The Joy Of Journaling

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journalingDon’t be surprised if during your next office visit, your doctor hands you a prescription for a journal with instructions to write a minimum of 30 minutes a day!

That’s right. Medical science has discovered what we writers have known for a long time…the benefits of journaling.

According to research documented in the Journal of the American Medical Association, April 14, 1999, persons suffering from asthma and rheumatoid arthritis significantly reduce symptoms by “expressive writing.”

Writing about (stressful) life events helps to put things into perspective!

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Memory Books or Personal Journals – Not Just for Teens

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journalingHowever, important events in your life, at the time they are fresh, provide a link to your children and grandchildren. Memories fade, but a dated notation of your thoughts just before your wedding, at the birth of a child, a new house, or a cross-country move can enhance your family relationships in later years.

About three years ago, my mother at age ninety-one, decided to recall special events in her life. She asked me to compose a journal. Memories of her early life were fairly vivid. However, when she was a busy wife and mother, she could not recall many events. I solicited information from my siblings, but their memories had faded as well. Sadly a gap appears in her journal.

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Spiritual Journaling

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spiritual journalingWhether you keep a separate spiritual journal or just want to add your spiritual postings in your regular journal, you will want to read this.

Personal journaling supports our development and growth. But spiritual journaling goes deeper. Spiritual writing is a reflection of our soul.

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Want Grief Relief? Journal About The Death Of Your Loved One To Create A Happier Life

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journalingWant grief relief, but don’t know how to help yourself get it?

Do you wonder if there is a way to deal with the avalanche of grief that buries you after your loved one dies? Do you want to work yourself through this deepest of misery that plagues you, and maybe even before?

Richard Ballo, author of the award-winning book, Life Without Lisa, offers hope and a way.

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Do You Know Judy Clement Wall?

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Judy Clement WallYesterday a friend of mine – Terre Pruitt of TerrePruitt.com and HelpYouWell.com – turned me on to a fantastic artist I’d never heard about before – Judy Clement Wall.

Judy calls her work “doodles,” but I think think each one is an incredible work of art.

On her site she says that her mission is to:

“Make art, do work, and engage in shenanigans that inspire fearless love, soulful evolution, and wild creativity as a way of life.”

Well – she’s doing a bang-up job of it, and I wanted to “share” her with all of you.

You can see her “doodles” and read more about her HERE!

Go NOW! 🙂

 

Top 5 Journal Topics – Introduction to Journal Writing

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Journal WorkshopWriting is one of the few art forms that can be practiced by virtually anyone.

Whether you’ve taken a class to become a better writer or not, or you just want to write for pleasure or for friends and family, writing can be a cathartic and healing activity, and can be done almost anywhere and at any time.

Many people who are new to the writing process often find a relatively easy and cost-free way to begin, is by starting a journal.

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Three Ways to Write Your Way Through a Life Change

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Journal WorkshopNew schools… new family dynamics… new relationships… new jobs… new bodies… new projects…new perspectives…

September has always been a season of change for me. As a mother, wife, daughter, teacher and business professional, many opportunities for development and growth seem to present themselves in September in almost every aspect of my life.

It’s up to me to choose which paths to follow. And, whether the upcoming changes are welcome or not, there’s something unsettling about change. So I find clarity and guidance in journal writing.

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Peace Through Love and Journaling

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peace love journalMany people experience romantic love at least once in their lives, and hopefully most of us know familial love and the love of friends. And perhaps we’ve been in love with our pets, or our projects, or the ocean, or chocolate.

Whatever the object of our love, the best part about loving is how it makes us feel, even before we know we are loved in return. The simple act of loving dispenses huge benefits for mind and body. The emotion of love makes us feel good inside and out.

Because of this, it makes sense to cultivate our involvement in loving, to nurture it so that it grows. Surely, the more we are in love, the more peace and happiness we can know.

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Family Journals

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family journalKeeping a journal cannot only be beneficial to you as an individual, but it can also be a benefit to your family. Do you remember the family vacation to Disneyland when you were 12? What about your parent’s 20-year anniversary? Or your birthday party when you turned 15?

The new house you moved into in 8th grade? High school graduation?

All those family memories from family events — all those moments in time, now past.

A family journal is a book, or a series of books, where family members can journal about any event that has taken place.

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