Averting Repetition

I am growing tired of regurgitating the same negative thoughts and ideas again and again. I want to turn the tables; I want to do something different. I want to do something positive--for myself at least. I have given myself a project to do--or an experiment I suppose. I encourage everyone to try it as well just give it a shot and see if you enjoy it. Okay so what you have to do is this: Go out into nature, walk, sit, run, what have you, but when you gaze around look for something that catches your eye, a stick, a rock, a feather, anything (it does not have to be nature I just happen to love nature). Take it with you or just take a picture if it's too big to keep, but what you must do is write upon the feelings or thoughts it provokes. Bring to life the feelings or ideas that emerge, and build off how this object affected you. What made it significant, or stand out. Or instead of writing, collect other pictures that somehow connect to the object. They can be from a magazine or pictures you have taken. Make a collage with the object in the middle (or wherever you see fit). The goal is to connect to the object, and by connecting to it you hopefully connect to yourself in new ways. Maybe you can learn a thing or two about yourself, whether positive or negative. This is what I am hoping will happen for me. I want to break out of the negative dark world I usually reside in; I want to acknowledge something I know to be positive and beautiful; I want to show my love of nature. I will be posting mine in the next couple of days and will provide a picture of the object I chose.