Tweet I love writing with fountain pens. The two favourite fountain pens I have are a Parker Frontier that my husband gave me as a present, and a Waterman pen that was a present from fellow colleagues when I worked at a Library during college. Both are good quality, solid pens. The ink just flows [...]
Ask the Readers: Who Are You?
Tweet The value of identity of course is that so often with it comes purpose. – Richard Grant Do you know who you are? Do you struggle sometimes, feeling at a loss, and ask yourself, “Who Am I?” If you do, what is your biggest struggle or obstacle in finding yourself? ACTION [...]
Ask the Readers: Are You Responsible For How Your Life Is?
Tweet In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility. – Eleanor Roosevelt I hear people complaining all the time about how something is someone else’s fault. They blame their unhappiness on other people, [...]
Ask the Reader: Are You Creative?
Tweet Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn’t really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while. That’s because they were able to connect experiences they’ve had and synthesize new things. – Steve Jobs [...]
Ask the Readers: Do You Set Goals?
Tweet Goals are not just for New Year’s resolution. Some people swear by them, others don’t know what to do with them. Just because you have goals, does not necessarily mean you are taking steps towards achieving them. Do you have a method for setting goals? We have all heard of SMART goals, and it’s [...]
Ask the Readers: Do You Feel Guilty When You Don’t Journal?
Tweet When you start taking things seriously, or when you make them into a goal, the guilt for skipping often seeps in. Journaling is no exception. A lot of people decide to journal, and when they don’t do it for a while, they feel bad. They tell themselves, “I should journal” or “I wish I [...]
Ask the Readers: Are you Self-Confident?
Tweet Our success and happiness depends very much on how we view ourselves. You could be the President of Universe, and still be miserable if you think you aren’t good enough. That’s why you often hear stories of super models and famous Hollywood actresses whom the world worships for their beauty, and yet they suffer [...]
Ask the Readers: Are you a Coffee Person or a Tea Person?
Tweet Today’s question is for two reasons. One, because I would love to get to know you, my readers, and what better question than to start with what would you like to drink? Nope. No beer! Second reason, as always goes back to journaling, which I am going to explain at the end. I love, [...]
Ask the Readers: Why Do You Keep A Journal?
Tweet Today, I would love to learn about your journaling habits. This site is, at its core about using journaling to create the life you want. It’s about using journaling to help you achieve your ambitions, have the courage to be more audacious, and be at ease with who you are. What is the purpose [...]
Ask the Readers: Do You Think It’s Wrong To Be Ambitious?
Tweet There is often negative connotation with the word “ambition.” It’s a sad truth of our society that ambition is automatically associated with greed, or money and power without soul. Ambition is… A strong desire to do or achieve something Why would anyone consider that a bad thing? Why are we not encouraging every [...]
