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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Therapy, Creative Journaling, Health

Daily Journal Writing for Emotional Clarity

I have a hard time processing my feelings. There, I said it. I can’t help it! It is just a fact. The problem with me is that I do not seem to be able to know what I am feeling unless I talk about it. While that may be true of many people, just vocalizing what I am thinking is not usually enough for me. Yes, I get a bit more insight, but where I get the best results is when I write stuff down.

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

Wednesday Journaling Writes: Use Journaling to Conquer Disappointment

When have you ever had to deal with disappointment? It’s something none of us escape. Disappointing moments range from discovering the restaurant you chose for lunch is closed today all the way to...

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Therapy, Creative Journaling

Journaling Through Your Job Search—Why Every Recent Grad Should Do It

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Creative Journaling

Journal Writing Discovers Daily Joy For You

Cultivating happiness in your everyday life is probably not always number one on your list of priorities. You have other commitments, from the mundane – grocery shopping and paying bills – to the...

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Therapy, Self Growth

Journal Writing Therapy After Losing Your Job

It is one thing to read about the country’s unemployment rate, and it is quite another to experience it firsthand. Whether you have recently gotten laid off from your job or have been searching for...

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Therapy

Blogging and Journaling

We’re pleased to host Nina Amir, author of How to Blog a Book. Nina’s the star of the current Women-on-Writing Blog Tour, and she’s a passionate advocate for her method of blogging to create a book.

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Creative Journaling

Wednesday Journaling Writes: Stop!

We are hopelessly addicted to speed in life today, rushing around, desperate to “get somewhere,” looking for the fastest solutions to everything, breathless in the chase, doggedly running, running,...

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Therapy, Creative Journaling

Journaling Exercise: A Scrabble Scramble

On a chilly fall day, there is nothing better than putting on comfy PJ’s, starting a fire, pouring a cup of hot chocolate and taking out a pile of board games to play away the afternoon. Gather a...

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Creative Journaling

Get Inspired by National Novel Writing Month

Each November, writers around the world embark on a wild journey to write a 50,000-wordnovel in the span of a month. National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo for short) started in 1999 with 21...

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Mari L. McCarthy
November 8, 2012

Daily Journal Writing for Emotional Clarity

Daily Journal Writing for Emotional Clarity
I have a hard time processing my feelings. There, I said it. I can’t help it! It is just a fact. The problem with me is that I do not seem to be...
Mari L. McCarthy
November 7, 2012

Wednesday Journaling Writes: Use Journaling to Conquer Disappointment

Wednesday Journaling Writes: Use Journaling to Conquer Disappointment
When have you ever had to deal with disappointment? It’s something none of us escape. Disappointing moments range from discovering the restaurant...
Mari L. McCarthy
November 5, 2012

Journal Writing Discovers Daily Joy For You

Journal Writing Discovers Daily Joy For You
Cultivating happiness in your everyday life is probably not always number one on your list of priorities. You have other commitments, from the...
Mari L. McCarthy
November 2, 2012

Journal Writing Therapy After Losing Your Job

Journal Writing Therapy After Losing Your Job
It is one thing to read about the country’s unemployment rate, and it is quite another to experience it firsthand. Whether you have recently gotten...
Mari L. McCarthy
November 1, 2012

Blogging and Journaling

Blogging and Journaling
We’re pleased to host Nina Amir, author of How to Blog a Book. Nina’s the star of the current Women-on-Writing Blog Tour, and she’s a passionate...
Mari L. McCarthy
October 31, 2012

Wednesday Journaling Writes: Stop!

Wednesday Journaling Writes: Stop!
We are hopelessly addicted to speed in life today, rushing around, desperate to “get somewhere,” looking for the fastest solutions to everything,...
Mari L. McCarthy
October 30, 2012

Journaling Exercise: A Scrabble Scramble

Journaling Exercise: A Scrabble Scramble
On a chilly fall day, there is nothing better than putting on comfy PJ’s, starting a fire, pouring a cup of hot chocolate and taking out a pile of...
Mari L. McCarthy
October 26, 2012

Get Inspired by National Novel Writing Month

Get Inspired by National Novel Writing Month
Each November, writers around the world embark on a wild journey to write a 50,000-wordnovel in the span of a month. National Novel Writing Month...

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