AS I WATCHED THE SUN SET over the Pacific Ocean on this 21st day of December, I thought about what the shortest day of the year means to me: renewal, turning of the seasons, change. Speaking of change, I had just finished reading yet another article on the new artificial […]
Guest Post by Ainsley Lawrence YOU’VE GOT MULTIPLE PROJECTS, a full personal life, and hardly any energy or enthusiasm to tackle either. Sound familiar? When you have so much going on in your life but feel like you have nothing to give, you may be stretching yourself too thin. And […]
THERE’S NO ARGUING with the fact that we are all moving towards a more digital world. Most of us communicate almost exclusively through digital means when we aren’t face-to-face. We get our news, follow our favorite sports teams, and ask questions in the digital realm. Which leads me to a […]
Life as we knew it is over — at least for the next few weeks. This was the first sentence in my March 15, 2020 journal entry in what happened to be the start of a new journal. Several months ago when I impulsively purchased it from an artist at […]
MY MOM AND I LIVE TOGETHER. She’s 94 and I’m 69, which means we no longer have to work or participate much in society. When the stay-at-home order came down from our governor, we welcomed it as an excuse to stay home even more than usual. Our only disappointment was […]
I AM NOT A STRANGER TO SOLITUDE. At times it has been my best friend as I strived to reach a writing deadline or just wanted to enjoy silence in an otherwise busy household. However, I didn’t know what true solitude was until the Covid-19 pandemic became a reality. Prior […]
HAVE YOU EVER had an insensitive editor rake you and your work over the coals? Most writers have had to deal with a situation like that from time to time. For many of us, that means finding an editor that has a better “bedside manner.” But what do you do […]
TODAY’S GUEST POST, “On Body Wisdom,” is written by Carrie T. Isheen, author of Seduced Into Darkness: Transcending My Psychiatrist’s Sexual Abuse. Scroll below the article for more information about Carrie Isheen, her new memoir, blog tour stops, and your chance to win a FREE copy of her book! […]
Today, I’m hosting Antoinette Truglio Martin and her touching memoir, Hug Everyone You Know: A Year of Community, Courage, and Cancer. Below the book review and summary is Martin’s article, “Five Journaling Tips When Going Through a Difficult Trial.” WHAT DO YOU DO when your doctor informs you that your […]
I AM EXCEPTIONALLY PLEASED to bring you Lisa Turner’s story of how her outstanding memoir, Dream Take Flight: An Unconventional Journey, came to be. Dream Take Flight is the story of a woman who, since the time she was very young, has had dreams (not just wish-dreams, but nighttime sleep […]
I AM EXCITED ABOUT today’s author interview with Mari McCarthy and her new book, Heal Your Self With Journaling Power. As you know, journaling is near and dear to my heart, the reason I founded WritingThroughLife, and a huge part of my ongoing daily writing and teaching practice. Read on […]
Guest post by Sarah Cummings YOU’VE PROBABLY had the experience of sitting down to write — and nothing comes to mind. Even for someone who journals every day, there will be times when your mind feels as blank as the page before you. Other times you may have several […]
