I have to admit I am writing this post to avoid what I had scheduled myself to write this morning. These days I have to block out time in my planner for every little thing I do. From the moment the family leaves for the day I must have a plan or else I end … Continue reading Why *do* I write?
What’s your mission?
Today I wrote the mission statement for this journey I am calling Wisdom Within, Ink: It is the mission of Wisdom Within, Ink to (re)introduce the healing, creative and empowering art of journal writing to those wishing to discover their authentic self. Why do companies write mission statements? To determine their intentions, their purpose, their … Continue reading What’s your mission?
Your journal: Healer, therapist, friend
Origianlly published December 02, 2009 in Rutland Herald What is it you need to know to be able to heal yourself? To face the pain? To summon the strength? To live beyond the grief? To forgive? To begin living again? Locked inside us are all the answers we need. Writing is the key to our … Continue reading Your journal: Healer, therapist, friend
Connecting hand with mind and heart
Writing... digested our sorrow, dissolved and integrated our inner rigidity, and let us move on. I don't even remember what we wrote about. It didn't matter. The effort of forming words, physically connecting hand with mind and heart, and then having the freedom to read aloud transformed us.--- Natalie Goldberg, Thunder and Lightning I read … Continue reading Connecting hand with mind and heart
Volumes of wisdom
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
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
A Memory of Cabbage, Reprise
I posted this journaling prompt a couple weeks ago on my old site. I haven't used it myself but I did have the opportunity to introduce it at a workshop with three lovely ladies this past week. It is from Natalie Goldberg's Old Friend from Far Away: Do a 5-minute writing sprint on... a memory … Continue reading A Memory of Cabbage, Reprise
Code Red: Avoidance
If avoidance had a color it would be red. Red alert. WAH. WAH. WAH. Avoiding talking about the state of your bank balance with your spouse. Avoiding going to the doctor with that chest pain. Avoiding thinking about how much you are drinking. Avoiding your journal. Fortunately, I am not avoiding my journal (not today, … Continue reading Code Red: Avoidance
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