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Making Meaning Through Journal Writing: Stories of Our Memories

October 12, 2010
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THIS YEAR I began the habit, at the beginning of each month, of reading my journal entries for the same month of the previous year. It’s so interesting to recall where I was a year ago at this time, to read about my hopes and dreams and fears. I always want to know: Have I made any progress? What was I working on? What was going on for me emotionally? Are there any patterns related to time of year?

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Blogtalk: iHanna’s Creative Journaling Inspiration

October 8, 2010
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I often talk about how journaling is not limited to writing, but can — and perhaps should — contain artistic expression as well. Drawings, doodling, fabric art, and photography are all a part of capturing life on a regular basis.

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Journal Writing Through Life’s Passages: Adolescence

October 5, 2010
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WHETHER you are a teenager or living with one, adolescence is no easy road to traverse. It’s is a time of confusion for everyone involved, including siblings. But journal writing can help. How exactly? Here are three valuable ways that journal writing can support you during this phase of life, as well as journaling prompts for teens, siblings, and adults.

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Blogtalk: Journaling News – October 1, 2010

October 1, 2010

ONCE every four weeks, Blogtalk: Journaling News highlights articles about journaling, research, and recent blog posts about various facets of journal writing — benefits, ways to start and keep writing, and tips for continued practice. Read on …

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Why Write? Making Meaning of the Meaningless

September 28, 2010
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SOMETIMES life just doesn’t seem to make sense. Bad things happen to good people and good things happen to people who don’t seem to deserve them. Creative acts, such as journal writing and art, can help us uncover the personal value of every experience.

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Blogtalk: Writing about Photographs and Obstacles

September 17, 2010
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Writing is the best way I know to overcome obstacles, to explore underlying attitudes and beliefs that contribute to our “stuckness,” and to deepen your self-understanding. As I was blogsurfing this morning (did I just make up a word?) , I came across Sharon Lippincott’s latest post titled “Writing Your Way Out of the Dungeon of Despair.” I love this post for a number of reasons.

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Blogtalk: Honoring the Creative Process

August 27, 2010
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Adrienne Crezo, in her blog post “On Being Submissive,” beautifully articulates writers’ (and artists’) dilemma: we possess a need to create through our art, second only to our physical needs to breath, eat, and sleep, yet — human that we are — feel inadequate to the task. Our minds imagine great works of sculpture, words [...]

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