The Gift of Imperfection
Why your journal needs to be messy The other day, I hesitated before my pen hit the paper. I felt a familiar pressure rising in my chest that need to say the “right” thing. Even...
Read MorePen in hand? Start here. Journaling prompts for hard days, good days, and every kind of day in between. Practical tools and gentle exercises to help you show up to the page.
Why your journal needs to be messy The other day, I hesitated before my pen hit the paper. I felt a familiar pressure rising in my chest that need to say the “right” thing. Even...
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We talk so much about journaling when we are sad. We talk about journaling when we are uncertain. We know our journal is a refuge for our heavy mind. We know it’s a holding space...
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We are standing at the edge of a new year. It is so easy to look forward with fear. We look back at the year we’ve just had. Our inner critic takes over. It sees...
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You sit down with your journal. Do you ever feel like you’re wearing a mask? You feel angry. But you write “grateful.” You feel disappointed. But you write “blessed.” You feel doubtful. But you write...
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We’ve talked about our journal being a safe, messy space. We’ve talked about using a simple “one-verse” anchor. And now, I hear your truest question. “But… I am a ‘Martha.’” “I am so busy.” “I...
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The One Verse Anchor In our last post, we gave ourselves a “permission slip.” (Read it here). We agreed that our journal is a holding space. It is not a performance. So, we’re sitting with...
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