Guest Post from David Grover—Get to Know Yourself: 5 Self-Discoveries You Make When Writing a Journal One of the most powerful and efficient ways to get to know yourself is through keeping a journal. Writing down your deepest inner thoughts is incredibly therapeutic and allows you to gain control of your emotions and to set … Read more
Our home helper Betsy and I have been cleaning closets and cabinets. Today I came across a journal entry I had written in late 1996, shortly after we sold our interior landscape business. What I wrote back then was a good reminder for me, and I hope it speaks to you also. Here is an … Read more
In Journaling: What the heck is a journal anyway?, I talked about different kinds of journals and the difference between a journal and a diary. Sometimes what appears to be a diary can become a journal by helping you connect the dots, find relationships and patterns. For example, a food diary can be a helpful … Read more
A reader expressed an interest in posts on journal writing. A journal can be just anything you, the writer, want it to be. So the first step should be to decide what that is. Why do you journal? What do you hope to accomplish? Journals and diaries are sometimes considered to be the same. In … Read more