Journal Examples Archives

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!

How to Find Inspiration for Life and Journaling in Flying Flags

By Peter Allan I have been thinking about the power of flags recently and the subtle difference between flying a flag and waving a flag. I have been flying a lot of different flags lately and waving none. We all know the power of the image of our own national flag. The flag ceremony at ... Read More >>

Lynda Monk2021-09-03T11:35:11-07:00January 17th, 2021|Journal Examples, Journal Prompts|

How Conversations with Your Dog Can Inspire Journaling

How Conversations with Your Dog (or cat, or stuffy) Can Inspire Journaling By Peter Allan I was a reluctant dog owner at first. Since my childhood I have taken very little interest in domestic pets. In the past, observers would likely say of me that I was not an animal lover. I think this is ... Read More >>

Lynda Monk2021-09-03T11:37:26-07:00December 12th, 2020|Journal Examples, Journal Prompts|

How to Capture the Heart of the Moment With Mini Journal Entries

One of the things I love most about summer is spending time with family and friends. This summer I have also been trying to create some novel and fun experiences with our two teenage sons, Jackson age 15 and Jesse age 13, to help mitigate some of the losses inherent to this continued pandemic time. ... Read More >>

Lynda Monk2021-09-02T15:28:57-07:00September 7th, 2020|Journal Examples|

Journaling Inspiration from a Message in a Bottle by Peter Allan – Plus 3 Inspiring Journal Prompts

There is something so powerful about the idea of a message in a bottle. It is a significant act for the individual who goes to the trouble of crafting the message and sealing it in a bottle, and it is something of a fortuitous and magical experience for the lucky person finding the bottle and ... Read More >>

Lynda Monk2021-09-03T12:07:34-07:00August 19th, 2020|Journal Examples, Journal Prompts|

Where to Find Inspiration for Journal Writing?

Let The Proust Questionnaire Inspire Your Journaling! By Peter Allan The power of questions has always startled and surprised me. Curiosity is a human trait that I admire so much, and in this life I have learned how enriching it is to ask questions of others. My father turned 90 on June 14th and I ... Read More >>

Lynda Monk2021-09-03T11:36:22-07:00June 30th, 2020|Journal Examples, Journal Prompts|

Be Inspired by a Reverse Bucket List by Peter Allan

A few years back, it may have been around the time of turning 60, I decided to create what I called a reverse bucket list and started to write in my journal things that I had accomplished. I decided to annunciate bucket- list type things done versus wallowing or pining for a list that may ... Read More >>

Lynda Monk2021-09-03T11:38:10-07:00May 8th, 2020|Journal Examples|

How to Take Your Gratitude Journaling to the Next Level

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 >>

Lynda Monk2019-10-15T14:29:05-07:00October 15th, 2019|Journal Examples|

Journal Writing Prompt: I DARE TO…

Every month I facilitate a Writing Alone Together Circle within our IAJW Membership Community and last month our writing prompt was: I DARE TO... Here is the writing I did while in our circle as a sample from the pages of my journal: I dare to care out more time to write my memoir. I ... Read More >>

Lynda Monk2019-08-22T14:07:10-07:00August 22nd, 2019|Journal Examples|

Pen in Hand by Denise Simmons

Why I write, is to be with you Listening deeply, in true Why I write, connecting heart Loving presence, self-care part Why I write, unravelling from within Tangled threads, fibres unpinned Why I write, just to walk in hand With self, through inner land Why I write, to hear my soul Divine whispers immensely whole ... Read More >>

Lynda Monk2021-09-03T11:40:49-07:00July 14th, 2019|Benefits of Journaling, Journal Examples|

Who am I now – crisis or opportunity in transition? by Meryl Cook

This blog post is for you if you are in transition. Perhaps you are retiring from a long career, leaving a job you loved, a job that defined you. Perhaps you have left a long term relationship due to separation, divorce or death of a spouse. My situation is this – a few years ago ... Read More >>

Lynda Monk2021-09-03T11:41:48-07:00July 10th, 2019|Journal Examples|

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