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 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|

Autonomous Heart: A Journal Entry by Tim Sullivan

Tim Sullivan was recently featured in our IAJW Spotlight Interview. He shared how he engages a specific inquiry process and then engages with journal writing to explore new insights and awareness. Tim says: Frequently, when I journal about a session, as I recall the experience I can re-enter the states as experienced and new realizations ... Read More >>

Lynda Monk2019-06-12T17:48:09-07:00June 12th, 2019|Journal Examples|

How One Man Changed His Life Through Journaling

By Juneous Pettijohn, IAJW Member From the pages of his journal... 10/20/ 2018 Journal Entry If I can describe my life with one word, it will be COURAGE. I chose this word because my life has been centered around this word. I describe my life as "Courage in Three Acts." Act 1: Running away from ... Read More >>

Lynda Monk2019-03-20T10:16:22-07:00March 20th, 2019|Journal Examples|

Looking Back on 2018 – Musings, Memories & Moments that Matter Most

Wow, another year flowing by like the tidal waters being called back out to the ocean. My office faces out to Fulford Harbour, on Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada. The constant ebb and flow of the tide reminds me that things are always shifting and changing. I love this time of year to harvest the ... Read More >>

Lynda Monk2018-12-31T16:37:04-08:00December 31st, 2018|Journal Examples|

Woman Writing in Circle by Denise Simmons

Every month, IAJW members are invited to participate in our monthly Writing Alone Together circle where individuals gather via Zoom to join a facilitated writing circle where we write freely, read aloud, listen deeply and bear witness. These are the four practices commonly referred to as WAT based on a book I co-authored entitled Writing ... Read More >>

Lynda Monk2021-09-02T15:33:45-07:00July 16th, 2018|Journal Examples|

From the pages of my journal: Wild Woman Dancing by Lynda Monk

Each month we host a Writing Alone Together circle for IAJW members. I have been so inspired by the writing done and shared in our circles that I have decided to start a new feature on our blog called From the Pages of Our Journals, where IAJW members are invited to share their journaling/life writing ... Read More >>

Lynda Monk2021-08-19T15:31:37-07:00May 1st, 2018|Journal Examples, Journal Prompts|

The First Journal and the Last by Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

It started with a journal, a small 6" x 9" notebook that I held in my terrified hands as I sat on the cement steps of what was called "a garden apartment" in central New Jersey. It was summer and eternally too hot, my parents were in the middle of a horrendous divorce, my best ... Read More >>

Lynda Monk2021-09-03T11:28:43-07:00July 23rd, 2013|Journal Examples|

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