The Blog
Articles to help you grow and flourish on the page
The 7 Links Challenge
The best material from the Journaling Saves archives thus far, as well as some other sites I love.
The Lazy Guide to Journaling in 10 Minutes or Less
Here are four ways to capture the daily essentials in under ten minutes a day.
Art Journaling at Daniel Smith
Saturday’s art journaling demo at Daniel Smith Art was fab. Here’s the details.
The Art of Paying Attention
Your life and realationships are telling you what they need, you just have to learn to listen.
#7: Are you asking the right question?
Journaling big questions is an act of bravery.
Your Boring Journal is a Dream Come True
Here’s why your dreams need you to write boring entries.
How Simple Pleasures Can Save the World
Your favorite simple pleasures can help your health, your heart, and the environment.
#6 Who’s on Your Board of Directors?
When changing our habits or quitting an addiction, we need all the help we can get.
#5 Where’d You Hide the Chocolate?
Choosing the right motivation for you can mean the difference between success and failure.
Journaler’s Writing Block: Busting Through the Barriers
A special kind of writer’s block sometimes afflicts people who journal. Here’s how to solve it.
Need More Color in Your Life?
Here’s how to harness the benefits of journal writing for more vivid days — and nights.
#4 How to Write Plan B
Create alternate behaviors to replace the negative ones you’ve given up.
#3 You Do It Because it Works
Identify the reasons for your behavior so you can find a healthier substitute.
#2 Don’t You Realize What’s at Stake?
Change an unwanted behavior by looking at the costs and benefits of quitting.
#1 What One Change Do You Need to Make?
Identify behaviors that are holding you back from reaching your dreams.
#6: What does this remind you of?
Identify which dangers are real and which are a figment of your caveman brain.
The Key to Happiness
Journal writing about your feel-good moments can increase your happiness. Here’s how.
How Daily Journaling Got Me a New Studio
Journaling daily about needing my own space was the impetus for a new studio.
Honor Your Ebb and Flow
Here’s how to harness journaling to witness your own phases.
Journaling Heals All Wounds
Whether your trauma is physical or emotional, journaling guides you through pain and into recovery.
Eliminate Writer’s Block with Rituals
Establish a routine for journaling and keep dreaded writer’s block at bay.
5 Reasons Your Journal is Rubbish
Perhaps trashing your journal can put you on the path to liberation.
How to Accept Criticism, Gracefully
Learn how to receive constructive feedback and implement change.
Pen Lust and Alternate Lives at Pike Place Market
A field trip to Pike Place Market feeds my lust for beautiful stripey hand carved wood pens.

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