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Learn from real people, just like you, how therapeutic journaling can benefit your life. Within these personal stories you’ll find journaling tips, tricks, inspiration and ideas that help you structure your journaling practice—and discover the true value journaling can bring to your life.

Find the inspiration to keep going and the motivation to make journaling work for you and your hectic schedule. Learn about these everyday people who made the decision to put pen to paper and how it transformed their lives!

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Journal Power: Fasting and Journal Writing

Mari L. McCarthy

Have you ever done a fast? Committing to no desserts, or no media, or no shopping sprees for a certain length of time -- that sort of thing? Often, people think of fasting as a period of no eating at all. There are “juice fasts” or someone might “fast on bread and water.” Each morning, we break the fast we’ve held overnight. And today is Ash Wednesday – that Christian holy day of fasting.

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The Challenge of Journaling: Inside the Cover

Mari L. McCarthy

by Jenny Beatrice

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Journal Power: 5 Journaling Paths to Heaven

Mari L. McCarthy

Have you ever tried to get really clear in your mind what heaven is? Have you written in your journal your thoughts about paradise?

Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Self Growth, Creative Journaling, Health

Spiritual Journaling - Part One

Mari L. McCarthy

A guest post by Peg Jones

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Journal Power: Get Control Over Change in Your Life

Mari L. McCarthy

Have you ever used your journal purposefully as a way to cope successfully with change?

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Journaling: When I Became My Own Best Friend

Mari L. McCarthy

In 2003, after years of dreaming about it, I changed my life by embarking on a solo adventure from Australia to Canada with the intention of moving countries permanently.

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Journal Power: How to Stay in Love Forever

Mari L. McCarthy

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Journaling Valentine's Week Sweets For All You Sweeties

Mari L. McCarthy

This year, I’ve turned Valentine’s Day into a week-long celebration and it started with a nightly viewing of chick flicks. So far, I’ve seen “When Harry Met Sally”, “The Apartment” (always loved...

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Paper Grace: Journaling as the Most Reverent Place

Mari L. McCarthy

Journal Power: Fasting and Journal Writing-featured

Mari L. McCarthy

March 5, 2014

Journal Power: Fasting and Journal Writing

Have you ever done a fast? Committing to no desserts, or no media, or no shopping sprees for a certain length of time -- that sort of thing? Often,...

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The Challenge of Journaling: Inside the Cover-featured

Mari L. McCarthy

March 4, 2014

The Challenge of Journaling: Inside the Cover

by Jenny Beatrice

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Journal Power: 5 Journaling Paths to Heaven-featured

Mari L. McCarthy

February 26, 2014

Journal Power: 5 Journaling Paths to Heaven

Have you ever tried to get really clear in your mind what heaven is? Have you written in your journal your thoughts about paradise?

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Spiritual Journaling - Part One-featured

Mari L. McCarthy

February 25, 2014

Spiritual Journaling - Part One

A guest post by Peg Jones

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Journal Power: Get Control Over Change in Your Life-featured

Mari L. McCarthy

February 19, 2014

Journal Power: Get Control Over Change in Your Life

Have you ever used your journal purposefully as a way to cope successfully with change?

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Journaling: When I Became My Own Best Friend-featured

Mari L. McCarthy

February 18, 2014

Journaling: When I Became My Own Best Friend

In 2003, after years of dreaming about it, I changed my life by embarking on a solo adventure from Australia to Canada with the intention of moving...

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