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brainpickings.org, consolations, david whyte, dolly garland, inkycauldron.wordpress.com, kaizenjournaling.com, maria popova
I believe that if you are journaling, the “how” doesn’t matter: handwritten or typed, at least you are getting in touch with your thoughts and emotions. I prefer writing by hand, even though I can type faster than I can write. Dolly Garland, in her post from kaizenjournaling.com, gives some beautiful reasons why hand written journals trump e-journals. I agree with Dolly in that a physical journal just gives you so many more options, with stickers and ink colours and ephemera. Good read.
We’ve all done it: fallen off the wagon of the habit we’re trying to establish. Nish over at inkycauldronblog.wordpress.com talks about the daily journaling slump and how she found creative ways to move past it. Great photos of her Hobonichi drawings too.
I found a book I want to read: David Whyte’s Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words. It’s “dedicated to WORDS and their beautiful hidden and beckoning uncertainty.” It’s a dictionary of sorts, where Whyte delves into the deeper meaning of 52 words, like ambition, courage and heartbreak. In this brainpickings post, Maria Popova examines the beauty of Whyte’s efforts, and draws parallels to the great minds of our time. The excerpts from Whyte’s book read like poetry. Beautiful. I just put it on hold at my library.
Until next post, happy writing!
Call me crazy, but I don’t understand the guilt for not journaling-is she doing it for someone else? I journal purely for myself so if I don’t feel like doing it, I have no reason to feel guilty. I also feel no pressure to make it look pretty. Maybe I am different from everyone else. I journal because I enjoy it, it helps me figure stuff out. I don’t understand putting it in the “should” or “have to” category.
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I agree with you Missy but I think for some they look at their journal and see they haven’t kept it up for maybe a week and they feel defeated before they even start, because they had previously committed to a daily exercise. That’s one reason why I don’t always date my journal entries. But yes I agree with you – journal because you love it and need it, not because you should be doing it. 🙂
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Glad I’m not the only one! Amazing how your posts are a springboard for me to search and shop…today led to a $29 order from jetpens. lol!
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Well that’s great Missy! What did you buy?
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Well……I bought a Kokuyo Refillable Notebook for my Moleskine Cahiers that I use for this and that, some black ink cartridges for my lovely Pilot Metropolitan that I’ve mentioned to you before, and a Pilot Hi Tec C Maica because the gazillion Hi Tec C’s I have are different from that so I needed it, plus I needed to get to $25 for free shipping! Not sure how your post led to that, but it did.
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Fun! I haven’t tried the Kokuyo Notebooks, I should pick one up. And yes, that reminds me I have to try the Maica as well. Hey as long as my posts are inspiring I’m happy! 🙂
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