Tweet For a lot of people, the main reason why they don’t have enough time or money or resources to do what they want is because they spend all the time, money, and resources doing things they don’t want to do. Please don’t give me excuses about your responsibilities. For most people, it’s about the [...]
Journaling Exercise: Poet for the Day
Tweet When was the last time you read a poem? If you can’t recall, or if it was before last month, then your first assignment is to read a poem. Any poem. Just google poem, and you will have tons of choices. Here are some of my favourites: The Road Not Taken by Robert [...]
How to Get Your Inner Censor to Shut Up
Tweet This post is a result of an email from a reader. Nigel Burns mentioned in his email that he struggled to get his inner censor to shut up. I promised to write a post about it because this is an important topic. Nigel is not the only one, nor is he in the minority [...]
Journaling Exercise: I Remember…
Tweet Whether you are trying to write your memoires, or simply attempting to remember the past, this journaling exercise will help. This will also help if you are going through a process of self-discovery, because memories play an important role in that journey. This is a simple but powerful exercise. For the maximum results, do [...]
Finding Patterns in Your Journals
Tweet Once you have filled a few journals, even as little as two or three, those pages would become a trove of information that you can mine through. The process of journaling is usually about here and now. When you write in your journal, you are immersed in the present moment. You may be whining [...]
The Magic of Moleskine
Tweet A few weeks ago, when one of my new moleskines was delivered, a friend was with me. At my enthusiasm for unwrapping a new journal, she asked to see it. When she did, she said, “But Dolly, it’s just a regular notebook.” I attempted to explain about the quality and feel of the pages, [...]
What is the Difference between A Diary, A Journal & A Kaizen Journal
Tweet When I mention “journaling” to some of the people in my non-online life, they often don’t know what it is. There seems to be a lot less awareness of the concept of journaling in the UK than in the US. When I attempt to explain, one of the most frequent responses is, “Oh, so [...]
The Art of Letter Writing
Tweet Letter writing is referred to as a “lost art” these days. I wouldn’t say it’s “lost” but it’s certainly in the danger of being so. Hand-written letters used to be a main form of communication, because there was no other way. Then the telegram came, and telephone and faxes, and Internet. The world [...]
Keeping A Writer’s Journal
Tweet A writer’s journal can be an essential tool for any writer, at any stage, writing in any genre. The Journal Depending on your lifestyle, it could either be a notebook, a binder, or a computer. Make it something that you can always keep with you. I personally use a moleskine most of the time [...]
What Should I Write in My Journal
Tweet What should I write in my journal? Generally, it’s a question asked by those who are new at journaling. But even regular journal keepers want to know what ELSE they can write in their journals. In this article, I’m going to mention just some of the things you could write in your journal. Possibilities [...]
