreme that initial collision of emotions may have been. If you have ever witnessed that moment where it literally feels as though someone has just pulled the rug from beneath your feet, your lay face flat on the floor and don’t know which way is up; you will relate to that overwhelming feeling of isolation and fear of the unknown. You no longer feel connected to the world as you remember and can’t find where you fit in this crazy jigsaw. The easiest thing to do in these moments of change is to give up, and hide under your covers in hopes that it’s all a bad dream and you’ll eventually wake up. This is acceptable behaviour for a short time, while you try to get away from the shock of your situation... BUT eventually you need to start taking steps towards rebuilding your future...

Introduction

Consider this journal as your bridge to re-connecting to the universe, an aid to regain self inspiration, motivation to move forward and see the world in a new, brighter light. Even if you haven’t felt bereaved and just want a creative task to dig your teeth into. Take full advantage of the enjoyment that can be found by looking closer at the little things in life which will hopefully encourage you to pursue the more extravagant things you wish to achieve when you want to achieve them. I recently took a leap out of my comfort zone and into a pair of size 5 snowboard boots. I desperately sought something irrationally new. The way I chose to cope with a difficult break up was to educate myself in something completely new and fully focusing on my new hobby. During the initial 6 hour lesson I met two others who had recently gone through an emotional breakdown and as a result of that, wanted to learn to snowboard and take a risk by doing something they always wanted to. This made my wonder - “why”? Why does it take this impact to encourage us to pursue new things, or things we have always dreamed of doing? This journal should remind you to think optimistically and create positive energy for yourselves and others around you. Maybe by educating your self in this way of thinking, you will adapt the mindset to complete as much as your life’s ‘bucket list’ as possible – without waiting for a reason to do it.

Draw

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circ u

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wou ld you love to be able to perform?

How

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nt countries have you visited?

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Favo

urite

Number?

One

thin

g yo

u have

always always wanted to do?

Favourite colour?

Drea

m Job?

Who are you?Name:

Attach or draw a picture of yourself above.

signature :

Inspiration

“Sometimes life is going to hit you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith.”

- Steve Jobs

Equipement list

NO1. Pack your Imagination. You won’t get far without it.

NO2. Carry your journal at all times.

NO3. Devices to record findings- pencil

- Pen- Ink- Quill

pencil

Quill

camera

BOLD PEN

Mobile

NO4. Pocket knife/scissors

NO5. Some sort of bag.

NO6. Sweet treats or fizzy POP.

NO7. Make a point leaving your purse at home.

NO8. Gloves or hand wash if you dont like getting messy.

NO9. Labels or post it notes.

NO10. ALWAYS HAVE AN OPEN MIND!

(strawberry laces are always a win)

Spend a week collecting scraps of discarded paper.

The easiest thing to find is scrap paper. Alone it looks like rubbish, spend a week collecting little bits every where you go. At the end of the week make a collage of all of your findings.

Envelope goes here

One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.

Take yourself into a public space with your journal (i.e a cafe, a city centre, a bus) and

LISTEN

as you sit - opened eared, note down the conversations and discussions you hear as they take place around you. Try to record conversations between various ages and

people who look as if they’re from different professions / lifestyles.

Overheard conversations.

how many graffitis did you see?

Visit Bristol to spot Banksy’s work.

Use

this s

pace

as

your

ver

y ow

n gr

affit

i wal

l...

“A person without imagination is like a tea bag without hot water.”

- Alan Fletcher

Use

this s

pace

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Inspiration

Find the most lovely shells on the beach, make rubbings using different methods. e.g. Chalk, wax crayons...

Stick the best rubbing here.

Oh I

do

like to b

e be

side the

seasid

e...

Plant your own tree...

Find a wood land area - get lost between the leaves and branches. When you find an area you love, use these seeds and plant your own tree. You can return again and again at different stages in the future and watch your tree grow with you.

Visit the smallest house in Britain

ADD A PHOTO OF IT HERE

“I th

ink

you

will

fi nd

that

mine

is

the smallest house in Britain.”

Draw what you expect it to look like in the empty space below...

Create a characterCreate your own characters by drawing a head on a post it and photographing unsuspecting bodies!

- Its a lot of fun!

About your character...

Inspiration

“The creative process is a living thing, implanted, as it were in the souls of men.”

- Jung

Use this wiggly eyes to give anything personality...

Fun withwiggly eyes

My cat’s tale

Take a step back in time

Recall your favourite child hood game

Get as many friends to play it with you as possible.

Game name:

Rules:

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Take this blank postcard.

• Write down;

- Your deepest secret.

- Something you have never told anyone.

- An apology to somebody.

- confess your secret crush.

- Your guilty pleasure.

- Something embarresing.

- Your favourite family member and why?

- a Future dream (as realistic as you wish).

- Something that is making you happy/sad.

Or just share something you want to share.---------------------------------------------------------------

• Address it to “ANONYMOUS”

• SEND IT!

Shhh

hh...

Put it in the next post box you see.

Dig out a dictionary (Don’t use a computer!)

Research 10 new words and their meanings...

1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.

10 words

“It aint about how hard you can hit. It’s about how hard you can GET hit, and how much you can take, and keep moving forward.”

- Rocky Balboa(Rocky - 1976)

Inspiration

Drawing at speed

Draw the same item whilst sitting on two different modes of transport moving at different speeds.

Fill this page full of circles...

Self initiated page.

GO OUTSIDE

AND

DOSOMETHING SPONTANIOUS

Illustrate your shopping list...

Shopping

Inspiration

“Consider yourself lucky to be in the presence of people who serve as inspiration and a force of positive energy.

Consider yourself blessed if you use that inspiration for living a positively inspired life.”

- J. Charest

Document your dreams for a week:

Night 1.

Night 2.

Night 3.

Dream, Dream, Dream.

Night 4.

Night 5.

Night 6.

Night 7.

Free as a birdWrit

e a

list

of al

l the

ways you like to escape from the world.

Attach envelope here

Items of interest you have collected through your journey

Go outdoorsTrack down your favourite wild flower

Stick or draw it below...

“Your life is your message to the world.Make it inspiring.”

- Lorrin L. Lee

Inspiration

Now more than ever, people are spending more time communicating through technologies and spending less time enjoying the outside world and seeking enjoyment through natural inspirations. This book was created to give you the chance to step back from the ‘hussle and bussle’ of every day life and re-connect with yourself. Take this breaker page to think about how much you have achieved in the last 2 years, and what you hope to achieve in the next 2 years. Think about your ultimate goals in life and what you want to do before you kick the bucket...

Take a moment

Hmmmmmm?

(thinking page)

Use the space below to write your ENTIRE bucket list.

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Your bucket list

Your bucket list

Complete 2 of your bucket list tasks.

Stick in / draw a picture of you completing your task...

What where they?

1.2.

How did you feel when doing them?

What put you off doing them until now?

What will help you be able to complete the rest of the list?

Decorate this page

Things for future ‘me’ to remember...

Dear Future Self Write a letter to your future self.

Dear Future ME,

WELL DONEThis page is a certificate of achievement

upon the completion of RediscoveringtheUNIVERSE

Further discovery

FREERe-discovering the Universe application.

Use this application to share your experiences of the book with other buyers. Post photos, videos, blog post and much more to inform others of the small things they can do to re-connect with the universe. Add your own task ideas to a forum to advise others of fun things they can do and how to get involved. The best part is - it is absolutely free for you to enjoy and keep enjoying as your bucket list grows.

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