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
Journaling Techniques & Prompts
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
Jour du Journal: Two little words
..move from a negative to positive focus by acknowledging that a relationship with the sacred is still occurring daily and looking for the good in what is happening.
Jour du Journal: Interpreting the Universe
As I lay coughing and spluttering in my bed today, I read my friend's email response to the cancellation of our weekend together (and this is why she and I are friends... birds of a feather...) It seems like it’s one thing after another. Deepak Chopra wrote something like if it seems like there are … Continue reading Jour du Journal: Interpreting the Universe
22 Techniques
The Journal to the Self workshop is based on the book of the same name by Kathleen Adams and teaches 22 journaling techniques allowing you to "discover the writer within, learn life management skills, and tap into creative problem-solving." When attending the entire 12-hour workshop you can expect to learn the following: Why you should … Continue reading 22 Techniques
Jour du Journal: Facing despair
I didn't write a "Jour du Journal" last week because I was in something I can only call despair. Its force, like a cold, biting wind, sent me staggering. The fact that it happened on September 11 or as someone close to me was herself up all night being assaulted by the brand new reality … Continue reading Jour du Journal: Facing despair
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