Many of us skim the headlines and the first few paragraphs of a news article to stay up to date with the current events. But we often turn to the op-ed page to learn from people who we consider more knowledgeable than we are and whose values are aligned with ours: Frank Rich, Peggy Noonan, [...]
February 22, 2010 – 4:33 pm
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 [...]
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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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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