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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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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Journeys

The Power to Change Your Reality

How do you find the power to change your reality and to remain true to yourself, when everything around you is constantly changing?

I was raised in a dysfunctional family. From the age of four, I witnessed family violence. And for 17 years of my life I absorbed everything within my turbulent home environment until it shaped my perception of life. Fear ruled me for many years after and I carried this burden, until I found the courage to change my reality through journaling.

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3 Tips for a New-Year, New-You Journal at Any Time of Year

We’ve just had a turn of the calendar page and a celebratory season with friends, colleagues, and family. For the first time, this year I purchased a set of plastic New Year glasses where the year...

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Listening: The Cornerstone to Journaling

There are many purposes for journaling---to keep a record of events, to heal, to vent, to create a vision for change, or to reach other mental and spiritual goals. When I took my first journaling...

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

Therapeutic Writing Saved My Life

“The pen is mightier than the sword,” I’m sure you’ve been exposed to these words at some point, but have you ever given the quote any real thought as to what means? How could a pen possibly be...

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7 Ways Writing Helps Find the Harmony in Life

Many people today spend their time trying to achieve seemingly impossible tasks. They keep on attempting new ways to allocate the same amount of time to all areas of their life. From creating time...

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How journaling helped me grow my career as a wedding celebrant?

Being a wedding celebrant isn’t a forced job, it is out of passion and interest. Unlike other jobs, wedding celebrants go through a course of training. In the training, we learn about public speaking...

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How I Benefited from Journaling

Before I started this journey, I imagined journaling as scribbling down notes about your high-school sweetheart, something in the form of ‘Dear diary’. It sounds familiar, doesn’t it?

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How Journaling Made Me a Writer

Sharing your experiences with others is both an opportunity for your own self-reflection and a chance to give back. By sharing how you have used journaling to cope with difficult life experiences,...

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Journeys

Keeping a Soul Print Journal

I’ve been keeping a journal for over 50 years. Suddenly, in 1997, I found myself writing “SP” over an entry. That was code for “Soul Print.” Already quite familiar with magical things happening when... Read More
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The Power to Change Your Reality-featured
Alison Laverty
January 29, 2019

The Power to Change Your Reality

The Power to Change Your Reality
How do you find the power to change your reality and to remain true to yourself, when everything around you is constantly changing? I was raised in a...
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3 Tips for a New-Year, New-You Journal at Any Time of Year-featured
Melanie Faith
January 22, 2019

3 Tips for a New-Year, New-You Journal at Any Time of Year

3 Tips for a New-Year, New-You Journal at Any Time of Year
We’ve just had a turn of the calendar page and a celebratory season with friends, colleagues, and family. For the first time, this year I purchased a...
Read More Details Click to view blog post
Listening: The Cornerstone to Journaling-featured
Anne Eston
January 15, 2019

Listening: The Cornerstone to Journaling

Listening: The Cornerstone to Journaling
There are many purposes for journaling---to keep a record of events, to heal, to vent, to create a vision for change, or to reach other mental and...
Read More Details Click to view blog post
Therapeutic Writing Saved My Life-featured
Philip Swensen
January 8, 2019

Therapeutic Writing Saved My Life

Therapeutic Writing Saved My Life
“The pen is mightier than the sword,” I’m sure you’ve been exposed to these words at some point, but have you ever given the quote any real thought...
Read More Details Click to view blog post
7 Ways Writing Helps Find the Harmony in Life-featured
John Landrum
December 23, 2018

7 Ways Writing Helps Find the Harmony in Life

7 Ways Writing Helps Find the Harmony in Life
Many people today spend their time trying to achieve seemingly impossible tasks. They keep on attempting new ways to allocate the same amount of time...
Read More Details Click to view blog post
How journaling helped me grow my career as a wedding celebrant?-featured
Bronte Price
December 11, 2018

How journaling helped me grow my career as a wedding celebrant?

How journaling helped me grow my career as a wedding celebrant?
Being a wedding celebrant isn’t a forced job, it is out of passion and interest. Unlike other jobs, wedding celebrants go through a course of...
Read More Details Click to view blog post
How I Benefited from Journaling-featured
Maisie Potter
June 28, 2018

How I Benefited from Journaling

How I Benefited from Journaling
Before I started this journey, I imagined journaling as scribbling down notes about your high-school sweetheart, something in the form of ‘Dear...
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How Journaling Made Me a Writer-featured
Elizabeth Garber
June 12, 2018

How Journaling Made Me a Writer

How Journaling Made Me a Writer
Sharing your experiences with others is both an opportunity for your own self-reflection and a chance to give back. By sharing how you have used...
Read More Details Click to view blog post
Keeping a Soul Print Journal-featured
Joan Leof
June 5, 2018

Keeping a Soul Print Journal

Keeping a Soul Print Journal
I’ve been keeping a journal for over 50 years. Suddenly, in 1997, I found myself writing “SP” over an entry. That was code for “Soul Print.” Already...
Read More Details Click to view blog post

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