Present, Not Perfect: A Journal for Slowing Down, Letting Go, and Loving Who You Are Paperback – Illustrated, September 19, 2017

For someone struggling with a busy life and constantly overthinking, doing one page a day provides 5-10 minutes of valuable reflection. The colorful artwork and positive quotes are eye catching and keep my attention, which is important for someone like me who can get bored easily.The different activities address different issues such as narrowing down too many tasks, finding beauty in an everyday object/task, and practicing self appreciation. As you work and think through the activities, you gradually adapt a more present mindset.

I have to say I was in a horrible depression/anxiety moment in my life that had lasted for months. I finally decided to read a book on boundaries which really helped, I always had a journal which was mostly for fighting instead of yelling at my partner at the time I would yell at my journal lol And sometimes it's hard just to write when you're laid off work or nothing's happening or going on you know. But once I got this book present not perfect I started doing just one page a day, then finally it got me out of the house after months I was afraid to do things alone being single for the first time in 14 years. But it has helped me get outside whether I go alone because I get blown off and that's really how it started I decided well they blew me off I'm going to go out anyway and this book and even know I literally am only like six pages in I can tell his already changed my life and the way I look at my life. We're never guaranteed tomorrow and I would recommend this and I have recommended this to everyone seeking help, or just something to give you ideas or tasks to do everyday, sometimes it's just quotes, but a lot of times things will sit with you, and honestly I think it's amazing! It helped re-examine my life and instead of walking through life it's letting me LIVE my life!

This is beautiful & thought-provoking. If you are looking for something to really point you in the right direction, something to guide you *TO* (not through) each step, but steps back & gives you enough room to reflect and paint your own picture; this is the self-discovery journal for you. It is small, and a great size for taking with you everywhere you go. Again I emphasize that it is not the most detailed & the book really allows for you to go on your own journey, while guiding you to the train of thought you should try to follow & consider more often. It is so pretty, colorful, inspiring with beautiful art.Ultimately, out of 6 books I was looking at, this came in second only to one other book that was significantly more detailed. 2020 was a real killer, so I feel that I need more in-depth guidance.

This is a great little journal type book. Gives you cool questions to answer, gives you little tasks to do. It's fun to write in. Has great little motivational type quotes also.

My therapist said I seem to be awfully hard on myself and have a tendency to demand perfectionism, so I found this book and ordered it. I loved it so much I got the “present not perfect for difficult times” for my mom and one she has for teens for my nieces. The pages are beautiful and the prompts for thinking/writing are creative and help me slow down and be more gentle with myself. Great, beautiful book and I’m very thankful to have come across it!

I absolutely love this journal, this is exactly what I was looking for! I'm a teenage girl who is pretty lazy and NOT a writer. I was looking forward to something that gives me questions for me to think about and get to know myself more. This journal contains not-too-deep questions that allow me to know me more and love me more. It actually lets me settle down and think about things. The contents and each page are very well designed which is kinda hard for me to get bored with. If you are a writer who is looking forward to writing a real journal and record your day, then I'm not recommending this one. If you are lazy like me and want a journal to kill your time, this will be a great book. I definitely rate this product a 5 star since it meets all my standards and I love it!

I suffer from anxiety and depression and I find this journal quite helpful in coping with it. I've used this book the past few days since I got it. I do a page or 2 in the mornings and a page or two throughout the day as needed. Already, I feel a difference in my anxiety levels and my mood. My productivity and motivation has even went up! Not only that it's very colorful, thoughtful, calming, and fun to write in. Would recommend to anyone struggling with mental health issues or stress.

I wanted a journal that I was able to write in. This one is more of a fun type drawing journal. I would say teens would enjoy this type is journal more than a senior like me

Muy inspirador, es un libro que te invita a escribir, si no tienes ni idea de por donde empezar a escribir un diario y eres una persona muy ocupada como yo, esto perfectoo para ti!! Me encanta el concepto de diario guiado con ejercicios cortitos pero bien pensados, si las paginas fueran mas grandes seria aun mas comodo para escribir

I did a gratitude journal last year when covid-19 hit the city. I finished it but to some degree I felt I was a bit forced to do the journal because everyday it asked me to write what I was grateful for. Yes I did have lots of blessings in my life but I started feeling that I was doing the gratitude journal like an obligation, repeating similar things everyday without fully enjoying it.This journal is quite different - every page has different design, new quote, new color, new activity, new questions, etc. I get curious about my next reflective journal activity every day, and it’s very enjoyable. It made me reflect on many things - it truly make me slow down, let go and re-think about who I am. I even recommended my team to get one for themselves!

I was hoping this journal would help order my thoughts a bit, and the book seems to get them on the right track. The art is nice and the text is pretty to read. I would have liked a bit more structure for thought processes.

Gave this journal as a present & it was a lovely surprise. Very happy with this item.

The media could not be loaded. This is a really great book. At first I was worried that it had few pages, but the activities inside take a lot of thought. The art is absolutely gorgeous and the pages have lots of room to add doodles and sketches. Awesome since this is a gift for an artist. Only drawback is that the paper is that shiny stuff so some pens might smudge.