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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... Read More >>
Writer as Witness to the World by Judy Reeves
Since the early days of this pandemic that holds us in its thrall, not only have I withdrawn into my solitary apartment and maintained the mandated six-feet-apart social distancing from... Read More >>
PANDEMIC Community Word Art Project
Recently in our IAJW Journal Writing Tribe Facebook Group, I posted the following: As a journaler and writer, I love the power of words! I always notice language, stories, quotes,... Read More >>
Everything Is Waiting For You by David Whyte
I often turn to poetry for inspiration in my life. With everything going on during COVID-19, I am trying to balance keeping up with the news with reading words that... Read More >>
Journaling to Cope with COVID-19 – A Video Interview with Lynda Monk
Earlier this week, I was interviewed by a friend of mine, Jane Johnston, a successful realtor, and we talked about journaling as a tool for dealing with some of the... Read More >>
Pandemic – A Poem by Lynn Ungar
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... Read More >>
“Anything of importance should be written down to be conserved.” Wm. Anthony Connolly
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... Read More >>
Creative Journaling Prompts Inspired By Numbers
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... Read More >>
Writing Alone Together: A Practice of Creative and Compassionate Witness by Ahava Shira
“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... Read More >>
New Year’s Journaling Prompts
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... Read More >>