Journals and Journaling, Useful and Beautiful
My early journals were very one-dimensional. Whether I intended them to or not, they usually covered one topic: my emotions in my teens or self-analysis and career in my twenties. Eventually, through examples, I began to branch out and include … Continued
What if your journal could be a place to find and incubate new ideas? A greenhouse, a workshop, a laboratory? My journals as a kid were essentially diaries. Gradually they expanded to include “commonplace” books or pages (copied quotes I … Continued
Gratitude Lists are popular for good reason. They not only lift your spirits, they fulfill your ultimate mission, “to glorify God and enjoy him forever,” or as poet Mary Oliver puts it, “Instructions for / living a life: / Pay … Continued
Seasons of Journaling I have found that my journal-keeping runs in seasons. There are seasons when I need to spill page upon page of freewriting, clearing out emotions and working through fears, like the “daily pages” of The Artist’s Way. … Continued