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

Wednesday Journaling Writes: What Does It Mean to Do Your Best?

A friend made me so happy with a statement that truly opened my eyes.

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

Journaling to Improve College Writing Skills: Mastering the Personal Essay

If you're a college student, there will likely be multiple occasions when you'll have to plan and write a personal essay. Whether it's a test or an assignment, a personal essay is something that...

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

Wednesday Journaling Writes: Journaling Paradise

If you’re in business, you’ve probably heard the lectures about how you must have a business plan. And when you create your plan, you start by articulating goals, where you want to be a year or...

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Creative Journaling

College Heartbreak: Benefits of Journaling Your Way Through the Blues

When you're in the midst of a college breakup, everything can seem absolutely tragic. I personally remember going through my first college breakup thinking that I wouldn't survive the intense...

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

Take Yourself on a Journaling Field Trip

When you were younger, field trip day at school was a cause for celebration. What kid didn’t love taking a break from everyday work, escaping the four walls of the classroom and learning in a...

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

Language Journaling for Form and Function

Learning a new language is a process full of excitement, challenges and small victories. There are many reasons to study a foreign language as an adult. You may have taken four years of German or...

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Journaling for Mental Health

As you get older I have found it harder and harder to find that calm center within myself. Oftentimes we get so busy with our lives that we forget what it is to have peace. If we stay in this state...

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Wednesday Journaling Writes: Relationship Blues

On Wednesdays, our focus is usually on work or projects, and the getting over the Hump is often about achieving goals. But sometimes, instead, it’s our relationships that are demanding attention in...

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Journaling Between Husband and Wife

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Mari L. McCarthy
October 4, 2012

Journaling to Improve College Writing Skills: Mastering the Personal Essay

Journaling to Improve College Writing Skills: Mastering the Personal Essay
If you're a college student, there will likely be multiple occasions when you'll have to plan and write a personal essay. Whether it's a test or an...
Mari L. McCarthy
October 4, 2012

Wednesday Journaling Writes: Journaling Paradise

Wednesday Journaling Writes: Journaling Paradise
If you’re in business, you’ve probably heard the lectures about how you must have a business plan. And when you create your plan, you start by...
Mari L. McCarthy
October 2, 2012

College Heartbreak: Benefits of Journaling Your Way Through the Blues

College Heartbreak: Benefits of Journaling Your Way Through the Blues
When you're in the midst of a college breakup, everything can seem absolutely tragic. I personally remember going through my first college breakup...
Mari L. McCarthy
October 1, 2012

Take Yourself on a Journaling Field Trip

Take Yourself on a Journaling Field Trip
When you were younger, field trip day at school was a cause for celebration. What kid didn’t love taking a break from everyday work, escaping the...
Mari L. McCarthy
September 28, 2012

Language Journaling for Form and Function

Language Journaling for Form and Function
Learning a new language is a process full of excitement, challenges and small victories. There are many reasons to study a foreign language as an...
Mari L. McCarthy
September 27, 2012

Journaling for Mental Health

Journaling for Mental Health
As you get older I have found it harder and harder to find that calm center within myself. Oftentimes we get so busy with our lives that we forget...
Mari L. McCarthy
September 26, 2012

Wednesday Journaling Writes: Relationship Blues

Wednesday Journaling Writes: Relationship Blues
On Wednesdays, our focus is usually on work or projects, and the getting over the Hump is often about achieving goals. But sometimes, instead, it’s...

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