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Your Creative Self-Expression: Free Writing vs Structured Journal Writing 

Free writing and structured writing are two different approaches to journaling, each with its own benefits and purposes. I use both free writing and structured writing within my journaling practice because both forms of journaling help me gain new insights and find different ways to express myself and increase self-awareness along the way. About ... Read More >>

2023-07-10T17:13:46-07:00July 10th, 2023|How to Journal|

The Great Book of Journaling Review

Review by Mary Ann Moore - The Great Book of Journaling This review first appeared at MaryAnnMoore.ca Eric Maisel who has written over 50 books on writing, creativity and such topics as establishing your own daily practice, and Lynda Monk, writer and director of the International Association for Journal Writing (IAJW), have gathered an ... Read More >>

Year End Journaling Prompts

There is wisdom and well-being that is cultivated through the act of regular self-reflection.  The end of one year and the cusp of a new one is an especially potent time for self-reflection through journaling. This week I have been spending time each morning with a cup of coffee, my journal, flickering candles and the ... Read More >>

2021-08-19T15:33:17-07:00December 30th, 2020|Journal Prompts|

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 >>

2021-09-03T12:07:34-07:00August 19th, 2020|Journal Examples, Journal Prompts|

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 for New Year's resolutions, but rather I like to nourish a regular journaling to manifest practice all year long. The cusp of a new year ... Read More >>

2021-08-19T15:33:17-07:00January 1st, 2020|Journal Prompts|

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