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Find the inspiration to keep going and the motivation to make journaling work for you and your hectic schedule. Learn about these everyday people who made the decision to put pen to paper and how it transformed their lives!

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Journeys, Journaling for Men

How To Reveal Your Hidden Personality?

Each person has a unique personality. Yes! That part of you that nobody knows, not even you. Do you see those habits that you simply brush off as ordinary? Or those truths buried deep inside you that you don’t like remembering?  Well, scientists and self-improvement books claim that these habits can be part of your hidden personalities.

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Journeys

6 Reasons to Use Quotes as Writing Prompts

I’m in the camp of people who love quotations, especially author quotes. When the blank page paralyzes me, I turn to my hefty collection of inspirational quotes and read until one strikes a chord....

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Journeys

How Journaling Eased My Anxiety

My anxiety crippled me, without me knowing it. All along I thought I was just a sensitive,overly stressed person who took things too close to their hearts and never thought I'd beendiagnosed with...

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Journeys, Journaling for Men

The 4 C’s to Journaling

I currently have nearly 230,000 words in my journal. 

Much of my journal focuses on the loss of my face. As a teenager, I suffered second- and third- degree burns to my face and arms due to an...

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Journeys

How Journaling and Other Hobbies Can Benefit Your Mental Health

These days, scrolling through your social media feed or any news site is enough to make you want to pack up your belongings and head for some remote location far, far away. With the COVID-19 pandemic...

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Journeys

How to Get Rid of Sentimental Clutter and Spend More Intentionally (+ Free Printables)

Once a new season starts to approach, you may be looking to hit the refresh button. Whether that is to start up a new health challenge, or to gut your house of anything you don’t need. As the leaves...

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Journeys

Recognizing and Healing the Inner Critic Through Journaling

This is one of my favorite passages in “Journaling Power: How to Create the Happy, Healthy Life You Want to Live” by Mari L. McCarthy.

Through my daily journaling, I learned to recognize my...

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Journeys, Journaling for Men

Going From Journaling to Blogging

For many writers, the journal or diary entry has always been a sacred space where one’s public- and private-self find expression. Hopes, dreams, fears, and secrets can be recorded in a safe,...

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Journeys

Journaling to Uncover What Spirit Wants Self to Know

After birthing the chapters of Sprouting Spiritual Growth in January 2017, I was still in the zone, journaling every morning and continuing to create a poem from each gratitude list. From there, I...

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How To Reveal Your Hidden Personality?-featured
Randolph Ray
September 16, 2020

How To Reveal Your Hidden Personality?

How To Reveal Your Hidden Personality?
Each person has a unique personality. Yes! That part of you that nobody knows, not even you. Do you see those habits that you simply brush off as...
Read More Details Click to view blog post
6 Reasons to Use Quotes as Writing Prompts-featured
Nita Sweeney
September 11, 2020

6 Reasons to Use Quotes as Writing Prompts

6 Reasons to Use Quotes as Writing Prompts
I’m in the camp of people who love quotations, especially author quotes. When the blank page paralyzes me, I turn to my hefty collection of...
Read More Details Click to view blog post
How Journaling Eased My Anxiety-featured
Amanda Hobart
September 3, 2020

How Journaling Eased My Anxiety

How Journaling Eased My Anxiety
My anxiety crippled me, without me knowing it. All along I thought I was just a sensitive,overly stressed person who took things too close to their...
Read More Details Click to view blog post
The 4 C’s to Journaling-featured
Samuel Moore-Sobel
August 31, 2020

The 4 C’s to Journaling

The 4 C’s to Journaling
I currently have nearly 230,000 words in my journal. Much of my journal focuses on the loss of my face. As a teenager, I suffered second- and third-...
Read More Details Click to view blog post
How Journaling and Other Hobbies Can Benefit Your Mental Health-featured
Frankie Wallace
August 27, 2020

How Journaling and Other Hobbies Can Benefit Your Mental Health

How Journaling and Other Hobbies Can Benefit Your Mental Health
These days, scrolling through your social media feed or any news site is enough to make you want to pack up your belongings and head for some remote...
Read More Details Click to view blog post
How to Get Rid of Sentimental Clutter and Spend More Intentionally (+ Free Printables)-featured
Kayla Montgomery
August 24, 2020

How to Get Rid of Sentimental Clutter and Spend More Intentionally (+ Free Printables)

How to Get Rid of Sentimental Clutter and Spend More Intentionally (+ Free Printables)
Once a new season starts to approach, you may be looking to hit the refresh button. Whether that is to start up a new health challenge, or to gut...
Read More Details Click to view blog post
Recognizing and Healing the Inner Critic Through Journaling-featured
Valeria
August 21, 2020

Recognizing and Healing the Inner Critic Through Journaling

Recognizing and Healing the Inner Critic Through Journaling
This is one of my favorite passages in “Journaling Power: How to Create the Happy, Healthy Life You Want to Live” by Mari L. McCarthy. Through my...
Read More Details Click to view blog post
Going From Journaling to Blogging-featured
Patrick Bailey
August 13, 2020

Going From Journaling to Blogging

Going From Journaling to Blogging
For many writers, the journal or diary entry has always been a sacred space where one’s public- and private-self find expression. Hopes, dreams,...
Read More Details Click to view blog post
Journaling to Uncover What Spirit Wants Self to Know-featured
Marie Higgins
August 6, 2020

Journaling to Uncover What Spirit Wants Self to Know

Journaling to Uncover What Spirit Wants Self to Know
After birthing the chapters of Sprouting Spiritual Growth in January 2017, I was still in the zone, journaling every morning and continuing to create...
Read More Details Click to view blog post

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