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title: "Journal Prompts #255 - Rest and Relax and Release"
description: Before you begin journaling, make some time to center yourself and breathe, breathe, breathe.
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# [Journal Prompts #255 - Rest and Relax and Release](https://www.createwritenow.com/journal-prompts/bid/107077/journal-prompts-255-rest-and-relax-and-release)

 Written by [Mari L. McCarthy](https://www.createwritenow.com/journal-prompts/author/mari-l-mccarthy) | Fri, Jun 06, 2014 @ 06:07 PM

Your Journaling session is sacred My Self time. When you sit down to Journal, check in with your body, center yourself and breathe, breathe, breathe, gently and compassionately first. Then #WriteON!

**BONUS JOURNAL PROMPT**

 There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference.  The little difference is attitude.  The big difference is whether it is positive or negative.

~W. Clement Stone

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