A Drawing A Day…The Final Word

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In Decem­ber 2018, I received an email from Sketch­book Skool. I was on their email list after tak­ing some amaz­ing cours­es in 2014.

The email includ­ed a down­load called A Draw­ing A Day 2019 which con­sist­ed of a page for each month with a word for each day of the month. I was intrigued! I was miss­ing mak­ing time to do a lit­tle art and so I decid­ed to chal­lenge myself and com­mit to doing a drawing/​painting every day for the whole year of 2019.

I start­ed on Jan­u­ary 1 with the word IMAGINE1…it was the begin­ning of a 365 day adven­ture with my sketch­book, pen­cils, pen and watercolors…I was excit­ed to make the com­mit­ment to myself.

On Feb­ru­ary 9, I decid­ed to upload pho­tos of the pic­tures I had already done into a Face­book pho­to album called A Draw­ing A Day…and then would add each new pic­ture into the album dai­ly. This is where this jour­ney takes a whole new turn. I received mes­sages from a few gals that because of what I was doing, they were inspired to make time and pick up their paint brush­es again, set­ting their alarms 30 min­utes ear­li­er so they could make time to play with art. Wow.

Then on April 17, I decid­ed to add a quote that used the word of the day, but did­n’t nec­es­sar­i­ly rep­re­sent the draw­ing I did…which actu­al­ly over time, some did but not always. The word for April 17 was BOOT 1and the quote I picked by Hen­ry Rollins was “My opti­mism wears heavy boots and is loud.” I love that quote. And now the con­ver­sa­tions were flow­ing with each new picture.

Some of the quotes were by authors and friends would post how much they loved their books, oth­er quotes stirred emo­tions, made peo­ple laugh and some pic­ture and quote com­bi­na­tions con­nect­ed peo­ple in awe­some con­ver­sa­tions. It real­ly turned into quite an adventure…every day. A sim­ple pic­ture with a sim­ple quote.

I’m not sure which pic­ture was the most pop­u­lar, but sev­er­al come to my mind that touched peo­ple in some way or anoth­er. It was a jour­ney I shared, and in doing so I received so many bless­ings and new friends and hope­ful­ly inspired oth­ers to start a jour­ney of their own.

If you’ve been hold­ing back from try­ing some­thing new or revis­it­ing some­thing that brought you joy, stop wait­ing. The final word for 2019 was INTENTION and is the fea­tured image on this post. Pick up and run your life with intention…you won’t want to miss out on the fun…

68 Comments

  1. Amy Patton
    Amy Patton on December 31, 2019 at 6:04 pm

    Wow how you have grown!! Love love love u Liz!!!

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    • Liz Geeslin
      Liz Geeslin on December 31, 2019 at 7:42 pm

      Kate Matthews love love love you!!

      Reply
  3. Tanya R. Quintieri
    Tanya R. Quintieri on December 31, 2019 at 6:41 pm

    Hap­py Birth­day, my dear! I am grate­ful to have met you this past year and my inten­tion is to not let you dis­ap­pear again. 🙂

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    • Liz Geeslin
      Liz Geeslin on December 31, 2019 at 7:43 pm

      Tanya R. Quin­tieri you are such a bless­ing my dear! 

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      • Liz Geeslin
        Liz Geeslin on December 31, 2019 at 8:33 pm

        Tanya R. Quin­tieri its not my birthday…XOXOXO

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        • Tanya R. Quintieri
          Tanya R. Quintieri on December 31, 2019 at 8:40 pm

          Liz, that was auto­cor­rect! I am pret­ty sure I typed Hap­py New Year. But then again, I‘d already had two bubblies.

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          • Tanya R. Quintieri
            Tanya R. Quintieri on December 31, 2019 at 8:41 pm

            Cause my new year is already 3 hours old. Almost…

  4. Linda Nelson
    Linda Nelson on December 31, 2019 at 8:16 pm

    Love it! And the lessons you learned! Been fun being on this jour­ney with you. So much growth. Thanks for sharing!

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  6. Linda Nelson
    Linda Nelson on December 31, 2019 at 8:19 pm

    You’re inspir­ing me to write every day!!!

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    • Liz Geeslin
      Liz Geeslin on December 31, 2019 at 8:22 pm

      Lin­da Nel­son you are such a dear.…wishing you the best year ahead…in ALL that you do! 

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    • Liz Geeslin
      Liz Geeslin on December 31, 2019 at 9:06 pm

      Adri­anne Ger­ard you too my friend!!

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    • Liz Geeslin
      Liz Geeslin on December 31, 2019 at 9:06 pm

      Joan Sil­veira thank you…you too! 

      Reply
  9. Bonnie Morton
    Bonnie Morton on December 31, 2019 at 9:51 pm

    Hap­py New Year to you and Joe, Liz. Look­ing for­ward to June, 2020

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    • Liz Geeslin
      Liz Geeslin on January 1, 2020 at 6:04 am

      Bon­nie Mor­ton cant wait to see you again! Love you! 

      Reply
  10. Sharon Leigh Ensor
    Sharon Leigh Ensor on December 31, 2019 at 10:09 pm

    Thanks for shar­ing! Some­thing I need­ed to be remind­ed of today. Some­times it’s hard to look through all of the bad things going on and remem­ber to be hap­py and inten­tion­al with those you love!!! I appre­ci­ate the reminder! Hap­py new year!! Love to you and Joe!!

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    • Liz Geeslin
      Liz Geeslin on January 1, 2020 at 6:06 am

      Sharon Leigh Ensor Hap­py New Year, big hugs to you and your Mom..

      Reply
  11. Dale Miskelly
    Dale Miskelly on December 31, 2019 at 10:18 pm

    Love you to pieces obvi­ous­ly. Love hear­ing your voice 

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    • Liz Geeslin
      Liz Geeslin on January 1, 2020 at 6:07 am

      Dale Miskel­ly love love you right back and the next time I’m out to CA we MUST get together…

      Reply
  12. Maria Luna Martin
    Maria Luna Martin on December 31, 2019 at 10:37 pm

    Love this video and you! Miss you Hap­py New Year 

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    • Liz Geeslin
      Liz Geeslin on January 1, 2020 at 6:08 am

      Maria Luna Mar­tin miss u, love you! Hap­py New Year!

      Reply
    • Liz Geeslin
      Liz Geeslin on January 1, 2020 at 6:09 am

      Robin Noel love you! Hap­py New Year!!

      Reply
    • Liz Geeslin
      Liz Geeslin on January 1, 2020 at 6:09 am

      Deb­o­rah Israel Good­ere love you seester in law!!! Miss u! 

      Reply
    • Liz Geeslin
      Liz Geeslin on January 1, 2020 at 6:10 am

      Ann DeCar­lo Hap­py New Year! Let’s get togeth­er soon! Would love to catch up! 

      Reply
    • Liz Geeslin
      Liz Geeslin on January 1, 2020 at 6:11 am

      Mary Ann Wood­house Hap­py hap­py New Year to you two!! 

      Reply
  18. Doug Hayes
    Doug Hayes on January 1, 2020 at 9:21 am

    Good words, Liz. Hap­py New Year.

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    • Liz Geeslin
      Liz Geeslin on January 1, 2020 at 10:21 am

      Doug Hayes Hap­py New Year to you too! Hope our paths cross again soon!

      Reply
  19. Bart Rowland
    Bart Rowland on January 1, 2020 at 10:36 am

    My grand­daugh­ter sure love the hat Ms Liz!!! Hap­py New Year to you and Joe!

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    • Liz Geeslin
      Liz Geeslin on January 1, 2020 at 10:41 am

      Bart Row­land thank you and same to you! Give your grand­daugh­ter a hug from me!

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    • Liz Geeslin
      Liz Geeslin on January 1, 2020 at 7:56 pm

      Guin­e­vere Anne Sta­sio Hi! Hap­py New Year too dar­ling girl!!!

      Reply
    • Liz Geeslin
      Liz Geeslin on January 1, 2020 at 8:44 pm

      Hap­py New Year Deb­bie!! AND Mr. Roger Man!!!! XOXO

      Reply
  22. Debbie Corradini
    Debbie Corradini on January 1, 2020 at 11:08 am

    Love your heart. Beau­ti­ful impor­tant message

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  24. Dona Rice
    Dona Rice on January 1, 2020 at 1:12 pm

    Hap­py New Year’s to you! Admire your pas­sion and appre­ci­ate these thoughts for the new year. 

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    • Liz Geeslin
      Liz Geeslin on January 1, 2020 at 7:56 pm

      Dona Rice hope to see more of you this year!! Big big hugs! 

      Reply
  25. Betty Ann Sudbury
    Betty Ann Sudbury on January 1, 2020 at 7:10 pm

    Won­der­ful thoughts, wis­dom and advice Liz! I tru­ly val­ue our friendship…:-)

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    • Liz Geeslin
      Liz Geeslin on January 1, 2020 at 7:57 pm

      Bet­ty Ann Sud­bury thank you and I’m so grate­ful for your friendship! 

      Reply
  26. Beth Mallett
    Beth Mallett on January 1, 2020 at 8:05 pm

    I final­ly had the time to lis­ten to this. Well said Liz! Hap­py New Year and Decade!

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    • Liz Geeslin
      Liz Geeslin on January 1, 2020 at 10:03 pm

      Beth Mal­lett so hap­py to call you my friend! Hap­py New Year and I can’t wait to see your newest foal this year!! 

      Reply
  27. Shelley Hornak
    Shelley Hornak on January 1, 2020 at 11:37 pm

    I’ve loved them. Thank you for shar­ing and your inspi­ra­tions. Hap­py New Year!!!

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    • Liz Geeslin
      Liz Geeslin on January 2, 2020 at 6:56 am

      Thanks so much Shel­ley! Have a won­der­ful 2020!!

      Reply
  30. Lisa A Powell
    Lisa A Powell on January 2, 2020 at 12:48 pm

    Now I under­stand what you were doing all year.…..beautiful.

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  31. Lisa A Powell
    Lisa A Powell on January 2, 2020 at 12:50 pm

    Amen to those moments cher­ish­ing the time with loved ones.

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  32. Lisa A Powell
    Lisa A Powell on January 2, 2020 at 12:52 pm

    Yes, you’re so gooey Liz! Love hav­ing had the chance to con­nect with you!

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    • Liz Geeslin
      Liz Geeslin on January 2, 2020 at 1:39 pm

      Lisa, me too.…so look­ing for­ward to get­ting to know you bet­ter and bet­ter my friend! 

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    • Liz Geeslin
      Liz Geeslin on January 2, 2020 at 5:22 pm

      Mar­cy Petri­cig Braasch big hugs my friend 

      Reply
  34. Nila Wagner
    Nila Wagner on January 4, 2020 at 10:02 am

    Love this, can’t wait to see what you do next ! 🙂

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    • Liz Geeslin
      Liz Geeslin on January 4, 2020 at 10:36 am

      Nila Wag­n­er thank you! Have a super weekend! 

      Reply
  35. Debbie Everman
    Debbie Everman on January 18, 2020 at 3:05 pm

    Liz, I so enjoyed your dai­ly art sub­mis­sions and words and mar­veled at your tal­ents. Keep up the good work!!

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