Start Where You Are: A Journal for Self-Exploration
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- Create Date：2021-05-31 07:51:12
- Update Date：2025-09-06
- Status：finish
- Author：Meera Lee Patel
- ISBN：0399174826
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Summary
Start Where You Are is an interactive journal designed to help readers nurture their creativity， mindfulness， and self-motivation。 It helps readers navigate the confusion and chaos of daily life with a simple reminder: that by taking the time to know ourselves and what those dreams are， we can appreciate the world around us and achieve our dreams。
Featuring vibrant hand-lettering and images that have attracted a large following for her stationery and textile line in boutiques across the country， Meera Lee Patel's uplifting book presents supportive prompts and exercises along with inspirational quotes to encourage reflection through writing， drawing， chart-making， and more。
Featuring inspiring quotes from writers， artists， and other visionaries paired with open-ended questions and prompts， with plenty of room for writing and reflecting， this appealing full-color book will make a perfect gift and keepsake as well as being a powerful tool for positive change。
Featuring vibrant hand-lettering and images that have attracted a large following for her stationery and textile line in boutiques across the country， Meera Lee Patel's uplifting book presents supportive prompts and exercises along with inspirational quotes to encourage reflection through writing， drawing， chart-making， and more。
Featuring inspiring quotes from writers， artists， and other visionaries paired with open-ended questions and prompts， with plenty of room for writing and reflecting， this appealing full-color book will make a perfect gift and keepsake as well as being a powerful tool for positive change。
Reviews
Kim Browers
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I've never used a guided journal before， and this felt a bit too restrictive for my tastes。 Some of the thought exercises were insightful， but the illustrations sometimes got in the way on the actual journaling pages。 It might b3 good for someone who doesn't regularly journal though。 I've never used a guided journal before， and this felt a bit too restrictive for my tastes。 Some of the thought exercises were insightful， but the illustrations sometimes got in the way on the actual journaling pages。 It might b3 good for someone who doesn't regularly journal though。 。。。more
Kristy
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This was a great little book to really bring your passions to light and sift through your thoughts！ The watercolor artwork in the book is really wonderful as well！
Hollie Nelson
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Such a cute little book！ So excited to start the little exercises in it :） they look quick and easy and I love how the book has nice little quotes in it
Agnieszka Dziakowska
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Kupiłam tę książkę już parę lat temu ale zawsze tak trudno mi było odpowiedzieć na zadawane w niej pytania， często nie znamy na nie odpowiedzi。 Dziś postanowiłam， że po prostu wezmę ją do rąk i uzupełnię tym， co przyjdzie mi do głowy jako pierwsze， bez dłuższych refleksji i zastanowień， jestem bardzo zadowolona z rezultatu。Oh może tylko taka mała refleksja， autorka zachęca by zapisać swoje marzenie， zamknąć je w butelce i wrzucić do morza， prosze nie zaśmiecajcie wody。 Troszkę mnie zdziwiła ta s Kupiłam tę książkę już parę lat temu ale zawsze tak trudno mi było odpowiedzieć na zadawane w niej pytania， często nie znamy na nie odpowiedzi。 Dziś postanowiłam， że po prostu wezmę ją do rąk i uzupełnię tym， co przyjdzie mi do głowy jako pierwsze， bez dłuższych refleksji i zastanowień， jestem bardzo zadowolona z rezultatu。Oh może tylko taka mała refleksja， autorka zachęca by zapisać swoje marzenie， zamknąć je w butelce i wrzucić do morza， prosze nie zaśmiecajcie wody。 Troszkę mnie zdziwiła ta strona， poniewaz nie jest ekologiczna。 。。。more
Phoenix
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I have a few of these writing prompt journal and so far this one is the most unimpressive。 Most of the pages are just scribble of quotes on one side and a generic prompt on the other。 I can understand the quotes since it's the author own handwriting， but the prompts are not fun to do。 At least change them up a bit so they're not always just a blank page with some writings。 I have a few of these writing prompt journal and so far this one is the most unimpressive。 Most of the pages are just scribble of quotes on one side and a generic prompt on the other。 I can understand the quotes since it's the author own handwriting， but the prompts are not fun to do。 At least change them up a bit so they're not always just a blank page with some writings。 。。。more
Lauren Obermeyer
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An easy and valuable self-exploration tool， and beautiful art！ Tearing some of these pages out to hang as prints！！
Alexandra
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This is more of an activity book than an actual book， but still nice to have。 Love the quotes inside it
Sunayana
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I stumbled upon this while looking for a new journal on an e-commerce website。 A journal with prompts is great to change your line of thought at that particular moment。 It is overall a refreshing experience as it helps you to delve deeper into your negative emotions and brings out more positive memories that you may probably not reflect on or recall as much on a daily basis！ I’m halfway through and will 10/10 recommend it to everyone :）
Sergiusz Golec
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Self-exploratory， self-reflection book （Journal）， that you write with the author。The author puts 3 lines on a page。。。 and the rest is up to you。Some of them resonated with me 。。。a lot。 Some - not。What I hate about that book the most - fonts， simulating handwriting styles for the quotes。 That journal is not about deciphering the text - and yet I've spent some time on that。 Wondering - what kind of letter is here or there。 Self-exploratory， self-reflection book （Journal）， that you write with the author。The author puts 3 lines on a page。。。 and the rest is up to you。Some of them resonated with me 。。。a lot。 Some - not。What I hate about that book the most - fonts， simulating handwriting styles for the quotes。 That journal is not about deciphering the text - and yet I've spent some time on that。 Wondering - what kind of letter is here or there。 。。。more
AS
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This is a beautiful book， and thought-provoking to work with。 The one downside to me is there are too many pages with quotes in that currently trendy messy cursive with an uneven baseline that's just an eyesore to look at and hard to read。 Otherwise， really like this。 This is a beautiful book， and thought-provoking to work with。 The one downside to me is there are too many pages with quotes in that currently trendy messy cursive with an uneven baseline that's just an eyesore to look at and hard to read。 Otherwise， really like this。 。。。more
Angelica LeMinh
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This is gorgeous and interactive。I bought it years ago at Urban Outfitters because I was attracted by the watercolours and the fonts。 The exercises are also really accessible and profound。Because of this pandemic， I have been moved to engage with my outstanding projects， and finishing the pages of this book was one of the bullet points I was able to check off my list。Patel has futher books/prints/cards in this vein， and I'm glad she continues to do her work for the world。 This is gorgeous and interactive。I bought it years ago at Urban Outfitters because I was attracted by the watercolours and the fonts。 The exercises are also really accessible and profound。Because of this pandemic， I have been moved to engage with my outstanding projects， and finishing the pages of this book was one of the bullet points I was able to check off my list。Patel has futher books/prints/cards in this vein， and I'm glad she continues to do her work for the world。 。。。more
Gina Lynette
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The quotes and illustrations are *fabulous*！ So， I read a quote and get excited and then I read the prompt and go。。。 sigh。I've put this book away and pulled it back out a handful of times over the years to no avail。Maybe I'm just in a different place on my journey。 As much as I love the left side of the book， the right side is simply not my journal。 The quotes and illustrations are *fabulous*！ So， I read a quote and get excited and then I read the prompt and go。。。 sigh。I've put this book away and pulled it back out a handful of times over the years to no avail。Maybe I'm just in a different place on my journey。 As much as I love the left side of the book， the right side is simply not my journal。 。。。more
As'har
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Beautiful and creative book， I like it because I never like to write about mysel， but when I read it I like that too much :）
Lorimarie
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Fun way to try journaling。
Alyssa
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Awesome tiny little book to inspire and remind you of your inner greatness！
Dawn Dawn
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Perfect！ I'm in love with Meera Lee Patel and her other book， Made Out of Stars， is on my wish list this year。 Perfect！ I'm in love with Meera Lee Patel and her other book， Made Out of Stars， is on my wish list this year。 。。。more
Johannah Gage
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Really beautiful guided mindfulness journal。
Nikki Ellis
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There are periods in life when you need to deep dive to find yourself again， and this book helps you do exactly that。 I looked forward to my mornings and evenings when I would work through two or three pages。 It was my companion through lots of mental hardships this year， and I highly recommend it to be your companion， too， if you need it。
Andreia ❤The Butterfly Lover❤ Vegan & Childfree
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❤The only journey is the one within。❤❤If you find yourself in the wrong story， leave。❤❤Dismiss whatever insults your own soul。❤
Kelly
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I love this journal so much。
Linda
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I love the collection of quotes and artwork。 The pages are mainly blank so the reader can write and ask questions along the way。
Rachel
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Is really good for journaling。
Reem Ghabbany
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This book had a lot of stupid and an unanswerable questions！ But mostly it was nice to appreciate things you have in life and to reminds one of their dreams
Brooke Anne
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The perfect journal for self-exploration and growth。 The quotes and pictures are so pretty and every single time I pick this journal up I feel comforted。 The activities are very engaging and diverse too。
Valene Hill
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I loved this book。 It has a quote on the one page and on the other page it gives you something to do or to think about and write down。 It is almost like a journal， but it gets you to think very deep。 I enjoy that because I forget about things in life because I am too busy， tired， etc。。 So when I did this book it really made me stop and think about my life。 I liked it because it is very introspective。
Ashley Epp
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A lot of really hard pages to get through， no growth without discomfort though right？
Davidson Hang
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Very cute book， I gifted it after I was Done。
Danielle
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This is a journal with prompts on each page to explore yourself on a deep level。 Questions like:1。 If you could only 4 possessions， what would they be？2。 What are 10 dreams that have not come true YET？3。 What are things/ideas/etc。 that you wish you could leave behind？4。 What are 3 ideas that you fundamentally disagree with and why？5。 Describe something about yourself that pushes people away？ And describe how that thing connects you？I wrote a few pages every morning that coincided with my "mother This is a journal with prompts on each page to explore yourself on a deep level。 Questions like:1。 If you could only 4 possessions， what would they be？2。 What are 10 dreams that have not come true YET？3。 What are things/ideas/etc。 that you wish you could leave behind？4。 What are 3 ideas that you fundamentally disagree with and why？5。 Describe something about yourself that pushes people away？ And describe how that thing connects you？I wrote a few pages every morning that coincided with my "mothers morning basket"。 And each night/every other night， I would discuss with Hubby and he would answer the same questions in return。 It made for more interesting conversation besides pleasantries and day events。 ;） （Also， on a side note， I think it would be great for intentional date chatter。。。like at a coffee shop。）This author has other journals too！ Obviously I think every living person should complete this！ 。。。more
Anastasia
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Uplifting and thought-provoking quotes and wisdom from a fairly decent breadth of sources， all intertwined with various artistic presentations。 Enjoyed the inspirations that didn't come off preachy nor fickle。 Uplifting and thought-provoking quotes and wisdom from a fairly decent breadth of sources， all intertwined with various artistic presentations。 Enjoyed the inspirations that didn't come off preachy nor fickle。 。。。more
Nikki
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