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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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Three Obstacles to Journal Writing

Tara C. Pray

Journals and God-inspired dreams go together. And journals also go together with self-discovery, self-expression, self-care, healing and personal transformation. I am a BIG advocate and believer in the power of pen and paper. It is a tool that can help create positive and lasting change in our lives.

When I was in the eighth grade, I was gifted my first journal. It was one of the best gifts I could have received because it was the start of what is now a lifelong practice and passion. If you were to peek into my bag, you would find a journal and a bunch of colored gel pens. I am always prepared to write at a moment's notice because I never know when I will need to capture something on the page.

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Courageous Journaling

Antoinette Truglio Martin

Originally I began journaling as proof of my writing ambitions. I was a young teen—maybe younger. Marbled composition books, diaries with locks, and beautifully bound journals were cluttered with... Read More

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Journaling—My Launching Pad to a Healthy Life

Jenny Patton

When I was seven, I made my own journal out of legal pad paper—a little book that sparked a passion forwriting down my thoughts, feelings and desires. E.M. Forster asks, “How do I know what I think... Read More

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Information (Age) Overload? Grab a Journal and Write!

Will Donnelly

Most of us are now constantly overrun with information, and our minds are discovering the downside to the “information age.” It’s never been easier to get mentally foggy and enmeshed in our daily... Read More

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The Power of Affirmative Journaling

Casey Demchak

The first 100-story building was not designed and built by someone with a 50-story imagination. Now, I don’t know who this person was, but I’m certain before this building existed, the designer... Read More

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Should Teachers Require Students to Keep Journals?

Susan Stuck

Yesterday was the first day of school for my daughters. When I didn't get any frantic phone calls from my daughters or their teachers, I knew all was well and my daughters would be fine. I then went... Read More

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Hell, to the Power of No!

Eric Trant

CreateWriteNow is pleased to host Eric Trant and his amazing new book, Risen, as part of his WOW-WomenOnWriting Blog Tour.

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My Journaling Journey

Anthony Billoni

Maybe turning 50 was a flashing yellow light. Maybe I was afraid the light was about to turn red – on reaching significant goals I had set for myself.

What came to be my daily journaling habit was...

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Self-Healing With The Solar Eclipse

Joan Porte

Three Obstacles to Journal Writing-featured

Tara C. Pray

October 17, 2017

Three Obstacles to Journal Writing

Journals and God-inspired dreams go together. And journals also go together with self-discovery, self-expression, self-care, healing and personal...

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Antoinette Truglio Martin

October 9, 2017

Courageous Journaling

Originally I began journaling as proof of my writing ambitions. I was a young teen—maybe younger. Marbled composition books, diaries with locks, and...

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Journaling—My Launching Pad to a Healthy Life-featured

Jenny Patton

October 3, 2017

Journaling—My Launching Pad to a Healthy Life

When I was seven, I made my own journal out of legal pad paper—a little book that sparked a passion forwriting down my thoughts, feelings and...

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Information (Age) Overload? Grab a Journal and Write!-featured

Will Donnelly

September 26, 2017

Information (Age) Overload? Grab a Journal and Write!

Most of us are now constantly overrun with information, and our minds are discovering the downside to the “information age.” It’s never been easier...

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The Power of Affirmative Journaling-featured

Casey Demchak

September 13, 2017

The Power of Affirmative Journaling

The first 100-story building was not designed and built by someone with a 50-story imagination. Now, I don’t know who this person was, but I’m...

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Should Teachers Require Students to Keep Journals?-featured

Susan Stuck

September 7, 2017

Should Teachers Require Students to Keep Journals?

Yesterday was the first day of school for my daughters. When I didn't get any frantic phone calls from my daughters or their teachers, I knew all was...

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