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Mundane Miracles

February 1, 2024 By Carol

Dear Reader,  “What are you aware of?” was a mantra question a therapist friend used to ask.  We give our devices so much of our attention, much of our world goes by unnoticed. Anna Kode invites us to expand our powers of observation with a pen and a notebook. Who knows? What might seem mundane […]

Filed Under: Great Finds, Guest Author, Handwriting, Journaling, News clipping Tagged With: Ali Cherkis, Anna Kode, digital weariness, Georges Perec, Mundane Miracles, New York Times, observation journaling

Letters to Self

April 17, 2023 By Carol

Dear Reader, Here is another “Guest Author” treat from Colette. Her Letters to Self  is such a thoughtful idea to fulfil her personal wish to continue receiving mail from foreign places -way into the future. She’s right, it’s brilliant! Ever since I learned how to write, I have had pen pals.  The French nuns at […]

Filed Under: Guest Author, Handwriting, Journaling, Pen pals, Stationery Tagged With: Chronicle Press, Colette, Convent school, French penpals, guest author, handwritten letters, Lea Redmond, letter writing, Letters to My Future Self, letters to self, National Letter Writing Month

The “Quarantine Challenge”

March 30, 2020 By Carol

  How are you managing to make sense of this COVID-19 global pandemic? I confess, I haven’t written a single letter in a long time. I feel so bummed-out by the coronavirus situation, the different government responses to it, the massive layoffs, and the resultant, ever-increasing world-wide death toll. I am overwhelmed AND often paralyzed […]

Filed Under: Great Finds, Guest Author, Journaling, Newsflash, Special Occasions Tagged With: balance, calm, Catherine Price, chaos, checking the news, community, coronavirus, COVID-19, global pandemic, How to Break Up with Your Phone, letter writing, panic mode, pen in hand, Screen Life/Balance, social distancing, The Quarantine Challenge, world-wide death toll

Writing History

June 23, 2018 By Carol

On the surface, writing by hand in a diary is a solitary experience…jotting down whatever is noteworthy from the day.  If the entries are dated, a timeline emerges with days, weeks, seasons unfolding into a record of one’s personal living history.  Upon closer inspection, a diary is more than a collection of musings, it is […]

Filed Under: Books, Great Finds, Handwriting, Journaling Tagged With: 1805, Diary of an Early American Boy, Early American artifacts and tools, Eric Sloane, Eric Sloane Museum, Frank McCauliffe, homemade inks, nail making, Noah Blake, personal history

A healthy tip: “Write them down.”

January 28, 2012 By Carol

Nagging Thoughts Fix “One way to keep nagging thoughts from buzzing around in your brain is to write them down. Make a list of errands, housework, or other tasks you plan to complete later. Vent frustrations over an unpleasant confrontation in your journal. Once these thoughts are on paper, you may be able to let […]

Filed Under: Handwriting, Journaling Tagged With: healthy writing tip, journals, let them go, make a list, Nagging Thoughts Fix, thoughts on paper, Tpo Ten Concentration Killers, vent frustrations, WebMD, write them down

Oprah Writes!

April 11, 2011 By Carol

April 11, 2011 I am Overjoyed to call attention to the April issue of The Oprah Magazine!  There Oprah shares with us visual excerpts from a few of her private journals.  A “devoted diarist,” she admits that her journaling is therapeutic.  Starting in her teens, Oprah wrote a lot of “bad poetry” and poured out […]

Filed Under: Journaling Tagged With: bad poetry, blank pages, blessings, commitment, devoted diarist, diaries, elegant script, evolution, George Burns, gratitude, handwriting, iPad, love letter, memoir, Oprah, Oprah Winfrey, Oprah's journals, teenage angst, The Oprah Magazine, therapeutic

Handwriting is Healthy!

February 2, 2011 By Carol

Handwriting is medically healthy. Regularly writing down one’s problems or simply one’s plan for the day can alleviate physical symptoms and bring relief…

Filed Under: Journaling Tagged With: "morning pages", "Words that heal", asthma, David Servan-Schreiber, depressive conditions, handwriting, Julia Cameron, Ode Magazine, post-traumatic stress disorder, private journal, rheumatoid arthritis, symptoms, The Artist's Way

Gratitude: A Journal

January 30, 2011 By Carol

January 30, 2011 Tired of doom and gloom?  Winter doldrums got you down?  Here’s a journal- guaranteed to lift your spirits. As a personal challenge, Catherine Price experimented with exercises in positive thinking.  She noticed gratitude was an underlying theme, and was thus inspired to create this journal. “Taking time to reflect on the things we are […]

Filed Under: Journaling Tagged With: Catherine Price, daily good fortune, daily record, Gratitude: A Journal, happier & healthier life, inspiring quotes, keepsake journal, life's abundance, lift your spirits, little blessings, saying "grace"

Journaling: a love letter to yourself

January 27, 2011 By Carol

January 27, 2011 I write in a journal.  I began with fervor a while back with Julia Cameron’s The Artists’ Way…15 minutes of stream-of-consciousness writing. First thing in the morning is best for me.  But anytime is better than not at all.  You can carry a small notebook like a trusted companion and write anywhere- […]

Filed Under: Journaling Tagged With: an artist's date, freedom to say anything, grammar, handwriting, journals, Julia Cameron, love letter to yourself, peaceful, resolve issues, self therapy, sketchbooks, spelling, The Artist's Way, your eyes only

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