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

Reflective Writing, l Like the Way You Make Me Feel

We enter this life fully-loaded with all the talents, magic, and wisdom we need to live the healthiest, wealthiest, happiest life ever. 

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Self Growth

Journal Therapy is the Write Way to Wellness

  Conducting Your Personal Energy Audit
   by Chris Vasiliadis
In preparation for upcoming renovations to our home, we've scheduled an energy audit with a local utility company. That got me thinking:...
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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Self Growth, Creative Journaling

Journaling Ideas for Facing the Music in You

In October, 2004 I achieved my goal of meeting my heart and soul's inspiration Barry Manilow.

I read him my poem 'Since Forever', was thanked with THE HUG and told him that the...

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Self Growth

Teach Your Doggone Inner Critic How to Heal

Everybody has an Inner Critic. Some, like me, have more than one. Here's My Inner Critic Mic, as he looked when we met in 2001. On my journal writing* excavations, I’ve unearthed Mic’s extensive...

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

Writing Journals Keep You on Your Goals

We look at January as the time to resolve again to do all the things that we could have, should have, and meant to do last year: exercise more, weigh less, change careers and leave unfulfilling...

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

Journal Writing Therapy Now Comes in Book Form Too

Samara O’Shea has written THE BOOK on journaling. She shows us how journaling fits into our life and gives us a hand with the slings and arrows of getting a life. She deals with the “reasons” we...

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

Happy Christmas to All and to All a Good Write !

I came upon this verse so clear from a Christmas Card I'd created long ago:

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Mari L. McCarthy
June 27, 2009

Reflective Writing, l Like the Way You Make Me Feel

Reflective Writing, l Like the Way You Make Me Feel
We enter this life fully-loaded with all the talents, magic, and wisdom we need to live the healthiest, wealthiest, happiest life ever.
www.createwritenow.com Admin
June 14, 2009

Journal Therapy is the Write Way to Wellness

Journal Therapy is the Write Way to Wellness
 Conducting Your Personal Energy Audit by Chris Vasiliadis In preparation for upcoming renovations to our home, we've scheduled an energy audit...
www.createwritenow.com Admin
April 8, 2009

Journaling Ideas for Facing the Music in You

Journaling Ideas for Facing the Music in You
In October, 2004 I achieved my goal of meeting my heart and soul's inspiration Barry Manilow. I read him my poem 'Since...
Mari L. McCarthy
March 5, 2009

Teach Your Doggone Inner Critic How to Heal

Teach Your Doggone Inner Critic How to Heal
Everybody has an Inner Critic. Some, like me, have more than one. Here's My Inner Critic Mic, as he looked when we met in 2001. On my journal...
www.createwritenow.com Admin
January 3, 2009

Writing Journals Keep You on Your Goals

Writing Journals Keep You on Your Goals
We look at January as the time to resolve again to do all the things that we could have, should have, and meant to do last year: exercise more, weigh...
Mari L. McCarthy
December 30, 2008

Journal Writing Therapy Now Comes in Book Form Too

Journal Writing Therapy Now Comes in Book Form Too
Samara O’Shea has written THE BOOK on journaling. She shows us how journaling fits into our life and gives us a hand with the slings and arrows of...
Mari L. McCarthy
December 22, 2008

Happy Christmas to All and to All a Good Write !

Happy Christmas to All and to All a Good Write !
I came upon this verse so clear from a Christmas Card I'd created long ago:

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