journal writing

Journaling Through Emotions: Comparing Yourself to Others

March 22, 2012
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We all do it. Compare ourselves with other, that is. It’s human nature. Children learn by mimicking others—a skill based on the ability to compare oneself with another. When I was a little girl, I mimicked the older girls’ ways of talking and walking, of wearing their hair, and their likes and dislikes. When I [...]

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A Week’s Worth of Journaling Prompts: A Sense of Place

March 12, 2012
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When I read a memoir or novel, I always want to know where I am. I want to feel secure and grounded in a place. Yet, because of my own life experiences, I grapple with defining sense of place for myself. Not only did I move frequently as a child (5 or 6 times before [...]

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A Week’s Worth of Journaling Prompts: Creative Clustering

March 5, 2012

Life is circular in nature. The natural world is formed by curves and shapes, clustered together and joined by lines and graceful arches. Like nature, our creative minds are not linear, but filled with image and idea clusters joined by the lines and arches of emotional and sensory associations. That is why I’ve been been [...]

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A Week’s Worth of Journaling Prompts: The Characters in Your Life

February 20, 2012
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A week ago, I attended a surprise birthday for my little brother (I won’t say how old he is) and saw a number of family members I see too infrequently. It’s my own fault, of course. I’m busy, we’re all busy. At least that’s what I tell myself. Perhaps it’s just the age-old story of [...]

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Blogtalk: On Journaling and Memoir Writing

February 16, 2012
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This week, for your reading and thinking pleasure, I’ve brought together some recent blog articles on the topics dear to this site (and my heart): journaling and memoir. About Journaling I’ve written in the past about the power of  Journal Writing for catharsis and healing. And I’ve written about how to use your journal for [...]

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A Week’s Worth of Journaling Prompts: The Early Years

February 13, 2012
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Last week’s journal writing prompts explored our first memories. This week, we move up to the next period of our lives—what I call “the early years.” The early years begin at roughly kindergarten and end at the beginning of middle school. For me, it was from age four to ten. Physically and intellectually the early [...]

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A Week’s Worth of Journaling Prompts: First Memories

February 6, 2012
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What’s the first thing you remember? Do you wonder, Why do I remember that event, out of all the possible events in my early life? In my first memory, I am in a strange bedroom with sleek, blonde furniture instead of the familiar, warm cherry bedroom set my parents own. I am standing on a [...]

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