Tag: journaling
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Let your body speak
If, like me, you are feeling a bit stiff and crunchy during this colder time of year, it might be a good moment to give your body a voice through your journal.
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8 Ways I Define Journaling
Journaling is…. …Expressive writing Journaling is a place for the authentic expression of your thoughts, feelings and experience. Whatever is real, write it. You don’t need to pussy foot around the truth to please anyone else. …Personal writing It is your own; personal to you; and it’s your choice whether you ever share it. If […]
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There are No Rules
What I love about journaling is that there are no rules. You can choose when, where and how often to write and what form your writing, scribbling or drawing takes. Some people like to commit to writing at regular intervals such as daily or weekly or to record the main events or themes of a […]
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Putting the Inner Critic in its rightful place
A combination of asserting inner boundaries and journaling have turned around my relationship with my Inner Critic from paralysis to empowerment.
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What Pressure does to our Creative Flow
The highs and lows of 7 days of a new journaling practice. I recently committed to taking a new slant on my journaling practice, inspired by Benjamin Hardy, a writer I have recently started following on Medium. The agreement I made with myself was to ask my subconscious for guidance before falling asleep at night […]
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Early morning Journaling – Capturing the gifts of the Sub-Conscious
Last night, before falling asleep, I tried something that I don’t remember doing before. I asked for my dreams to bring me clarity on what to focus on the following day. Sure enough, when I woke up this morning, I recalled two significant indications that had arisen during my dream state. One was not so […]
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Say the Unspeakable: Writing an Unsent Letter
Have you ever been in a situation of conflict with another person where you have so much you want to say but your thoughts and feelings are too messy to untangle or too barbed to speak aloud without causing harm? Often we need a safe way to release emotions that have built up towards someone […]
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Write of Passage: Why I am still journaling after 28 years.
What started as a mundane log of childhood activity has grown over the years into a rich and valued practice to support adult life. Here I explain the evolution of my journal. I started writing a diary at the age of 9. Each entry was dedicated to ‘Dear Diary’ and spelled out the highlights of […]