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A Week’s Worth of Journaling Prompts: Expanding Creativity

April 18, 2011
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Everyone is born creative — it’s human nature. As we grow and become socialized, we learn that “creative” is generally a word used to describe artists and musicians and craftspersons. People with “talent.” Probably not us. At some point during our lives, though, we discover that creativity is a much broader concept. It’s about doing [...]

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Journaling by Hand vs. Computer: The Results are In!

February 9, 2011
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Ever wondered whether journaling by hand was better than journaling on the computer? In November, I challenged readers to participate with me in a journaling experiment that would begin after the new year. Eleven people volunteered. Read the results here …

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A Week’s Worth of Journaling Prompts: Fear of Failure

February 7, 2011
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Our journaling prompts this week are about a kind of fear we all share — the one that can stop us before we even begin learning a new skill or starting a new venture, the one that seethes beneath the surface of every creative act, the one that began in us way back when we [...]

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Journal Writing Through Life’s Passages: Deciding to Start a Family

January 25, 2011
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WHETHER or not to start a family has never been a simple decision, but it’s more complicated today that it has ever been. If you’re facing this decision, journaling about it can help you gain clarity by sorting out the emotional and practical aspects of what it means for you personally. When I married at [...]

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Journal Writing Tips: What Will Happen to Your Journals?

January 21, 2011
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AS JOURNAL KEEPERS, it’s important to think about what will happen to our journals when we are gone. Or even — and of course we hope this never happens — an accident befall us. This may seem like a morbid topic and something we’d rather avoid thinking about, but our journals are arguably our most [...]

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Blogtalk: The Habit of Journaling

January 7, 2011
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Dave Terry recently sent me a link to his blog post “Pile of Journals.” In his post, he tells the heartwarming story about how he and his son began journaling together. There are several things that his story demonstrates: Journaling is not just for adults (kudos to his son’s teacher for getting them started). Research [...]

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Journal Writing Tips: Telling the Truth

January 4, 2011
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Nothing is easier than self-deceit. For what each man wishes, that he also believes to be true. ~ Demosthenes ONE of the most challenging aspects about journal writing for the purpose of self-knowledge and growth is learning to tell the truth to yourself. After all, we don’t really want to uncover those dark, shadowy places [...]

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