Sunday, March 20, 2011

Wreck this Journal

I found this journal and couldn't resist. It's a somewhat blank journal, with crazy instructions inside, like throw it from a high height, take it in the shower with you, and mail it to someone when done. There are some easier instructions as well, fill a page of circles, write one word over and over, and trace hands and make fingerprints. lol.
I have started filling it out, with help from Jamie of course. He has some great ideas, and it's been fun. Looking at Flickr with everyone else's crazy journals, it's amazing to see how creative everyone is. And I love how each is different and unique to everyone.

The Author, Keri Smith, posted this about the journal:
Dear Reader,
I’ve been receiving some email from “wreck this journal” users who are mentioning that they are having trouble wrecking their copies. I wanted to mention that this is in part the point of the book. That we will all come up against some kinds of blocks or impasses (some pages are harder for us than others), based on our own personal relationship with destruction and our own perfectionistic tendencies. I would like to state for their record that this is perfectly normal and expected. I myself have found there are some pages that I like to avoid, but I do know that those are the places that I probably need to visit the most. The hope is that somehow we can work through these blockages using the book, and maybe they will translate to bigger things out in the world, (or not). But in my experience usually they do. I am much less afraid of mistakes than I used to be. Time to jump in and get REALLY dirty. I know it’s scary sometimes, but you’re only here once so you better wreck as many pages (and things) as you possibly can, (otherwise how will anyone ever know you were here?). Maybe getting a bit angry will help. If it helps you can pretend to be angry at me the author for putting you through this ridiculous experience.

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