The Painter’s Journal
Painter Nicoletta Baumeister uses her journal for writing: “A poem, haiku or a small drawing at night has the effect of driving all other thoughts away. The narrowed focus of purity of intent creates a sense of calm after a day of supersaturated activity. It also affords feelings of satisfaction, job well done, if only in the tiniest work, so that I slip seamlessly into excellent sleep. Too many people out there have insomnia!”
Baumeister does it again in the morning: “Gratefulness thoughts in the morning light are about the setting of the daily lens. What will we take in, what will we seek and what is today’s sense of self? Feeling grateful puts my feet on solid ground, able to work out the next step; whereas, asking what I don’t have sets my day on a frantic course.”