How Comparing Pain Multiplies Suffering

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She wanted to talk to me about cancer, but she hesitated. She was worried because she thought her cancer wasn't as bad as mine. When I finally...

A Fresh Start for the New Year: Are You Ready to Turn the Page on 2020?

Journaling, Courageous Courses, Living Well, Featured

I am so ready for the new year. I spent much of 2020 hidden away. Like many of you, my days and weeks and months were consumed with coping. At the...

Quote Prompt: “As a writer you should not judge.”

Journaling

I love using quotes as writing prompts. Whether it's for journal writing, or getting the juices flowing for an essay or other writing, a good quote...

Tips for Regenerating Creativity

Creativity, Journaling

Sometimes, my attitude about creativity can really trip me up. I start getting stingy with my ideas, hoarding them with the thought that I will need...

How Not to Say the Wrong Thing When Someone is Grieving – and what to say instead

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Why is it so easy to say the wrong thing when someone is grieving? Death is universal. It happens everywhere, and eventually, to everyone. Why are...

When to Start a Journal

Living Well, Journaling

Are you waiting for the "perfect time" to get started? When pondering when to start a journal, or starting a new project or habit, I think we tend...

The Case for Ugly Journals

Daily Life, Journaling

I see the art journals and stunningly gorgeous bullet journal spreads pictured in Instagram and whizzing through my Facebook feed, and I feel pangs...