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By Ruth Folit Re-reading your journal at the end of a year (or around your birthday, or at any time when you are ready to step back and spend some time reflecting on your life) is the icing on the journal cake. It’s what helps you make your already rich, textured, and rewarding journaling–and ultimately ... Read More >>
I’ve had a number of diarists tell me, “I’ve kept a diary for years and years, but now it’s kind of getting boring. My life is pretty much the same every day. Why should I continue?” Or… “I used to keep a journal, but after a couple of years, didn’t see any point in it. ... Read More >>
By Ruth Folit Periodically, rereading your journal is an excellent way to step back and take stock of your life. You have captured the subjective views of your life in your journal entries, and, with the aid of a wide-angle lens of time and a little detective work, you can gain a big-picture perspective of ... Read More >>
The theme of my work in journaling and the title of my book is Writing for Emotional Balance (Beth, also offers an IAJW course by this name). But as my work has evolved, I would deepen the ways I see writing as an agent of balance. Writing balances more than just emotional reactivity. Writing balances ... Read More >>
Redefining Service You might say that we are all here with the ultimate purpose of serving each other. We are interconnected beings navigating the challenges and triumphs that make up our experience here on earth. The more we unite and support each other, the healthier we all become. But service is not simply an act; ... Read More >>
When I was in elementary school I was intrigued by magic and how it worked. I wasn’t as interested in performing the tricks as I was in understanding how they worked. In one of the magic books I read there was information about invisible ink and how to make it and then decrypt notes written ... Read More >>
When I ask a gift from my death, it is that at the last minute I will be able to look back over my life and know, without any doubt, the entire story I have been living. As this final gift, all the details and events that I have been relentlessly ordering my entire life ... Read More >>
In the profession of personal coaching, journaling can act as a catalyst to aid clients towards the discovery of their true self, their life goals, as well a providing a path towards the realization of their life purpose. While coaches act as inspirational and motivational agents, journaling is in itself is a self-empowering tool for ... Read More >>
Below is a compilation of the best tips from IAJW Journal Council Members – past and present. Read randomly, or all at once: You’ll find gems here that help you find the gold in your journal! I never tire of the surprise when I reread journal entries. Buried in the familiarity of material and voice ... Read More >>
When my husband was in a Tucson ICU after sustaining a traumatic brain injury (TBI) at the end of 2003, my journal was one of the first items I reached for. It went into the satchel I carried daily to the hospital and later to the rehab center. During those chaotic forty days and the ... Read More >>