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

Donna's 7-Day Journaling Challenge

by Donna Donabella

 

“The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.” – Alan Watts 

I am not a good journaler. I don't journal daily. I don't have a regular practice. I have tried, but as of yet I have not been able to fully plunge in. Maybe because to be a good journaler you have to develop a habit, and I bore easily with habits and routine. Maybe there is a fear that I will not have enough to say, or is it a fear of what I might say on the page. 

But no matter the reason I do not journal regularly; I will journal for specific reasons from time to time throughout the year. For instance, if I am feeling the need to acknowledge gratitude, I will keep a gratitude journal, which is actually the longest journal habit I have been able to maintain.

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

Journaling and Your Legacy

There are many qualities of journal writing that make it ideal for anyone seeking understanding. For baby boomers, journaling may become an indispensable tool for understanding the process of aging. 

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Journeys

Journaling to Get Unstuck

by Lauren Persons

It happened again--another night that I fall asleep quickly while trying to read a great novel or movie I have wanted to see for months. I sleep well and then it happens … I wake...

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

Journal Power: Opening Up to Dreams

Someone said recently, “Dream as if your life depended on it; because it does.” 

Continuing the discussion about baby boomers and how we are now facing our (ahem) older years, this quote is a good...

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Journeys, Journaling for Men

Why and How Writing a Memoir Evolved from Writing in a Journal

by Jerry Waxler

In this guest post, part of a WOW book tour, a long-time journaler talks about his book Memoir Revolution. Jerry Waxler makes the memoir form of writing seem like an inevitable answer...

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

Working with the Homeless

Our latest guest from the WOW-Women on Writing Book Tour shares thoughts about her book and experiences with the homeless. You might want to journal your thoughts after reading this article.

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

Baby Boomer Blues and Bliss

This post is especially about people of my generation, though everyone will deal with these issues sooner or later. Journal writing is key to navigating what can be a treacherous road as we age. 

No...

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Creative Journaling

A Journaling Journey: Glenda's 27 Days

by Glenda Poulter

I was first introduced to Mari McCarthy’s 27-Days of Journaling to Health and Happiness about this time last year. Since I was an avid on-again off-again journaler for most of my...

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

Become Your Own Primary Healthcare Provider

This post may challenge or even displease you, but the concept I’m talking about is absolutely at the core of my love for journaling, and so I really have to share it. Tell me what you think, in the...

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Mari L. McCarthy
November 18, 2014

Donna's 7-Day Journaling Challenge

Donna's 7-Day Journaling Challenge
by Donna Donabella “The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.”– Alan Watts I am not a...
Mari L. McCarthy
November 12, 2014

Journaling and Your Legacy

Journaling and Your Legacy
There are many qualities of journal writing that make it ideal for anyone seeking understanding. For baby boomers, journaling may become an...
Mari L. McCarthy
November 6, 2014

Journaling to Get Unstuck

Journaling to Get Unstuck
by Lauren Persons It happened again--another night that I fall asleep quickly while trying to read a great novel or movie I have wanted to see for...
Mari L. McCarthy
November 5, 2014

Journal Power: Opening Up to Dreams

Journal Power: Opening Up to Dreams
Someone said recently, “Dream as if your life depended on it; because it does.” Continuing the discussion about baby boomers and how we are now...
Mari L. McCarthy
November 4, 2014

Why and How Writing a Memoir Evolved from Writing in a Journal

Why and How Writing a Memoir Evolved from Writing in a Journal
by Jerry Waxler In this guest post, part of a WOW book tour, a long-time journaler talks about his book Memoir Revolution. Jerry Waxler makes the...
Mari L. McCarthy
October 31, 2014

Working with the Homeless

Working with the Homeless
Our latest guest from the WOW-Women on Writing Book Tour shares thoughts about her book and experiences with the homeless. You might want to journal...
Mari L. McCarthy
October 29, 2014

Baby Boomer Blues and Bliss

Baby Boomer Blues and Bliss
This post is especially about people of my generation, though everyone will deal with these issues sooner or later. Journal writing is key to...
glenda poulter
October 28, 2014

A Journaling Journey: Glenda's 27 Days

A Journaling Journey: Glenda's 27 Days
by Glenda Poulter I was first introduced to Mari McCarthy’s 27-Days of Journaling to Health and Happiness about this time last year. Since I was an...
Mari L. McCarthy
October 22, 2014

Become Your Own Primary Healthcare Provider

Become Your Own Primary Healthcare Provider
This post may challenge or even displease you, but the concept I’m talking about is absolutely at the core of my love for journaling, and so I really...

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