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Learn from real people, just like you, how therapeutic journaling can benefit your life. Within these personal stories you’ll find journaling tips, tricks, inspiration and ideas that help you structure your journaling practice—and discover the true value journaling can bring to your life.

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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I BELIEVE IN MAGIC

Kay Butzin

It will be nineteen years on April 9 since I wrote my first three morning pages. Over the days and months since, I have journaled my way to a better understanding of myself, my family, and every relationship in which I’ve ever been. Having experienced the benefits of journaling in general and of Mari’s programs in particular, and being in a writing slump at the time, I accepted her promotional offer of the self-paced program, 14 Days of Journal Magic for Writers.

Life interrupted and I took twenty days rather than fourteen to complete it; but when I had to miss a day, I looked extra-forward to my next journaling session. First thing in the morning I would print a copy of the day’s exercises and then sit with my mug of coffee, lap desk, spiral notebook and gel pen, and respond to the prompts. As a result I wrote:

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Journaling Power: Pursue Your Passions On Purpose

Mari L. McCarthy

Journaling has an incredible ability to bring to the surface thoughts, memories and feelings that have been dormant – or even forgotten – a long time. When you allow yourself to relax and write... Read More

Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Journeys

Saving Worries for the Journal

Luisa Brenton

Okay, I wouldn’t go so far as to say that bullet journaling saved my life. But it wasn’t far off. Bullet journaling made sure I could continue moving forward on my dream job. And that’s a big deal.... Read More

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The Accidental Journal-ista

Cindy Stone

I have always loved reading. When, as a child, I read The Secret Garden, I knew right then and there what I wanted to do. I wanted to move people emotionally the way that story had moved me. I didn’t... Read More

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The 2 And Only Rules of Journaling

Mari L. McCarthy

Your journaling power practice is your own, and it gives you the freedom to express yourself in any way you choose.

But to get the maximum benefits available to Y. O. U.:

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6 Journaling Techniques for Practical Problem Solving

Amanda Johnson

Keeping a journal could mean a lot more than recording the main events of each day. Unfortunately, despite the scientifically proven benefits for the physical and mental health, lots of people... Read More

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Honesty is Powerful

B. Lynn Goodwin

CreateWriteNow is pleased to host B. Lynn Goodwin and introduce her candid love story, 'Never Too Late: From Wannabe to Wife at 62', as part of her WOW-WomenOnWriting Blog Tour.

Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Journeys

My Journal: A Cauldron of Creativity

Carol Ohmart-Behan

From my first treasured faux-leather "Daily Diary" with its clasp and key that held my adolescent secrets (securely, I hoped!), to the present assortment of three or four notebooks "in use",... Read More

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Gambling on Granola: Unexpected Gifts on the Path of Entrepreneurship

Fiona Maria Simon

CreateWriteNow is pleased to host Fiona Maria Simon and her inspirational story of the struggles and triumphs she experienced while following her dream, as part of her WOW-WomenOnWriting Blog Tour.

Kay Butzin

March 14, 2018

I BELIEVE IN MAGIC

It will be nineteen years on April 9 since I wrote my first three morning pages. Over the days and months since, I have journaled my way to a better...

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Journaling Power: Pursue Your Passions On Purpose-featured

Mari L. McCarthy

March 6, 2018

Journaling Power: Pursue Your Passions On Purpose

Journaling has an incredible ability to bring to the surface thoughts, memories and feelings that have been dormant – or even forgotten – a long...

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Luisa Brenton

February 20, 2018

Saving Worries for the Journal

Okay, I wouldn’t go so far as to say that bullet journaling saved my life. But it wasn’t far off. Bullet journaling made sure I could continue moving...

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Cindy Stone

February 13, 2018

The Accidental Journal-ista

I have always loved reading. When, as a child, I read The Secret Garden, I knew right then and there what I wanted to do. I wanted to move people...

Read More Details

The 2 And Only Rules of Journaling-featured

Mari L. McCarthy

February 7, 2018

The 2 And Only Rules of Journaling

Your journaling power practice is your own, and it gives you the freedom to express yourself in any way you choose. But to get the maximum benefits...

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6 Journaling Techniques for Practical Problem Solving-featured

Amanda Johnson

February 6, 2018

6 Journaling Techniques for Practical Problem Solving

Keeping a journal could mean a lot more than recording the main events of each day. Unfortunately, despite the scientifically proven benefits for the...

Read More Details

B. Lynn Goodwin

January 30, 2018

Honesty is Powerful

CreateWriteNow is pleased to host B. Lynn Goodwin and introduce her candid love story, 'Never Too Late: From Wannabe to Wife at 62', as part of her...

Read More Details