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My greatest fear about motherhood
I’m having a baby boy in January. This is our first baby, and naturally we are both pretty excited. But I’d be lying if I didn’t say there is something playing on my mind about how much my life will...
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How journaling can change your life
I’ve been journaling since I was ten years old, but it wasn’t until I committed to a regular journaling practice that things in my life began to really shift. I’ve maintained that practice for four...
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An introduction to morning pages
Basically, they are three pages written by hand first thing each morning. They are simply stream-of-consciousness and can be repetitive, whiny, complaining – there are no rules for the content, simply...
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Journal spotlight: Personal journal
The personal journal is your ‘dear diary’ sort of journal, where you pour all your thoughts and feelings, hopes and dreams, fears and doubts onto the page. Some people argue that the terms ‘journal’...
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Journaling vs. morning pages – what’s the difference?
I’ve kept a journal sporadically for twenty years and written morning pages on and off in the past. Throughout my teens I wrote about crushes, friendships and fights, my biggest dreams for the future....
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The morning pages
The morning pages are what Julia Cameron describes as ‘a pivotal tool in creative recovery’ in her book The Artist’s Way. She explains the morning pages as ‘three pages of longhand writing, strictly...
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The risk to blossom
Anais Nin famously said: And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. I love this quote, so much. It is only recently that I have come to...
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Any journaling is good journaling
This morning I was in a rush. I had a stack of things to organise at work before the day began and I wanted to get straight to it. I didn’t have time to journal, and besides, I didn’t feel like I had...
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How to journal when you don’t know what to say
Sometimes I just feel like journaling. I just want to pick up my journal and my pen (and my washi tape and other bits and pieces) and play in my journal. Although I do love to use paints, stickers...
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Take all the time you need
The universe has a way of slowing us down if we are going too fast. So often we feel reluctant to stop and rest when we can be busy and productive. Our society prizes busy-ness over rest. Today I had...
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On sickness and blogging
I am sick at the moment. Sore throat. Runny nose. Headache. Just general crapness. I have attempted to write an amazing blog post three times now. It’s not happening. Time to face the fact: today’s...
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Perfectionism: be gentle with yourself
Well, it finally happened: I missed a day of blogging in my 100 days. Not even for a good reason – mostly just poor organisation. I was tempted to beat myself up about this ‘failure’, but then I...
View ArticleWhat are your words hiding?
When you establish a regular journaling habit, and you have been at it for a while, you will start to notice something. There will be certain words or phrases that are repeated, maybe unconsciously,...
View ArticleHow journaling can change your life
I’ve been journaling consistently now for over two years and in that time a lot has changed in my life. I don’t think it is a coincidence that these positive changes have happened since I’ve been...
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Basically, they are three pages written by hand first thing each morning. They are simply stream-of-consciousness and can be repetitive, whiny, complaining – there are no rules for the content, simply...
View Article7 Things you can do right now to create a daily journaling habit
The start of a new year brings the chance to re-establish good habits. For me, this of course includes my daily journaling practice – a chance to recommit to my favourite ritual. Most importantly, I...
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The personal journal is your ‘dear diary’ sort of journal, where you pour all your thoughts and feelings, hopes and dreams, fears and doubts onto the page. Some people argue that the terms ‘journal’...
View ArticleWhy fear is a friend, not an enemy
Last night a had a dialogue with fear in my journal. It was simply a case of me writing what I wanted to say to fear, then waiting to hear what fear had to say back, and writing that down. I’ve done...
View ArticleOvercoming fear in the creative process
4 ways that fear can hinder the creative process and what to do about it Of all the things I’ve thought about myself, I never would have thought to describe myself as ‘fearful’. But, when I began a...
View ArticleJournal spotlight: Dream journal
This post is part of an ongoing series where we explore all the different types of journals you can keep and how to keep each one. If you keep a certain type of journal and would like to see it...
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