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Personal Journaling
Keeping a journal can produce many positive
attributes in your life. It can help you clarify your thoughts
about everyday life; be a source of profound encouragement in
times of trouble; is a friend you can turn to with all of your
deepest thoughts, emotions, and feelings. But journaling is
much more than self-clarification or self-reflection.
It's a conduit into our very souls, a stage
upon which our immaterial thoughts take physical form for all
to see. How often have people regretted throwing out old letters
and photographs of loved ones who have passed on? There is something
so intriguing and spellbinding about the words people leave
behind. To have a record of what they felt, thought, cherished
and valued is priceless.
Journaling is a way to leave a piece of you
behind; a way to make memories more fully alive. We can always
leave estates to our children after we are called home, but
leaving them precious memories and thoughts is something far
more valuable than money.
Here are some
thoughts to get you started in Personal Journaling.
- Have you every read someone's life story
and wondered how your own would sound? What's stopping you from
doing it? Just get started. Don't worry about making it perfect
or edited, that's not quite the idea. If you struggle with the
blank page, getting ANYTHING on paper will get your started.
-Devote a quiet time each day or evening
and do your best to write whatever comes to mind. It is a regular
examination of your life and daily interactions that will yeild
wonderful fruits for your journaling time.
- JournalingLife.com is a great place to
learn all about the different types of journaling and how you
can work them into your day. You can vist our Journal Shop for
great deals on beautiful and functional journals for many aspects
of your work.
May We Suggest....
Resources on Personal Journaling
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Writing Smarts
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A Girl's Guide to Journaling,
Poetry, Storytelling, and School Papers
by Kerry Madden; Tracy McGuinness / Paperback / June 2002
/ ISBN 1584855053
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One Minute Journaling
by Joanna Campbell Slan; Joanna Campbell-Slan / Paperback
/ May 2001 / ISBN 1930500033
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Journaling
by Joan R. Neubauer; Kathleen Adams / Paperback / Nov 2000
/ ISBN 0028639804
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Telling Your Own Stories
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For Family and Classroom
Storytelling, Public Speaking, and Personal Journaling
by Donald Davis / Paperback / Nov 1993 / ISBN 0874832357
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Writing Down the Days
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365 Creative Journaling
Ideas for Young People
by Lorraine M. Dahlstrom / (Paperback) - Revised Ed. / Sept
2000 / ISBN 1575420864
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Writing to Save Your Life
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How to Honor Your Story
Through Journaling
by Michele Weldon / Paperback / Sept 2001 / ISBN 1568387423
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