My 86 year old mother and I flew up to New York City to attend the funeral of her best friend, Judy. Not only was Judy my mother’s best friend, but she was also my second mother from the time that I was three years old.
My siblings and I all attended and we spent the [...]
Funerals and weddings and other journal-writing-trigger events
February 22, 2010 – 4:33 pm
A Telecast with Dr. Lucia Capacchione: Thursday, January 21
January 19, 2010 – 2:19 am
Want to add a new dimension to your journaling? There are specific drawing exercises that anyone can do that will help you sort out life experiences and further your self-discovery process. Dr. Lucia Capacchione is known for incorporating drawing, doodling, and non-dominant hand activities into journaling to get to know yourself more deeply.
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End of year journal review
December 28, 2009 – 2:27 pm
I find it enlightening to re-read my journal entries near the end of a year. The first thing I try to do–besides clearing a few hours of time by myself–is to start with an open, compassionate mind. I know–that is not always easy!
Make sure that you can be genuinely upbeat, kind, and benevolent to yourself [...]
Journal Your Way to Personal Meaning–Teleclass with Eric Maisel
December 8, 2009 – 11:45 am
If you are looking to create greater meaning in your life– to move away from a life of going through the motions to finding a more fulfilled life with a true sense of purpose– join Eric Maisel in a free teleclass “Journal Your Way to Personal Meaning.” In this one hour teleclass on Thursday, December [...]
Interview with Gabriele Rico TOMORROW, October 29
October 28, 2009 – 12:45 pm
On Thursday, October 29th at 8 PM Eastern (7 PM Central, 6 PM Mountain and 5 PM Pacific) there’s an hour long live telechat with Gabriele Rico. Dr. Rico developed the “clustering” technique while working on her doctoral dissertation at Stanford University. Clustering is a writing tool that reliably transports you into the right hemisphere [...]
The International Association
for Journal Writing:
www.IAJW.org
for Journal Writing:
www.IAJW.org
October 13, 2009 – 7:41 pm
I have some terrific news for all journal writers: The International Association for Journal Writing (www.IAJW.org) is a new membership website that brings together 30 journal experts (the Journal Council) to help you enrich and deepen your journal writing. And, with time, you’ll be enjoying a more enriched and more meaningful life, too.
The Journal Council [...]
A Post about Journaling as a Form of Meditation
September 24, 2009 – 10:11 am
I enjoy reading the Daily OM. There was a post they ran two days ago, Mapping the Inner Journey that I thought was an interesting perspective–viewing journal writing as a form of meditation, an active meditation.
I agree there are many parallels between the two activities. I wonder if any studies have been done comparing/contrasting meditation [...]
The Dilemma of the Memoir
September 1, 2009 – 9:48 am
There are a couple of articles in the NY Times in yesterday’s and today’s paper about dilemmas that crop up with writing memoirs. The first article, A Mother’s Memoir, A Son’s Anguish is about the memoir, The Lost Child: A Mother’s Story. Author Julie Myerson has written about her son’s drug addiction. The son claims [...]
Journaling and Centering
August 17, 2009 – 9:29 am
Many people start with a calming or centering ritual before they write. However, I’ve noticed that at times—most recently when I awoke at about 3 AM and couldn’t go back to sleep—that the process went in the other direction.
I awoke for no particular reason that I was aware, but was clearly and suddenly awake. I [...]
The Information Age
August 3, 2009 – 1:08 pm
The Information Age. It’s the era in which we’re currently living. But, do you feel better educated, better informed, better entertained? Most will probably answer, yes, you are more informed. But consider this: do you also often feel simply overwhelmed and moderately unsettled?! Some of the information you receive conflicts with other information that you [...]
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