#JournalChat Live: 10/20/11 Topic: Using our journal to reflect our state of mind

Special Thanks to Christian Harder for his post, Lost Among Words: Journaling Uncovers the Beauty of Mundane Life. Our topic is using our journals to reflect our state of mind.

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Enjoy your #Journaling, and don't forget to refresh yourself! #JournalChat

DawnHerring4:02pm via HootSuite

Enjoy your #Journaling, and don't forget to refresh yourself! #JournalChat

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Join us again next week, Thursday, 10/29/11 at 4 CST/2 PST for #JournalChat Live; topic to be announced. #Journaling

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Join us again next week, Thursday, 10/29/11 at 4 CST/2 PST for #JournalChat Live; topic to be announced. #Journaling

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Special thanks to Christian Harder, author of our#Journaling resource for today's chat. #JournalChat

DawnHerring4:00pm via HootSuite

Special thanks to Christian Harder, author of our#Journaling resource for today's chat. #JournalChat

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That wraps up this edition of #JournalChat Live for all things #Journaling.

DawnHerring3:59pm via HootSuite

That wraps up this edition of #JournalChat Live for all things #Journaling.

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ow.ly/741qv And my writing services...#Journaling #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:59pm via HootSuite

ow.ly/741pN And my writing services...#Journaling #JournalChat

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RT @journalchat: And our point of view reflects our state of mind, which is worth #Journaling every day.#JournalChat

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ow.ly/741oj And my current post: A Butterfly Moment. #Journaling #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:58pm via HootSuite

ow.ly/741mK And my current post: A Butterfly Moment. #Journaling #JournalChat

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ow.ly/741gt And to help you get a fresh perspective with your state of mind, sign up for Refresh Journal! #Journaling #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:56pm via HootSuite

ow.ly/741eH And to help you get a fresh perspective with your state of mind, sign up for Refresh Journal! #Journaling #JournalChat

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ow.ly/741dc To help you reflect your current state of mind, here are some #Journaling #Prompts to get you started! #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:55pm via HootSuite

ow.ly/741ar To help you reflect your current state of mind, here are some #Journaling #Prompts to get you started! #JournalChat

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And our point of view reflects our state of mind, which is worth #Journaling every day. #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:54pm via HootSuite

And our point of view reflects our state of mind, which is worth #Journaling every day. #JournalChat

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Through recording our daily experience, we can encounter the world in its most important form, through our eyes. #Journaling #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:50pm via HootSuite

Through recording our daily experience, we can encounter the world in its most important form, through our eyes. #Journaling #JournalChat

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The act of recording my state of mind is liberating, eye-opening, and freeing. #Journaling#JournalChat

DawnHerring3:48pm via HootSuite

The act of recording my state of mind is liberating, eye-opening, and freeing. #Journaling#JournalChat

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Christian shares, " the process of writing is often as enjoyable as the produced text itself." Indeed!#Journaling #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:47pm via HootSuite

Christian shares, " the process of writing is often as enjoyable as the produced text itself." Indeed!#Journaling #JournalChat

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Have you experienced that magic of #Journalingyour state of mind? Do you record using poetry, fiction, or other ways? #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:46pm via HootSuite

Have you experienced that magic of #Journalingyour state of mind? Do you record using poetry, fiction, or other ways? #JournalChat

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There is something magical in the whole#Journaling process when that happens.#JournalChat

DawnHerring3:45pm via HootSuite

There is something magical in the whole#Journaling process when that happens.#JournalChat

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When I understand my current state of mind and the why of it, it's like a piece of puzzle put in place.#Journaling #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:44pm via HootSuite

When I understand my current state of mind and the why of it, it's like a piece of puzzle put in place.#Journaling #JournalChat

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When we begin to understand our state of mind, we can determine any changes we want to make.#Journaling #JournalChat

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What looks mundane on the surface is really multi-layered and just waiting to be uncovered and understood. #Journaling #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:41pm via HootSuite

What looks mundane on the surface is really multi-layered and just waiting to be uncovered and understood. #Journaling #JournalChat

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That's one of the reasons I refer to #Journaling as multi-dimensional; the deeper we write, the more we uncover. #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:41pm via HootSuite

That's one of the reasons I refer to #Journaling as multi-dimensional; the deeper we write, the more we uncover. #JournalChat

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Christian shares, "No action is as simple as we’d like to think." No, indeed. So many layers of subtext for our #Journaling. #JournalChat

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Christian shares, "No action is as simple as we’d like to think." No, indeed. So many layers of subtext for our #Journaling. #JournalChat

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You see, magic is in the moments of our day to day existence. And #Journaling can help us discover them! #JournalChat

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You see, magic is in the moments of our day to day existence. And #Journaling can help us discover them! #JournalChat

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Christian goes on to share how #Journaling can foster the ability to write plain events as if magically charged. #JournalChat

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Christian goes on to share how #Journaling can foster the ability to write plain events as if magically charged. #JournalChat

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@robynmcintyre Welcome, Robyn! Thanks for the RT. :) #JournalChat #Journaling

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We all have gold in our state of mind; we just need to uncover what that is; the most mundane can contain gold. #JournalChat #Journaling

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We all have gold in our state of mind; we just need to uncover what that is; the most mundane can contain gold. #JournalChat #Journaling

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#Journaling can be a practice of Self-Discovery, of revelation, of mining for state of mind gold.#JournalChat

DawnHerring3:32pm via HootSuite

#Journaling can be a practice of Self-Discovery, of revelation, of mining for state of mind gold.#JournalChat

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As we do this, emotions and feelings come to the surface; then we can determine what triggered them. #Journaling #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:31pm via HootSuite

As we do this, emotions and feelings come to the surface; then we can determine what triggered them. #Journaling #JournalChat

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But when we take the time and give space to our thoughts in our journals, we open the channels of our thinking. #Journaling #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:31pm via HootSuite

But when we take the time and give space to our thoughts in our journals, we open the channels of our thinking. #Journaling #JournalChat

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We can often go about our day not really paying attn to our state of mind; thus we end up in agitation.#Journaling #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:30pm via HootSuite

We can often go about our day not really paying attn to our state of mind; thus we end up in agitation.#Journaling #JournalChat

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#Journaling, writing our mind's thoughts, is a way to bring awareness to our state of mind, no matter what it is. #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:29pm via HootSuite

#Journaling, writing our mind's thoughts, is a way to bring awareness to our state of mind, no matter what it is. #JournalChat

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That's what's so wonderful about the #Journalingpractice; no matter what state of mind your in, you can record it and benefit. #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:28pm via HootSuite

That's what's so wonderful about the #Journalingpractice; no matter what state of mind your in, you can record it and benefit. #JournalChat

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RT @penelopelauve: @DawnHerring What's on your mind? //How wonderful the #Journalingprocess is in reflecting that! #JournalChat

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RT @penelopelauve: @DawnHerring What's on your mind? //How wonderful the #Journalingprocess is in reflecting that! #JournalChat

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How do you reflect your state of mind in your journal entries? You're welcome to share your experiences. #Journaling #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:26pm via HootSuite

How do you reflect your state of mind in your journal entries? You're welcome to share your experiences. #Journaling #JournalChat

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It's amazing all the possibilities #Journaling can embrace in reflecting what is on our minds, what matters. #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:25pm via HootSuite

It's amazing all the possibilities #Journaling can embrace in reflecting what is on our minds, what matters. #JournalChat

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Sometimes he writes autobiographically, other times he writes poetry or fiction, or even 3rd person entries. #Journaling #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:24pm via HootSuite

Sometimes he writes autobiographically, other times he writes poetry or fiction, or even 3rd person entries. #Journaling #JournalChat

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Christian shares that it's the state of mind life experiences produce that really matters in the#Journaling process. #JournalChat

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Christian shares that it's the state of mind life experiences produce that really matters in the#Journaling process. #JournalChat

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"...whether I reference worldly events or imaginary ones." he continues. I love #Journaling with imagination! #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:22pm via HootSuite

"...whether I reference worldly events or imaginary ones." he continues. I love #Journaling with imagination! #JournalChat

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"I’ve decided to take myself less seriously, and write whatever comes to mind...," on Christian's current #Journaling. #JournalChat

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"I’ve decided to take myself less seriously, and write whatever comes to mind...," on Christian's current #Journaling. #JournalChat

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Or the Butterfly Moment I wrote about in my latest blog post; also a recording in my journal.#Journaling #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:20pm via HootSuite

Or the Butterfly Moment I wrote about in my latest blog post; also a recording in my journal.#Journaling #JournalChat

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Like watching my mockingbird in the tree this morning which was in full view. Oh yes, that has space in my journal! #JournalChat #Journaling

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Like watching my mockingbird in the tree this morning which was in full view. Oh yes, that has space in my journal! #JournalChat #Journaling

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I love the fact that I can take the time to record the High Octane moments I am excited about.#Journaling #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:18pm via HootSuite

I love the fact that I can take the time to record the High Octane moments I am excited about.#Journaling #JournalChat

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I so agree with this statement Christian makes. The small things in life are often the most important. #Journaling #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:17pm via HootSuite

I so agree with this statement Christian makes. The small things in life are often the most important. #Journaling #JournalChat

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"journals provide an amazing opportunity to capture the capricious, transient moments of life that too often go unnoticed" #JournalChat

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"journals provide an amazing opportunity to capture the capricious, transient moments of life that too often go unnoticed" #JournalChat

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He then shares,"I had not, at that point, found in myself any talent for noticing the poignancies, the beauty of mundane life." #JournalChat

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He then shares,"I had not, at that point, found in myself any talent for noticing the poignancies, the beauty of mundane life." #JournalChat

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Yes, I love Christian's ideal perspective on what#Journaling could be; however he finds his life too boring. #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:14pm via HootSuite

Yes, I love Christian's ideal perspective on what#Journaling could be; however he finds his life too boring. #JournalChat

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I love the idea of our journal entries being a tangible written form of our state of mind.#Journaling #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:11pm via HootSuite

I love the idea of our journal entries being a tangible written form of our state of mind.#Journaling #JournalChat

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Today's #Journaling topic: how we can use our journals to reflect our state of mind in our day to day experience. #JournalChat

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Today's #Journaling topic: how we can use our journals to reflect our state of mind in our day to day experience. #JournalChat

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ow.ly/73YKe This fabulous post is written by Christian Harder. #JournalChat #Journaling

DawnHerring3:09pm via HootSuite

ow.ly/73YIs This fabulous post is written by Christian Harder. #JournalChat #Journaling

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To follow along/ join the discussion, I recommend tweetdeck, hootsuite, or tweetchat.com w/#JournalChat as your hashtag. #Journaling

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I am Dawn Herring, your host and avid journal keeper of over 25 years with 50+ journals filled; I love #Journaling!! #JournalChat

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I am Dawn Herring, your host and avid journal keeper of over 25 years with 50+ journals filled; I love #Journaling!! #JournalChat

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Welcome to this edition of #JournalChat Live for all things #Journaling.

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Welcome to this edition of #JournalChat Live for all things #Journaling.