BOTTOM LINE: Journalers are bad-asses. They aren’t afraid to do significant work on themselves. (This list was inspired by Debbie Happy Cohen, Founder of Joy Based Living LLC. Thanks Debbie!) Speaking of bad-asses…Four of our Journaling.com members have written books! Please join me incelebrating and congratulating: Merle Saferstein took her 359 journals, compiled over […]
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Have you ever noticed that there are three levels of journaling? Level 1: Getting StartedLevel 2: Journaling to Fix a ProblemLevel 3: Journaling to Raise Life to its Highest Level Enter the steam from wherever you are. The Power of Journaling Podcast has great episodes for all three levels For Level 1 (new to
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4 Journaling Prompts to Infuse Your Life With Meaning & Purpose Here are four of the best journaling prompts out there to help you infuse your life with meaning and purpose. Q: What 5 things are you most proud of from your past? What 5 things would you be most proud of inyour future?
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When it comes to journaling, the research is conclusive and inspiring; expressive writing is a practical tool that improves emotional well-being. It was a pleasure to sit down with psychotherapist Maud Purcell to discuss the ways she uses journaling techniques to help clients navigate depression and anxiety. Maud Purcell is a Founder and Executive
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Permission To Be Human I learned about these excellent journaling questions from Dr. Susan Peirce Thompson.You may want to save this for when you need it, or forward it on to a friend in need. Even readingthrough the questions will be helpful because you will see the thought process behind thequestions. (Notice the curiosity
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As humans, we have the amazing ability to soul-search, to choose and to create. And yet we have the tendency to accept things as they are — to blindly accept the “defaults†in our life. Why do we do this? This article explores “the psychology of default “ and how we can break out of
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Please share with the parents in your life! We need each other. This article and podcast is a beautiful collaboration between Journaling.com and ProjectHappiness.com. A gift from the founders of Homeschool.com and Laurel Springs School (LaurelSprings.com), this positive and encouraging article and 1-hour podcast was created to help parents homeschool their children during Covid-19.
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Any opportunity to examine life through a new lens is a gift. The time we spend outdoors provides a different vantage point. The smells and sounds that flood the senses as we walk in nature shifts thinking and puts us into a more mindful state of being. What is Nature Journaling? Nature journaling is
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It’s an enormous honor to welcome Dr. James Pennebaker back to our podcast. Affectionately known as the “father of expressive writing,” Dr. Pennebaker is a pioneer in the field of research that examines the profound benefits of expressive writing. Dr. Pennbaker is a Regents Centennial Professor of Liberal Arts and Professor of Psychology at
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In 1974, I participated in an Ira Progoff workshop in which we were given a values clarification exercise asking us to list twenty things that bring us happiness. Upon completion of the list, we were given a number of questions related to what we had written. Based on that exercise, I have created the following
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