Episode 455 of the CMP, a Creativity Matters Podcast — Gratitude Cup
This is not a new show.
This show was lost in an unplanned/spontaneous transition of the site, one I am already regretting. Someone asked what else I could have done, as I instantly regretted the expense (and the anxiety already that knowing that in 3 years I have to do this again or be billed a crazy amount for another 3 years). “Stop?”
That was my response. Stop.
But I’d already pressed “buy now.”
And then I realized I had created a site avalanche, a disaster I didn’t expect.
There are other casualties, but the show notes for Episode 455 on gratitude are the most recent thing missing. I don’t have a copy of them. At its core, this is a show about gratitude, gratitude mindset, and my own struggle with gratitude, a gradual transition from embarrassment to embrace in the time between the spark series. (You might also catch Episode 454 if you haven’t already.)
There are suggestions in this show for starting and fitting in and practicing a gratitude mindset. There is also discussion of simplification and mindfulness. I didn’t plan on shifting to a “one cup” approach, and yet I have. Similarly, I am currently doing a challenge/project in which I’m wearing a specific dress for 100 days as part of another challenge. I didn’t fully explain this in the episode, but it is all related and tied together.
Gratitude
November is a reflective month and one in which I often spend a lot of time thinking about and recording gratitude. I discovered back in 2017 that this could be a transformative process for me. I encourage you to go back and listen to the Spark shows, if you haven’t already. That whole process started with this show (Episode 268) or maybe it was the year before with this show (Episode 205). But in 2017, I recorded a gratitude-focused podcast every day for the CMP. These shows ran through a separate feed and were also bundled into larger shows for the regular CMP feed. The first show was Spark 1. The Spark shows are available as individual shows or in batch compilations on the podcast page.
Randoms
[Lost to the transition]
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Tools
- Moleskine Art Sketchbook (what I WAS using for regular drawing and my illustrated journal)
- Moleskine Art Sketchbook (the REALLY big one — A3 (11.75″ x 16.5″ — I am now using this for my illustrated journal)
- Preppy Fountains Pen 02 – this is one of the best starter/inexpensive fountain pens you can buy!
- Preppy Fountain Pens 03 (multi set)
- Lamy Safari – always a good choice
- TWSBI Eco – my favorite fountain pen in the starter range (although I love my TWSBI Iris Vac even more)
- Dip Pen holder I’ve been using (with maru nibs)
- PILOT Iroshizuku Bottled Fountain Pen Ink (multiple color options)
- Diamine Fountain Pen Ink (multiple)
- Noodler’s Fountain Pen Ink (multiple)
- Monteverde Fountain Pen Ink (multiple)
- Colorverse Fountain Pen Ink (multiple)
- Platinum Carbon Black ink (what’s in my fountain pen)
- Sktchy app for inspiration photos
- Micron 08 (larger nib good for thicker lines or filling in small-medium spaces)
- Micron 01 (favorite for drawing)
- Micron Sampler
- Notes on large format sketchbooks
- ROYGBIV supplies: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet
- Uni-Gel Alpha Shaker pencil (mine is listed as “slightly firm” – but it’s super cushy; they do come in other softness/hardness ratings. I really do love this shaker!)
- Pentel Hi-Polymer Block Eraser, Large, White (these things disappear like socks; you can never have too many white erasers lying around)
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