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 >>
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!