Sometimes we all need inspiration for our journaling. Have you ever wondered what other people write in their journals? You can find many journal examples below!
Story & Prompts The stories of our lives are at the heart of our journaling practices. We live our stories and we can capture them in the pages of our journals too. Stories can spark inspiration and insights! Here is a story that really touched my heart and I hope it touches your heart ... Read More >>
Playing with Poetry Workshop with Beth Jacobs, PhD On March 1st, Beth Jacobs offered an inspiring Playing with Poetry online workshop in our IAJW journaling community. One of the activities in this workshop involved reading the SPECIAL PLATES poem by Rumi. The invitation after that, was to write our own poem inspired by the ... Read More >>
Story, Dialogue Journaling & Body-Centered Journal Prompts I have been tending to a very sore back the past couple of weeks. My back has been a part of my body that often speaks to me. This has been true most of my life. One New Year's Day, when I was ... Read More >>
About this Journaling Example Every month in our IAJW Journaling Community, we have a Writing Alone Together (WAT) Circle. This is a time to come together with fellow journal writers from around the world and do what we love, which is to grow and care for ourselves through expressive writing. Our WAT circles ... Read More >>
Personal Story - My Lost & Found Journal I was recently at a meeting at our local library, where I love to work from time to time. I was there for a late in the day meeting on Friday afternoon, and I had lots of things at the meeting - ... Read More >>
Journaling Context I recently attended a one-day writing retreat here on Salt Spring Island, BC, where I live. I was supposed to be at a Celebration of Life that day, for a friend who died of a heart attack suddenly and unexpectedly. He was 56 years old, only one year ... Read More >>
Journaling is a storytelling practice. Journal writing is also a self-inquiry practice, a reflective practice, a meaning making practice. Writing about our inner lives and outer worlds helps us make sense of our experiences, helps us heal, and helps us grow. Journal writing is a way of noticing and acknowledging the mystery, wonder, complexity ... Read More >>
Writing to Awaken with Mark Matousek In the summer of 2022, I had the pleasure of taking a 5 day long Writing to Awaken course with Mark Matousek. The course took place at beautiful Hollyhock, an educational retreat centre on Cortes Island, British Columbia, Canada. The days were perfect filled with writing, reflecting, early ... Read More >>
Sometimes I write by Ahava Shira Although I am a consistent writer, writing in my journal several times a week and on my laptop several more, my writing is not always consistent. This doesn't mean that I am not doing the writing right. it just means that I am being true to the way the words ... Read More >>
On Remembrance day, we join the large turnout of witnesses to our ceremonies at the Cenotaph in Centennial Park on our island. It is always a moving ceremony-often in miserable driving rain. The parade includes veterans, legion members, the police force, fire department, search and rescue, cadets and Brownies all marching in step. There ... Read More >>