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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Creative Journaling

One's Journal Prompts Jolly Good Circumstance(s)

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Journeys

Journal Writing Hastens Inner Healing

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Self Growth

Teach Your Doggone Inner Critic How to Heal

Everybody has an Inner Critic. Some, like me, have more than one. Here's My Inner Critic Mic, as he looked when we met in 2001. On my journal writing* excavations, I’ve unearthed Mic’s extensive...

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Therapy

How to Start a Journal

There is only one way to start a journal—Your Way.

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Therapy, Self Growth

Journal Writing Therapy Now Comes in Book Form Too

Samara O’Shea has written THE BOOK on journaling. She shows us how journaling fits into our life and gives us a hand with the slings and arrows of getting a life. She deals with the “reasons” we...

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Self Growth, Creative Journaling

Happy Christmas to All and to All a Good Write !

I came upon this verse so clear from a Christmas Card I'd created long ago:

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Creative Journaling

Just for the Health of It --Journal Writing

Manpreet Juneja  is today's guest columnist . You can find her at the Women network and at Blog #1 and Blog #2 . This is reprinted from June's Journal-Write NEWS. Writing to me was just a way of...
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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Creative Journaling

Journaling the Change We Need

Barack Obama becomes our 44 th president on January 20, and in this transition period he is beginning to transfer power back to where it belongs—We the People. As we have voted for him to help us...

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Therapy, Creative Journaling

Frank Sinatra Was a Journaling Man

I wish he were a friend of mine. I always understood each single word he said and he always sang some mighty fine rhyme.*Yes, Ol' Blue Eyes kept a personal journal. In fact “KEEP A JOURNAL” was one...

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One's Journal Prompts Jolly Good Circumstance(s)-featured
Mari L. McCarthy
March 25, 2009

One's Journal Prompts Jolly Good Circumstance(s)

One's Journal Prompts Jolly Good Circumstance(s)
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Journal Writing Hastens Inner Healing-featured
Mari L. McCarthy
March 11, 2009

Journal Writing Hastens Inner Healing

Journal Writing Hastens Inner Healing
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Teach Your Doggone Inner Critic How to Heal-featured
Mari L. McCarthy
March 5, 2009

Teach Your Doggone Inner Critic How to Heal

Teach Your Doggone Inner Critic How to Heal
Everybody has an Inner Critic. Some, like me, have more than one. Here's My Inner Critic Mic, as he looked when we met in 2001. On my journal...
Read More Details Click to view blog post
How to Start a Journal-featured
Mari L. McCarthy
January 15, 2009

How to Start a Journal

How to Start a Journal
There is only one way to start a journal—Your Way.
Read More Details Click to view blog post
Journal Writing Therapy Now Comes in Book Form Too-featured
Mari L. McCarthy
December 30, 2008

Journal Writing Therapy Now Comes in Book Form Too

Journal Writing Therapy Now Comes in Book Form Too
Samara O’Shea has written THE BOOK on journaling. She shows us how journaling fits into our life and gives us a hand with the slings and arrows of...
Read More Details Click to view blog post
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Mari L. McCarthy
December 22, 2008

Happy Christmas to All and to All a Good Write !

Happy Christmas to All and to All a Good Write !
I came upon this verse so clear from a Christmas Card I'd created long ago:
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Just for the Health of It --Journal Writing-featured
Mari L. McCarthy
November 23, 2008

Just for the Health of It --Journal Writing

Just for the Health of It --Journal Writing
Manpreet Juneja is today's guest columnist . You can find her at the Women network and at Blog #1 and Blog #2 . This is reprinted from June's ...
Read More Details Click to view blog post
Journaling the Change We Need-featured
Mari L. McCarthy
November 18, 2008

Journaling the Change We Need

Journaling the Change We Need
Barack Obama becomes our 44 th president on January 20, and in this transition period he is beginning to transfer power back to where it belongs—We...
Read More Details Click to view blog post
Frank Sinatra Was a Journaling Man-featured
Mari L. McCarthy
October 31, 2008

Frank Sinatra Was a Journaling Man

Frank Sinatra Was a Journaling Man
I wish he were a friend of mine. I always understood each single word he said and he always sang some mighty fine rhyme.*Yes, Ol' Blue Eyes kept a...
Read More Details Click to view blog post

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