Pandemic What if you thought of it as the Jews consider the Sabbath— the most sacred of times? Cease from travel. Cease from buying and selling. Give up, just for now, on trying to make the world different than it is. Sing. Pray. Touch only those to whom you commit your life. Center down. And ... Read More >>
International Association for Journal Writing (IAJW.org) Member Spotlight Interview - Wm. Anthony Connolly What is your name or the name you like to go by? Anthony Connolly, but the name I publish works under is Wm. Anthony Connolly. Wm is the initials for William, which surprisingly a lot of people don’t realize. My name has ... Read More >>
As a writer, I love language, words and stories. I also love numbers! I'm not sure where my love of lucky numbers developed? Perhaps it originates from my childhood...when week after week my Dad put a lot of focus into picking out his lottery numbers. I would regularly go with him to buy his lottery ... Read More >>
“When we write we tell the stories of our lives—the dark and light, the struggles and successes, the hopes and fears, the aches and pleasures. We write to learn about ourselves, to enlarge our understanding of ourselves and one another.” Cutler, Monk & Shira, 2014 ~ How can a practice as solitary as journal writing ... Read More >>
This is a powerful time of year to use your journal to set your goals, intentions and highest hopes for the new year and new decade. I am not much for New Year's resolutions, but rather I like to nourish a regular journaling to manifest practice all year long. The cusp of a new year ... Read More >>
“I have no time to write my book.” I hear people moaning about this all the time. It reminds me of a study by the wedding industry. They found that the average woman invests 100 hours a month planning her wedding, for several months. (And yes, it was mainly women who spent this time planning ... Read More >>
We are so excited to offer a NEW online course! Creative Journaling for Self-Care by Nicolle Nattrass. Listen to this 5 minute video where we talk about the benefits you can gain from taking this course. You can read more about it and register here!
I was recently interviewed by author and writing teacher, Sheila Bender, on her show called In Coversation: Discussions on Writing and The Writing Life. We spoke together about the IAJW, as well as how journaling can help you heal and transform your life. I also shared some excerpts from my writing, including from my adoptee ... Read More >>
IAJW Member Spotlight Interview with Jennifer Bradley How I came to journaling .... This morning I was reminded again the source of my interest in journaling. Like the sky I saw from my back door (see photo above), change can happen before our eyes. But even visible change is not easy to keep up with. ... Read More >>
I was recently listening to an interview with Joan Borysenko, PhD, a respected author, teacher and wellness expert. During this interview, she said..."Gratitude is a fundamental character strength that is most highly related to indexes of well-being including happiness, health, and functioning well in daily life." In short, this emphasizes that gratitude is key to ... Read More >>