{"id":12015,"date":"2015-08-09T16:54:33","date_gmt":"2015-08-09T21:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/?p=12015"},"modified":"2015-08-10T15:18:57","modified_gmt":"2015-08-10T20:18:57","slug":"start-where-you-are","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/?p=12015","title":{"rendered":"Start Where You Are"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We just got done looking at Goldie Hawn\u2019s \u201c10 Mindful Minutes: A Journal\u201d and here I am back, BAM, with \u201cStart Where You Are: A Journal for Self-Exploration\u201d by Meera Lee Patel. Trust me, these two journals are totally different from one another, so you\u2019re going to want to keep reading.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Start-Where-You-Are-Cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-12018\" \/>Patel\u2019s journal comes from a unique, but familiar perspective. How often have you put change on hold because things weren\u2019t where you thought they should be for you to make that change? I\u2019ve done. Patel, the author, has done. Odds are good that you\u2019ve done, or maybe you\u2019re doing it now. \u201cStart Where You Are\u201d encourages you to stop looking, and waiting, for that other day, and to instead start where you are. Her journal asks probing, thought provoking questions to help you find out more about yourself: what you really love, your motivations, how see yourself and how you feel others perceive you, and more. However she does mix it up. Sometimes the journal will just ask a question for you to answer, but other times you\u2019re drawing pictures, or filling in circles or other shapes, or coloring in a drawing.<\/p>\n<p>Along with her journaling exercises, Patel includes inspiring quotes from a variety of sources. Since she\u2019s an accomplished artist, with lines of stationary sold in boutiques, the quotes are presented in colorful, whimsical fonts, suitable for framing (if you\u2019re willing to cut them out of the book).<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/We-Become-What-We-Think-About-EDIT.jpg\" width=\"247\" height=\"320\" class \/>\n<p>It can be difficult to think about yourself and your desires, particularly if you think they\u2019re unattainable. Artist and author Meera Lee Patel does her best to make the journey a painless and playful one.<\/p>\n<p>Now guess what? My friends at Perigee have agreed to send one lucky Magical Buffet reader a copy of \u201cStart Where You Are\u201d by Meera Lee Patel! It\u2019s worth owning so you\u2019ll want to get in on this one. This contest is open to folks residing in the United States that are 18 years-old and up. Contest runs 08\/10\/15 \u2013 08\/14\/15 midnight eastern. Don\u2019t worry international readers, I\u2019ve got some contests coming up that you\u2019ll be able to enter. So without further ado, may I direct attention to the Rafflecopter contest form below? <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"rcptr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rafflecopter.com\/rafl\/display\/607e07b45\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-raflid=\"607e07b45\" data-theme=\"classic\" data-template=\"\" id=\"rcwidget_tivn27ti\">a Rafflecopter giveaway<\/a><br \/>\n<script src=\"\/\/widget-prime.rafflecopter.com\/launch.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Start Where You Are&#8221; is a unique journal by artist and author Meera Lee Patel. And guess what? 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