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

Reflective Writing Therapy: Infusing Real Life into Your Stories

Guest Post By Chaundra McGill

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Creative Journaling

I Can't Journal Because...

Many of us are accomplished in the art of procrastination, particularly when it comes to journaling. We know we should carve out time every day to write, but… we are too busy, we have to work late,...

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

Journaling: Reconnect with Your Inner Coach

When we are journaling, we sometimes have a tendency to focus on our inner critics, those pesky negative voices in our heads that try to talk us out of achieving our goals and dreams. The more we...

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Creative Journaling

Writer's Block Brings You More Opportunities

"When you have a disease, don't try to find a cure; find your center, and you'll be healed."                                                                        Ancient Taoist proverbToday 3 people, in the early hours of a steamy Saturday morning, called me...
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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Creative Journaling

Journaling on the Silver Screen

Journaling is, by nature, a solitary exercise. We write our most intimate secrets in the pages of our journal, so it isn’t every day that we can share the experience with others. It’s refreshing...

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Creative Journaling

Journaling Tips the Scales for Personal Development

So you have opened up your journal to a fresh page and are ready to write. Now what? Here are three simple tips to help you use your journal to develop your strengths, improve your self-awareness and...

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Creative Journaling

Journaling for a Daily Dose of Focus

Journaling on a regular (preferably daily) basis can be an invaluable tool to help you determine your goals  and create an action plan to achieve them. We’ve talked about setting SMART goals ...
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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Creative Journaling

Creative Journaling: Clear Your Head by Clearing a Place to Journal

We’ve talked about the importance of clearing mental clutter to overcome writer’s block, but what about physical clutter? Be honest. How many times have you walked into a room in your house and...

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Creative Journaling

Journaling: My Most A-Muse-ing Journey So Far

With more journaling, the new I see,

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Mari L. McCarthy
July 20, 2010

I Can't Journal Because...

I Can't Journal Because...
Many of us are accomplished in the art of procrastination, particularly when it comes to journaling. We know we should carve out time every day to...
Mari L. McCarthy
July 13, 2010

Journaling: Reconnect with Your Inner Coach

Journaling: Reconnect with Your Inner Coach
When we are journaling, we sometimes have a tendency to focus on our inner critics, those pesky negative voices in our heads that try to talk us...
Mari L. McCarthy
July 12, 2010

Writer's Block Brings You More Opportunities

Writer's Block Brings You More Opportunities
"When you have a disease, don't try to find a cure; find your center, and you'll be healed." Ancient Taoist proverbToday 3 people, in the early...
Mari L. McCarthy
June 29, 2010

Journaling on the Silver Screen

Journaling on the Silver Screen
Journaling is, by nature, a solitary exercise. We write our most intimate secrets in the pages of our journal, so it isn’t every day that we can...
Mari L. McCarthy
June 15, 2010

Journaling Tips the Scales for Personal Development

Journaling Tips the Scales for Personal Development
So you have opened up your journal to a fresh page and are ready to write. Now what? Here are three simple tips to help you use your journal to...
Mari McCarthy
June 8, 2010

Journaling for a Daily Dose of Focus

Journaling for a Daily Dose of Focus
Journaling on a regular (preferably daily) basis can be an invaluable tool to help you determine your goals and create an action plan to achieve...
Mari L. McCarthy
June 1, 2010

Creative Journaling: Clear Your Head by Clearing a Place to Journal

Creative Journaling: Clear Your Head by Clearing a Place to Journal
We’ve talked about the importance of clearing mental clutter to overcome writer’s block, but what about physical clutter? Be honest. How many times...

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