What does it mean to "write from the body"? When we ‘write from the body’, we write from the bodily home we inhabit in this life. We might write from a black body, a queer body, a white or mixed race body, a dying body, a non-binary body, an able-bodied body, an immunocompromised body, ... Read More >>
"When you write about a memory you begin to remember more fragments of your life; when you read it to others you remember even more." ~ Patty Dann I facilitated our Writing Alone Together Circle today, which is one of our monthly IAJW member events. I often pick a theme or a topic ... Read More >>
How to be More Playful and Creative in the Pages of Your Journal I truly believe that play is a portal to our creative self-expression! There are many ways to to add more play and creativity to journaling. This can be done in simple ways like using colourful pen and markers to make your ... Read More >>
It is National Poetry Month in both Canada and the US. Judy Reeves, one of our IAJW Journal Council members, created an inspiring Book Spine Poem. I had never heard of a Book Spine Poem and was immediately drawn to it. I wanted to create one too and thought it would be fun to ... Read More >>
By Joan Leof This article first appeared in Spirituality Health. Let writing be your liberator. There may just be a violin trapped within you, just waiting to emerge. “I observe them, I touch them, sometimes I even hug them. Look carefully and they’ll tell you their life story, their trauma, their joys, everything ...” ... Read More >>
This inspiring IAJW Member Interview is with Sylvia Bliss from Chittenango, in Central New York, United States. Sylvia was born and grew up in Lima, Peru. Sylvia is a regular participant in our monthly IAJW Member Events. Her kind and creative presence is always much appreciated in our Writing Alone Together Circles and other member ... Read More >>
Summer comes Wedged between the sacred cycles Of Easter and Advent. Summer comes in the liturgical calendar. Of Ordinary Times, the Ordinal, marking of a different kind of sacred. Summer comes like the pool of a lake, Stretching forth without ritual To greet the stars that meet the dawn. Summer is not like spring – ... Read More >>
By Nicolle Nattrass There are many reasons we can choose to journal. Perhaps we are trying to gain clarity, solve a problem, or nourish our creative self-expression. Many people journal to improve their health and well-being. This where journaling for self care, replenishment, healing and renewal can be extremely beneficial. In this article ... Read More >>
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 >>
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 >>