Journaling is a Place of Refuge I have always considered journaling as a place of refuge. I have never heard anyone else describe journaling in this particular way until participating in Mark Matousek's memoir writing program last week at Hollyhock. He said this exact thing, "Journaling has always been my place of refuge." He ... 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 >>
Writing to Awaken with Mark Matousek In the summer of 2022, I had the pleasure of taking a 5 day long Writing to Awaken course with Mark Matousek. The course took place at beautiful Hollyhock, an educational retreat centre on Cortes Island, British Columbia, Canada. The days were perfect filled with writing, reflecting, early ... Read More >>
Written by Lynda Monk Positivity as an elixir to make your dreams come true Here we are on the threshold of a whole new year lightly touched by its initial hours so far. I hope you are feeling the positive energy of fresh beginnings. I believe positivity is one of ... Read More >>
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 >>
About this Journaling Series by Eric Maisel Inspired by Contributors to The Great Book of Journaling This series of guest blog posts on various topics related to journaling, was created for a series called “Journaling for Men” that appears on the Good Men Project blog. It is designed to help everyone, and especially men who may ... Read More >>
Earth Day Journaling by Lynda Monk The following is a journal entry I wrote in the pages of my journal today, Friday, April 22, 2022 on Earth Day... it appeared as a love letter to the earth. Please note, this is an unedited journal entry and therefore is not written with grammar, punctuation, etc. in ... Read More >>
Personal Story - Journal Writing Helped Me Claim My Desire to Move to an Island April 1st, 2022, marks the 22nd year anniversary of arriving on Salt Spring Island to make this place my home. Prior to moving here, I was living in Prince George, BC, where I was a medical social worker at the ... Read More >>
One of the greatest love stories of my life, is the love I share with my dear mom, Marion Monk. This is a photo of us together during one of her last visits here before she was unable to travel anymore due to her decline with Alzheimer's disease. One of the things I have always ... Read More >>
It is important in life, relationships and business to celebrate our milestones, to pause and look back, dream forward and give thanks. That is what I have been doing within the IAJW this past month as we celebrate our 4th anniversary since I re-launched the IAJW and took over leadership of our organization from the ... Read More >>