Have you ever noticed how small things, done regularly, can make a big positive difference in your daily life? I was recently speaking with a friend about the importance of staying grounded, optimistic and inspired inside of myself, regardless of outer circumstances. We all know that many things can impact our mood, our joy, our ... Read More >>
Playing with Poetry Workshop with Beth Jacobs, PhD On March 1st, Beth Jacobs offered an inspiring Playing with Poetry online workshop in our IAJW journaling community. One of the activities in this workshop involved reading the SPECIAL PLATES poem by Rumi. The invitation after that, was to write our own poem inspired by the ... 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 >>
Recently in our IAJW Journal Writing Tribe Facebook Group, I posted the following: As a journaler and writer, I love the power of words! I always notice language, stories, quotes, books, and inspiration through words. For fun/interest, what is ONE word you have been noticing often during this past week? Here are the words that ... Read More >>
Words Words created, used, shaped into form Expressions born Single, duo, trioʼs and more Language shopping store Fantasy of words, spoken, written, Sometimes signed Created master pieces, words, riddles, rhymes, Letters, even musical chimes Shaping lives, history, love and glory Expressions of real human stories Seeing in heart how words create beautiful Mosaic ART Leaving ... Read More >>
Two Mothers Remembered by Joann Snow Duncanson I had two Mothers - two Mothers I claim Two different people, yet with the same name. Two separate women, diverse by design, But I loved them both because they were mine. The first was the Mother who carried me here, Gave birth and nurtured and launched my ... Read More >>
I love reading poetry. I am a quote collector. I have the words of others in my journals, on post-it notes hanging on my walls. Powerful words inspire my own writing in my journal and beyond. The following poem Plea by Frances Balter is a wonderful invitation, as Pat Schneider (author of How the Light ... Read More >>