Every night I sleep next to Barbara Kingsolver, Natalie Goldberg, Julia Cameron, Christina Baldwin, Sarah Ban Breathnach, Anne LaMott, and Tristine Rainer. They don't get much action but I love them all and like having them close by. Books on journaling, books on writing, and couple more on parenting. A few novels, two Brain, Child … Continue reading Volumes of wisdom
Month: November 2009
Jour du Journal: Let me hear your body talk!
Dialoguing with your body aches and pains to heal the past. Yesterday I had my very first massage. It was only a short one, a chair massage at a wellness fair. But in that 5 minutes the masseuse was able to tell me that I "ran cold" and that I'm "tightly strung." Yup (brrr!) and … Continue reading Jour du Journal: Let me hear your body talk!
Jour du Journal: Perspective of your future
Guess what? I'm a prophet! An en-visionary, a manifester, a future-maker! Yesterday while I was teaching a workshop I shared a Perspective I had written on 10.23.08 but had dated 10.23.09. I discovered much of it had come true. A Perspective is a journal entry written from different angle, in this case, from a future … Continue reading Jour du Journal: Perspective of your future
Jour du Journal: Six word fiction
I'm going to cheat a little today. This isn't exactly a journal prompt. It is a well-known writing exercise, but anything that gets you writing is a good thing. However, you could add a journaling twist to it by using it as a prompt and expanding on the idea through flow-writing. Here's my six word … Continue reading Jour du Journal: Six word fiction
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