Writing your life journaling and journal making
Transcript of Writing your life journaling and journal making
One bit at a time
Practice in writing
Something you do for your Mother
Something you brag about
Something you leave lying around
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A place to go
Something you do for yourself
There aren’t a lot of rules to journaling
No right way versus a wrong way
But people have written books on the subject, so what are they saying?
Creating an awareness of your feelings, ideas and thoughts.
A process for making decisions
A way to remember the details of your life
Different people like different tools
Different pens
Different books
No shoulds
No rules
No have-to’s
I had always loved writing, even doodling. Notebooks and pens made me happy. But it wasn’t until I took her class that I came to understand journaling was a “real thing”.
I learned I wasn’t weird or out in left-field somewhere because I liked to write for pleasure and not just always “stories”.
To validate means to prove well to justify to make relevant or meaningful
It is life-giving
Lists Pictures Charts or diagrams Dialogues Letters Portraits Different Points of View Poetry
I remember when… I can’t forget… I used to love… I wonder why… I loved seeing… I am sad thinking about… I was so happy… When I have time… When I grow up…
Favorite passages, phrases, or words
Quotations of others
What are they saying to you? Why do you like them?
I hear and I forget;
I see and I remember;
I write and I understand.
I invite you to find a place to go with all your emotions, questions, and ideas.
I invite you to write about the bad days till you can see where the trouble began.
I invite you to write when you feel “out of it” and are in confusion.
I invite you to write when paper can hardly contain your joy.
I invite you to write to discover more about yourself!
Using a composition book