#JournalChat Live (10/6/11) Topic: how our journaling changes as we do

Special thanks to Sally G. for her fab post, Closer to the Heart, which was our journalng reference for this week's live chat. Our topic: how our journaling practice changes over time as we do.

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@loreliej Thanks for the RT, Lorelie! #Journaling#JournalChat

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Until next time, enjoy your #Journaling and don't forget to refresh yourself! #JournalChat

DawnHerring4:00pm via HootSuite

Until next time, enjoy your #Journaling and don't forget to refresh yourself! #JournalChat

LorelieJ4:00pm via Twitter for BlackBerry®

RT @JournalChat I think one of the keys to successful #Journaling no matter what stage you're in, is writing from the heart. #JournalChat

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Next week's topic to be announced. Stay tuned. Refresh Journal contains it all! http://ow.ly/6PSXi#Journaling #JournalChat

DawnHerring4:00pm via HootSuite

Next week's topic to be announced. Stay tuned. Refresh Journal contains it all! http://ow.ly/6PSWM #Journaling #JournalChat

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That wraps up this edition of #JournalChat Live; Join us on 10/13/11 at 4 CST/2 PST for all things#Journaling.

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Special thanks to @Sally_G for her fab post, Closer to the Heart, our #Journaling resource for today's chat. http://ow.ly/6PSSa #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:58pm via HootSuite

Special thanks to @Sally_G for her fab post, Closer to the Heart, our #Journaling resource for today's chat. http://ow.ly/6PSQL #JournalChat

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I think one of the keys to successful #Journaling no matter what stage you're in, is writing from the hear and being honest. #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:56pm via HootSuite

I think one of the keys to successful #Journaling no matter what stage you're in, is writing from the hear and being honest. #JournalChat

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I love to write in my journal about the creative pursuits on my front burner and how they are benefiting me. #Journaling #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:55pm via HootSuite

I love to write in my journal about the creative pursuits on my front burner and how they are benefiting me. #Journaling #JournalChat

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http://ow.ly/6PSIH #Journaling may help introduce new things you're curious about.#JournalChat

DawnHerring3:54pm via HootSuite

http://ow.ly/6PSE4 #Journaling may help introduce new things you're curious about.#JournalChat

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http://ow.ly/6PSCU You can also sign up for your personal copy of Refresh Journal for #Journalingprompts/tips/questions. #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:52pm via HootSuite

http://ow.ly/6PSBm You can also sign up for your personal copy of Refresh Journal for #Journalingprompts/tips/questions. #JournalChat

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Sometimes a well timed #Journaling prompt or blog post can give you a great idea to run with in your #Journaling pracitce. #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:51pm via HootSuite

Sometimes a well timed #Journaling prompt or blog post can give you a great idea to run with in your #Journaling pracitce. #JournalChat

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http://ow.ly/6PSxU Perhaps my #Journalingresource page will help you get started or make changes as you grow w/ your journal. #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:50pm via HootSuite

http://ow.ly/6PSuM Perhaps my #Journalingresource page will help you get started or make changes as you grow w/ your journal. #JournalChat

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As Sally has shared, she discovered a new mentality that is closer to the heart.You may find that for yourself too! #Journaling #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:48pm via HootSuite

As Sally has shared, she discovered a new mentality that is closer to the heart.You may find that for yourself too! #Journaling #JournalChat

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Over time you will find different approaches that work for you as you change and grow. #Journaling#JournalChat

DawnHerring3:47pm via HootSuite

Over time you will find different approaches that work for you as you change and grow. #Journaling#JournalChat

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It took a little getting used to, but over time, I became ambidextrous! Now I write w/ both hands with every entry. #Journaling #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:47pm via HootSuite

It took a little getting used to, but over time, I became ambidextrous! Now I write w/ both hands with every entry. #Journaling #JournalChat

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I discovered just a couple of years ago the benefit of writing w/ your non dominant hand. So I tried it.#Journaling #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:46pm via HootSuite

I discovered just a couple of years ago the benefit of writing w/ your non dominant hand. So I tried it.#Journaling #JournalChat

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That's one of the greatest things I love about#Journaling; it's so customizable! #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:45pm via HootSuite

That's one of the greatest things I love about#Journaling; it's so customizable! #JournalChat

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As you make new discoveries in your #Journalingpractice, you may find new ways to journal you've never tried before. #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:45pm via HootSuite

As you make new discoveries in your #Journalingpractice, you may find new ways to journal you've never tried before. #JournalChat

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That's when you may realize vast benefits of keeping a journal over time; these gold nuggets surface sporadically. #Journaling #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:43pm via HootSuite

That's when you may realize vast benefits of keeping a journal over time; these gold nuggets surface sporadically. #Journaling #JournalChat

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You may find as you get into a #Journaling routine, that you dig deeper and go with the flow more easily. You find gold. #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:42pm via HootSuite

You may find as you get into a #Journaling routine, that you dig deeper and go with the flow more easily. You find gold. #JournalChat

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As the purpose changes, your approach may change. Daily, weekly, or monthly entries.#Journaling prompts. or none. #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:42pm via HootSuite

As the purpose changes, your approach may change. Daily, weekly, or monthly entries.#Journaling prompts. or none. #JournalChat

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Chances are that the purpose you start with changes as your daily/monthly/yearly purpose changes over time. #Journaling #JournalChat

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I think one of the biggest changes w/ #Journaling is with why we journal; what is our purpose?#JournalChat

DawnHerring3:40pm via HootSuite

I think one of the biggest changes w/ #Journaling is with why we journal; what is our purpose?#JournalChat

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Folks are welcome to share how #journaling has changed as they have over time. #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:39pm via HootSuite

Folks are welcome to share how #journaling has changed as they have over time. #JournalChat

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#Journaling has become my life passion as I've enjoyed clarity of mind, validation, and vision for my future. #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:39pm via HootSuite

#Journaling has become my life passion as I've enjoyed clarity of mind, validation, and vision for my future. #JournalChat

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So, as you can see, my #Journaling has expanded dramatically w/ experience as I've seen the serious benefits. #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:38pm via HootSuite

So, as you can see, my #Journaling has expanded dramatically w/ experience as I've seen the serious benefits. #JournalChat

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I also have several journals going at once, for lists, notes, quotes, as well as dream, spiritual, and art#Journaling. #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:37pm via HootSuite

I also have several journals going at once, for lists, notes, quotes, as well as dream, spiritual, and art#Journaling. #JournalChat

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I wouldn't want to go a day without #Journaling. Just in the last year, I journal am and pm. #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:37pm via HootSuite

I wouldn't want to go a day without #Journaling. Just in the last year, I journal am and pm. #JournalChat

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In recent years, I have discovered other folks who have written books on #Journaling and I see how much it has helped me. #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:36pm via HootSuite

In recent years, I have discovered other folks who have written books on #Journaling and I see how much it has helped me. #JournalChat

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At that point, #Journaling was a daily evening occurrence. I been #journaling daily ever since.#JournalChat

DawnHerring3:35pm via HootSuite

At that point, #Journaling was a daily evening occurrence. I been #journaling daily ever since.#JournalChat

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#Journaling began to become a catalyst for my writing endeavors, with song writing, essays, and fiction. #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:34pm via HootSuite

#Journaling began to become a catalyst for my writing endeavors, with song writing, essays, and fiction. #JournalChat

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Then as I continued journaling as my kids grew, I began to do a lot more writing outside of the journal. #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:33pm via HootSuite

Then as I continued journaling as my kids grew, I began to do a lot more writing outside of the journal. #JournalChat

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My #Journaling experience became even more of an outlet at that time. #Journaling #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:31pm via HootSuite

My #Journaling experience became even more of an outlet at that time. #Journaling #JournalChat

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As I journeyed into homeschooling, I had even more to write about. Journals were getting filled faster. #Journaling #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:31pm via HootSuite

As I journeyed into homeschooling, I had even more to write about. Journals were getting filled faster. #Journaling #JournalChat

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But once we married and had kids, I increased the frequency and even started journals for my young ones. #Journaling #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:30pm via HootSuite

But once we married and had kids, I increased the frequency and even started journals for my young ones. #Journaling #JournalChat

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I didn't journal every day. Sometimes months went by without an entry. #Journaling #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:29pm via HootSuite

I didn't journal every day. Sometimes months went by without an entry. #Journaling #JournalChat

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When I started my first journal, it was primarily to dissect the new relationship with my boyfriend, now my hubby. #Journaling #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:29pm via HootSuite

When I started my first journal, it was primarily to dissect the new relationship with my boyfriend, now my hubby. #Journaling #JournalChat

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Sometimes it can help to use a book for a reference when you journal; Sally uses The Book of Awakening. #Journaling #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:28pm via HootSuite

Sometimes it can help to use a book for a reference when you journal; Sally uses The Book of Awakening. #Journaling #JournalChat

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@ficwriter Thanks so much for dropping by, Darrelyn. Enjoy your animals. :)) #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:26pm via HootSuite

Now at this time in Sally's life, here's her take: I must find the Magic that makes my Spirit soar.#Journaling #JournalChat

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@JournalChat Love living on the farm. In fact, I need to go and clean the horses' water buckets and walk the dog. Enjoyed! #journalchat

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With this realization, Sally's #Journaling took on a whole new level, bringing enlightenment & self-revelation. #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:24pm via HootSuite

With this realization, Sally's #Journaling took on a whole new level, bringing enlightenment & self-revelation. #JournalChat

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@ficwriter So, farm life is your new landscape; That's awesome. Perhaps a farm journal approach? ;) #Journaling #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:22pm via HootSuite

@ficwriter So, farm life is your new landscape; That's awesome. Perhaps a farm journal approach? ;) #Journaling #JournalChat

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@ficwriter Well, spurts work, right? I love the visual of notebooks everywhere. I can relate. ;)#Journaling #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:21pm via HootSuite

@ficwriter Well, spurts work, right? I love the visual of notebooks everywhere. I can relate. ;)#Journaling #JournalChat

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"I realized that I was conversing with my own Inner Essence, Inner Wisdom, Inner Guide." Sally shares. #Journaling #JournalChat

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"I realized that I was conversing with my own Inner Essence, Inner Wisdom, Inner Guide." Sally shares. #Journaling #JournalChat

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Sally shares: "; I realized that I was conversing with my own Inner Essence, Inner Wisdom, Inner Guide." #Journaling #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:19pm via HootSuite

Sally shares: "; I realized that I was conversing with my own Inner Essence, Inner Wisdom, Inner Guide." #Journaling #JournalChat

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@JournalChat I journal in spurts. Notebooks all over the place. Now that I'm working on the farm, I'm too pooped. #journalchat

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It is interesting how new truths in our #Journalingpractice can change our view of journaling and how we write. #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:17pm via HootSuite

It is interesting how new truths in our #Journalingpractice can change our view of journaling and how we write. #JournalChat

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@ficwriter http://ow.ly/6PQQb Here you go.#Journaling #JournalChat

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Sally continued to question who she was writing for and what she was writing for; thus Self emerged.#Journaling #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:16pm via HootSuite

Sally continued to question who she was writing for and what she was writing for; thus Self emerged.#Journaling #JournalChat

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@ficwriter Do you keep a journal now, Darrelyn? If so, how has it changed for you? #Journaling#JournalChat

DawnHerring3:15pm via HootSuite

@ficwriter Do you keep a journal now, Darrelyn? If so, how has it changed for you? #Journaling#JournalChat

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@ficwriter Actually, I began work on one from my childhood years. Not from my #Journaling years. Wish I had journaled young. #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:14pm via HootSuite

@ficwriter Actually, I began work on one from my childhood years. Not from my #Journaling years. Wish I had journaled young. #JournalChat

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@ficwriter Oh, yes, the swift changes of youth in a diary entry. I didn't write that early on. Not til young adult. #Journaling #JournalChat

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@ficwriter Oh, yes, the swift changes of youth in a diary entry. I didn't write that early on. Not til young adult. #Journaling #JournalChat

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@JournalChat Is there a link to Sally's post?#journalchat

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Seeing Truth on a page like that changed Journal Writing for me forever ~Sally shares with a new epiphany. #Journaling #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:12pm via HootSuite

Seeing Truth on a page like that changed Journal Writing for me forever ~Sally shares with a new epiphany. #Journaling #JournalChat

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If you ever concern about others reading your journal, Sally can relate, as she shares in her post.#Journaling #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:10pm via HootSuite

If you ever concern about others reading your journal, Sally can relate, as she shares in her post.#Journaling #JournalChat

ficwriter3:10pm via TweetChat

@ficwriter Have you considered writing a memoir?#journalchat

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At 15, I wrote in my diary, "I love HL." The next day's entry read, "I hate HL." #journalchat

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@ficwriter Oops, not 25 years ago, but your 25-year-old journal. #journalchat

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@ficwriter Welcome, Darrelyn. Yes, that would be an interesting read, wouldn't it? #Journaling#JournalChat I should check it out myself! ;)

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@JournalChat I would love to peek at your journal 25 years ago. :-) #journalchat

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I have kept a journal for over 25 years, and yes, it has morphed into all kinds of entries and approaches. #Journaling #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:04pm via HootSuite

I have kept a journal for over 25 years, and yes, it has morphed into all kinds of entries and approaches. #Journaling #JournalChat

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Our topic for today's chat is how our #journalingchanges over time as we change. #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:03pm via HootSuite

Our topic for today's chat is how our #journalingchanges over time as we change. #JournalChat

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Today's #Journaling Resource comes from @Sally_G , her blog post, Closer to the Heart.#JournalChat

DawnHerring3:02pm via HootSuite

Today's #Journaling Resource comes from @Sally_G , her blog post, Closer to the Heart.#JournalChat

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I recommend tweetchat.com, tweetdeck, or hootsuite to follow the #JournalChat stream; please use #JournalChat as your hashtag.#Journaling

DawnHerring3:01pm via HootSuite

I recommend tweetchat.com, tweetdeck, or hootsuite to follow the #JournalChat stream; please use #JournalChat as your hashtag.#Journaling

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I am Dawn Herring, your host and avid journal keeper of 27 years with 50+ journals filled.#Journaling #JournalChat

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I am Dawn Herring, your host and avid journal keeper of 27 years with 50+ journals filled.#Journaling #JournalChat

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

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