Archived Journaling Notes from April - May 2004
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Carry
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April 04, 2004
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03:21 PM
My Journal Notes
I am new to journaling and love this website! I especially liked reading what other journalers have written - I got some great ideas.
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Amber Dreamspinner
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Frosted Windchimes@wbtv.net
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April 07, 2004
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07:44 PM
My Journal Notes
I've been journaling for the better part of my life (I'm presently 35). It's always been a means of coping through life, especially when circumstances in life become too much for me to cope with otherwise. It's also a way of preserving special and memorable parts of my life I don't want to forget. Journaling gives me an outlet for creative self-expression, self-preservation, and enhanced experiences of life and the world around me. I also love writing stories, letters, poetry, etc., so being a life-long journaler (though far from an e×pert) is just part of who I am and what makes me uniquely "Me".
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Ladyblue
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lisa.ladybug@verizon.net
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April 07, 2004
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07:52 PM
My Journal Notes
Journaling is so much a part of my very fiber, I don't know if I could NOT do it! I'm a writer through and through, and I truly believe what I read a few years ago: no one can put my thoughts into words the way I can. If I don't write my truth, no one can do it for me. Pretty sobering thought...and so I journal. I love encouraging others to journal, whether through the creative writing workshops I lead, within my HeartWords journaling egroup, or just modeling by personal example. I set a personal goal to journal at least one sentence every single day of 2003. I'm really enjoying the habit of writing every day while not feeling bound to any set amount beyond one sentence. The words just seem to flow freely once I get started.I love Joyce Chapman's book, Journaling For Joy, and I always benefit from the wonderful journaling prompts she shares. Here's to writing our truth, Ladyblue
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Christine
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cmkinwa@yahoo.com
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April 07, 2004
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07:55 PM
My Journal Notes
I've kept a journal off and on, in various forms, since I got my first diary when I was 7. In the last few years I've been more faithful to writing everyday. I enjoy reading about journaling as much as I love to write. I even took a journal writing class at a local community college two summers ago. I loved the atmosphere of the class, being able to share thoughts and ideas with other journal writers. I've been searching for a journal writing group in the Seattle area but haven't had any luck so far. I'd love to hear from others who have successfully started or are part of a journal writing group.
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Sandra
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harpomarx10@hotmail.com
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April 08, 2004
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03:01 PM
My Journal Notes
My name is Sandra, I have been writing for a long time. I started at college and began by writing poetry.I'm writing now because I am stuck and if I dom't do something I am going to die. So I am writing to get unstuck. I need to stay strong and let my mind be free. I have lots of things to write about.
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Leilani
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spiritwhiteeagle@excite.com
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May 08, 2004
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06:39 PM
My Journal Notes
I have been journaling forever and would be lost with out it.I am a journal junkie, really! I have several journals going at the same time sometimes, I love recieving journals as gifts. It is one if not my top priority in life. This year I am determined to begin a journaling circle. One of the things I believe firmly is that writing about our lives and world are vital for future generations to learn from us and of us. I think of it as a serious responsibility. Most of all journaling preforms magic to the life of those who journal, all the way to their spirits.
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Amethyst
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tarot.wisdom@lycos.co.uk
- Date:
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April 30, 2004
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08:12 PM
My Journal Notes
I am new to journaling and i must say i feel a little lost. I am trying to put my thoughts on paper, I hope to grow and move forward in my life.
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wrtrcat
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wrtrcat@aol.com
- Date:
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April 20, 2004
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07:12 PM
My Journal Notes
I have been keeping journals since i was about eight years old. I used to use the black and white composition books, but now i experiment with the online journals. i love journaling becuase it allows me to get my thoughts out that have been circling around in my head all day long. sometimes it also helps answer some questions that i might have.
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Mary Hoover
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chaos-creations@mistweave.com
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April 15, 2004
- Time:
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07:08 PM
My Journal Notes
I journal to keep myself sane. I have journaled off and on for 35 years. The years I did not journal were my alcoholic years. I sobered up three months after I started to journal because I knew I was going nowhere. I have been sober for 3 years, put myself through school and now have a great paying job. Journaling saved my life.
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Margie
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maesi55@yahoo.com
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April 15, 2004
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07:04 PM
My Journal Notes
i write to and for myself most days and am constantly surprised and often delighted with the wisdom, insights and deeper understanding of myself and others that I gain through it. I liken it to the process of making bread. I start with the many seemingly unconnected ingredients of my complex and scattered life, which combined and left to work in warmth and darkness create a process of transformation. My writing is the kneading - the knocking down, pushing and pulling of the dough to ensure the rising. Sometimes the kneading feels effortless and a rich, full flavoured bread results. Other times, despite my best intentions, it remains flat and incomplete. And yet other times my writing produces something unpalatable. I can never predict the result and I guess that is part of the pleasure - the surprise element. My journal provides validation and acceptance of myself and I need that. I too would love to hear from other journallers.