Mari's Journaling Power Blog | CreateWriteNow

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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Accept Today and Plan for Tomorrow

Dr. Anne Greenawalt

As a kid, my dream was to be a writer and a mom. "I can stay home with the kids and write!" Now, as a mom of a 7-month-old, I know this to be a sweet idealistic and unrealistic fantasy.

Despite that, it's still my dream to be a full-time writer and have free time to spend with my family and do the other things I love – swim and explore new trails. To do this, I'd have to leave a secure, full-time job with benefits and enter the uncertain world of a working artist.

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Setting and Achieving Financial Goals Through Journaling

Frankie Wallace

Journaling is a wonderful activity. It can help you record past experiences, learn more about yourself, strategize and set life goals, and generally plan for the future. When it comes to finances,...

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7 Rewarding Ways How Bullet Journals Can Level Up Your Life

Peter Clarke

Bullet journaling is the next big thing. It is one effectively rewarding way to keep track of every single activity and goal you would pursue in life, with each passing day. The very idea behind...

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5 Effective Tips To Increase Your Mindfulness with Writing

Alan Walker

We often have secrets that we cannot even admit to ourselves since we’re afraid of confronting the truth. It’s really difficult to be completely honest without being afraid to confess our blunders...

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Can a Simple Blank-Page Notebook Lead to Better Journaling

Lori Wade

If there's one thing every journal writer, college student, and professional novelist has in common, it's a fear of the blank page.

The image of a cursor flashing on screen or the sight of an empty,...

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5 easy ways to release negativity and feel better now

Carrie Rowan

In 2020, we all find ourselves dealing with larger amounts of stress during these unprecedented times. Anger is at an all-time high and anxiety levels have skyrocketed as uncertainty takes us down a...

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How To Sell 5000 Books in Six Months

Kathleen Meyer

I ran a small press for seven years and published 13 books during that time. I did the acquisition, editing, production, distribution and marketing. My authors did a ton of work, too. Together, we...

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Guided Journaling: An Approach to Living Well at Work and in Life

Judith Ellison Shenouda

My Journaling Book

Several years ago, I was spending too many hours in front of a computer, writing manuals for clients and managing my technical writing business. Working from a home-based office, I...

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Journaling: A Historical Perspective

Cassie Journigan

Of journals, diaries, and notebooks: Which are kept and by whom? Which do you keep, and for whom?

Is your journal for your eyes alone, or do you write it for future generations? You could provide...

Accept Today and Plan for Tomorrow-featured

Dr. Anne Greenawalt

December 3, 2020

Accept Today and Plan for Tomorrow

As a kid, my dream was to be a writer and a mom. "I can stay home with the kids and write!" Now, as a mom of a 7-month-old, I know this to be a sweet...

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Setting and Achieving Financial Goals Through Journaling-featured

Frankie Wallace

November 30, 2020

Setting and Achieving Financial Goals Through Journaling

Journaling is a wonderful activity. It can help you record past experiences, learn more about yourself, strategize and set life goals, and generally...

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7 Rewarding Ways How Bullet Journals Can Level Up Your Life-featured

Peter Clarke

November 27, 2020

7 Rewarding Ways How Bullet Journals Can Level Up Your Life

Bullet journaling is the next big thing. It is one effectively rewarding way to keep track of every single activity and goal you would pursue in...

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5 Effective Tips To Increase Your Mindfulness with Writing-featured

Alan Walker

November 25, 2020

5 Effective Tips To Increase Your Mindfulness with Writing

We often have secrets that we cannot even admit to ourselves since we’re afraid of confronting the truth. It’s really difficult to be completely...

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Can a Simple Blank-Page Notebook Lead to Better Journaling-featured

Lori Wade

November 23, 2020

Can a Simple Blank-Page Notebook Lead to Better Journaling

If there's one thing every journal writer, college student, and professional novelist has in common, it's a fear of the blank page. The image of a...

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5 easy ways to release negativity and feel better now-featured

Carrie Rowan

November 20, 2020

5 easy ways to release negativity and feel better now

In 2020, we all find ourselves dealing with larger amounts of stress during these unprecedented times. Anger is at an all-time high and anxiety...

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How To Sell 5000 Books in Six Months-featured

Kathleen Meyer

November 18, 2020

How To Sell 5000 Books in Six Months

I ran a small press for seven years and published 13 books during that time. I did the acquisition, editing, production, distribution and marketing....

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