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	<title>The Art &#38; Science of Journal Writing</title>
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	<description>Enrich, Energize, and Enjoy your Journal Keeping</description>
	<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:53:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Journal Entries as Op-Ed Articles</title>
		<link>http://blog.lifejournal.com/2010/03/13/journal-entries-as-op-ed-articles/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:53:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruth Folit</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[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, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Funerals and weddings and other journal-writing-trigger events</title>
		<link>http://blog.lifejournal.com/2010/02/22/funerals-and-weddings-and-other-journal-writing-trigger-events/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:33:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruth Folit</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Telecast with Dr. Lucia Capacchione: Thursday, January 21</title>
		<link>http://blog.lifejournal.com/2010/01/19/a-telecast-with-dr-lucia-capacchione-thursday-january-21/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.lifejournal.com/2010/01/19/a-telecast-with-dr-lucia-capacchione-thursday-january-21/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 06:19:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruth Folit</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[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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		<title>End of year journal review</title>
		<link>http://blog.lifejournal.com/2009/12/28/end-of-year-journal-review/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:27:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruth Folit</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I find it enlightening to re-read my journal entries near the end of a year.  The first thing I try to do&#8211;besides clearing a few hours of time by myself&#8211;is to start with an open, compassionate mind.  I know&#8211;that is not always easy!
Make sure that you can be genuinely upbeat, kind, and  benevolent to yourself [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Journal Your Way to Personal Meaning&#8211;Teleclass with Eric Maisel</title>
		<link>http://blog.lifejournal.com/2009/12/08/journal-your-way-to-personal-meaning-teleclass-with-eric-maisel/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:45:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruth Folit</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are looking to create greater meaning in your life&#8211; to move away from a life of going through the motions to finding a more fulfilled life with a true sense of purpose&#8211; join Eric Maisel in a free teleclass &#8220;Journal Your Way to Personal Meaning.&#8221; In this one hour teleclass on Thursday, December [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interview with Gabriele Rico TOMORROW, October 29</title>
		<link>http://blog.lifejournal.com/2009/10/28/interview-with-gabriele-rico-tomorrow-october-29/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.lifejournal.com/2009/10/28/interview-with-gabriele-rico-tomorrow-october-29/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:45:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruth Folit</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[On Thursday, October 29th at 8 PM Eastern (7 PM Central, 6 PM Mountain and 5 PM Pacific) there&#8217;s an hour long live telechat with Gabriele Rico.  Dr. Rico developed the  &#8220;clustering&#8221; technique while working on her doctoral dissertation at Stanford University.  Clustering is a writing tool that reliably transports you into the right hemisphere [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The International Association for Journal Writing:www.IAJW.org</title>
		<link>http://blog.lifejournal.com/2009/10/13/the-international-association-for-journal-writingwwwiajworg/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:41:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruth Folit</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;ll be enjoying a more enriched and more meaningful life, too.
The Journal Council [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Post about Journaling as a Form of Meditation</title>
		<link>http://blog.lifejournal.com/2009/09/24/a-post-about-journaling-as-a-form-of-meditation/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.lifejournal.com/2009/09/24/a-post-about-journaling-as-a-form-of-meditation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:11:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruth Folit</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8211;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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Dilemma of the Memoir</title>
		<link>http://blog.lifejournal.com/2009/09/01/the-dilemma-of-the-memoir/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.lifejournal.com/2009/09/01/the-dilemma-of-the-memoir/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:48:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruth Folit</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[There are a couple of articles in the NY Times in yesterday&#8217;s and today&#8217;s paper about dilemmas that crop up with writing memoirs. The first article,  A Mother&#8217;s Memoir, A Son&#8217;s Anguish is about the memoir, The Lost Child: A Mother&#8217;s Story.  Author Julie Myerson has written about her son&#8217;s drug addiction. The son claims [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Journaling and Centering</title>
		<link>http://blog.lifejournal.com/2009/08/17/journaling-and-centering/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:29:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruth Folit</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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