By Lynda Monk Recently I was folding some laundry and found two mismatched socks. I went on the hunt for the missing socks. I looked back in the dryer to make sure they weren't there. I rummaged through all the clean laundry to see if I just missed them. I went to my sock drawer ... Read More >>
Are you ever curious about what other people are reading? One of the things that makes the International Association for Journal Writing special and unique is the presence of our Journal Council. We are a group of 22 authors and experts in the journal writing, expressive writing, therapeutic journaling and creative writing fields respectively. We ... Read More >>
Interview with the National Association of Memoir Writers Host: Linda Joy Meyers, Director, NAMW.org Guest: Lynda Monk, Director, IAJW.org About Lynda's Adoptee Memoir in Progress I have been working on my adoptee memoir on and off for over 20 years. I started working on it after I found and reunited with my biological mother. I ... Read More >>
Earth Day Journaling by Lynda Monk, Director, IAJW.org May the Earth support you to ground into the beauty and nature of who you really are. May you give to her, our Great Mother, your very best and allow her to share her gifts with you. Soar, spread your wings. Rest, feel your ... Read More >>
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 after week my Dad put a lot of focus into picking out his lottery numbers. I would regularly go with him to buy his lottery ... Read More >>
We are so excited to offer a NEW online course! Creative Journaling for Self-Care by Nicolle Nattrass. Listen to this 5 minute video where we talk about the benefits you can gain from taking this course. You can read more about it and register here!
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 >>
A Message from Lynda Monk, Director, IAJW I recently had the privilege of meeting, for the first time in person, Ruth Folit, Founder of the IAJW, as well as Sheila Bender, one of our Journal Council members. I was thinking about how our shared passion for journal writing is the catalyst for us meeting one ... Read More >>
Your Dreams, Hanging on Stars I walked past you while you slept. I saw the essence of you, in a dream. I heard your heart, your longings and your desires, as quiet whispers floating up and out into the night sky. As you slept, you dreamed about… freedom, happiness, joy, radiant health, inner peace, ... Read More >>
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 >>