#JournalChat Live 10/4/12 Topic: Your Journaling Regroup and Release (transition)

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@OutOTWhirlwind Thanks for joining us today on#JournalChat Live, Michael. :)

OutOTWhirlwind4:04pm via web

Bye for now, see you next Thursday. Thanks!#JournalChat

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Enjoy #Journaling to regroup and release through transition and don't forget to refresh yourself.#JournalChat

DawnHerring4:04pm via HootSuite

Enjoy #Journaling to regroup and release through transition and don't forget to refresh yourself.#JournalChat

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That wraps up this edition of #JournalChat Live; join us next week, 10/11, 5 EST/2 PST; #Journaling topic to be announced.

DawnHerring4:03pm via HootSuite

That wraps up this edition of #JournalChat Live; join us next week, 10/11, 5 EST/2 PST; #Journaling topic to be announced.

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Special thanks goes to Sarah Richardson @sarahrichviola for her post, Letting Go, our#Journaling resource. #JournalChat

DawnHerring4:02pm via HootSuite

Special thanks goes to Sarah Richardson @sarahrichviola for her post, Letting Go, our#Journaling resource. #JournalChat

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ow.ly/eetrM To learn more about me, check out Dawn's Dimensions. #JournalChat #Journaling

DawnHerring4:01pm via HootSuite

ow.ly/eetqn To learn more about me, check out Dawn's Dimensions. #JournalChat #Journaling

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ow.ly/eeton For a transcript of #JournalChat Live and Links edition for all things #Journaling, subscribe!

DawnHerring4:00pm via HootSuite

ow.ly/eetlD For a transcript of #JournalChat Live and Links edition for all things #Journaling, subscribe!

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ow.ly/eetkg Sometimes a Fresh Perspective can help us through transition..Refresh Journal can help. :) #JournalChat #Journaling

DawnHerring4:00pm via HootSuite

ow.ly/eethY Sometimes a Fresh Perspective can help us through transition..Refresh Journal can help. :) #JournalChat #Journaling

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ow.ly/eeth0 Even our daily transitions can be more seamless with #Journaling #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:59pm via HootSuite

ow.ly/eetek Even our daily transitions can be more seamless with #Journaling #JournalChat

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ow.ly/eetcU Sometimes a #Journaling #Promptcan help us discover a new perspective on transition.#JournalChat

DawnHerring3:58pm via HootSuite

ow.ly/eetah Sometimes a #Journaling #Promptcan help us discover a new perspective on transition.#JournalChat

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Everyone has their own way, their own approach, for working through transition; #Journaling can help you regroup and release. #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:57pm via HootSuite

Everyone has their own way, their own approach, for working through transition; #Journaling can help you regroup and release. #JournalChat

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#Journaling helps us get a fresh perspective on our feelings, emotions, and approach to transition.#JournalChat

DawnHerring3:56pm via HootSuite

#Journaling helps us get a fresh perspective on our feelings, emotions, and approach to transition.#JournalChat

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@OutOTWhirlwind I was just reading Martha Beck's new book and she discusses how emotion can dissipate after 90 seconds or so. #JournalChat

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@madeline40 thanks for joining us today, Madeline.#JournalChat

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But #Journaling is the perfect place to examine our emotions, reveal our core issues, and love ourselves in the process. #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:54pm via HootSuite

But #Journaling is the perfect place to examine our emotions, reveal our core issues, and love ourselves in the process. #JournalChat

OutOTWhirlwind3:53pm via web

feel the experience, discern another way of looking at it. the original pain then often drops away.#JournalChat

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Transitions can be disheartening and even downright heartbreaking depending on your experience. #JournalChat #Journaling

DawnHerring3:53pm via HootSuite

Transitions can be disheartening and even downright heartbreaking depending on your experience. #JournalChat #Journaling

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@sarahrichviola thanks so much for joining us for#JournalChat Live, Sarah. It was great to have you!

madeline403:52pm via web

@JournalChat Dawn, Michael, Sarah. I must go. I have an appointment in 15. Great chatting about one of my favorite subjects. #JournalChat

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@sarahrichviola So glad it is safe for you to journal, Sarah. I'm sure it's now a joy as well. I know it is for me. :) #JournalChat

sarahrichviola3:51pm via HootSuite

I'm sorry to say goodbye so soon. I have to go to work now. Thank you again @DawnHerring #JournalChat

madeline403:50pm via web

@JournalChat Yep. I love my Buddhas. Very calming to have around. I just got a garden Genesh.#JournalChat

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Michael is pointing out looking at the uncomfortable emotions in transition as we journal our way through.#JournalChat #Journaling

DawnHerring3:49pm via HootSuite

Michael is pointing out looking at the uncomfortable emotions in transition as we journal our way through.#JournalChat #Journaling

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@madeline40 I recall one of the photos in your book. Leaving the Hall Light On, Madeline. Lots of Buddhas. :) #JournalChat

OutOTWhirlwind3:47pm via web

Re anger, look at it too, get curious about the uncomfortable feelings of anger. #JournalChat

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@sarahrichviola I think that can be similar to childhood mementos; knowing which was have the most meaning is important. #JournalChat

madeline403:47pm via web

@sarahrichviola @JournalChat I have lots of objects around me in my writing room. Some healing, some just momentos. #JournalChat

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@madeline40 Like you're not allowed to move to a more positive place because of challenge you face.#JournalChat

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#Journaling can help us recognize the value of keeping some things and releasing the rest of the mementos of transition. #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:46pm via HootSuite

#Journaling can help us recognize the value of keeping some things and releasing the rest of the mementos of transition. #JournalChat

sarahrichviola3:45pm via HootSuite

@JournalChat I usually want to keep every object. It has helped me to tune in to the ones that really resonate.#journalchat

madeline403:44pm via web

@DawnHerring yes it allows us to write, think about anything without guilt. For a while I felt guilty if I felt better. #JournalChat

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@OutOTWhirlwind I wholly agree with #Journalinghelping us own our transitional experience; that's personally empowering. #JournalChat

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RT @OutOTWhirlwind: Our tool helps users take ownership of their experience & allows the shaping of it. #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:44pm via HootSuite

RT @OutOTWhirlwind: Our tool helps users take ownership of their experience & allows the shaping of it. #JournalChat

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@madeline40 Sarah mentions in her post items we hang on to that directly correlate with our transition and loss. #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:43pm via HootSuite

@madeline40 Sarah mentions in her post items we hang on to that directly correlate with our transition and loss. #JournalChat

OutOTWhirlwind3:42pm via web

Our tool helps users take ownership of their experience & allows the shaping of it. #JournalChat

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RT @OutOTWhirlwind: We stay with it and explore its shadows and its contrasts. #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:42pm via HootSuite

RT @OutOTWhirlwind: We stay with it and explore its shadows and its contrasts. #JournalChat

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#Journaling can help us to look at the possibilities in transition rather than just seeing the losses.#JournalChat

DawnHerring3:42pm via HootSuite

#Journaling can help us to look at the possibilities in transition rather than just seeing the losses.#JournalChat

madeline403:42pm via web

@DawnHerring What kind of tangibles do you have in mind? #JournalChat

madeline403:41pm via web

@sarahrichviola Yes It's made a huge difference for me as with my writing. #JournalChat

sarahrichviola3:40pm via HootSuite

@JournalChat yes. And a good habit to start. And now it's safe to journal. #JournalChat

OutOTWhirlwind3:40pm via web

We stay with it and explore its shadows and its contrasts. #JournalChat

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RT @OutOTWhirlwind: @OutOTWhirlwind Journal we take a difficult situation, put it down & explore it in a more focused way. #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:40pm via HootSuite

RT @OutOTWhirlwind: @OutOTWhirlwind Journal we take a difficult situation, put it down & explore it in a more focused way. #JournalChat

sarahrichviola3:39pm via HootSuite

@madeline40 working out is good. Getting strong is a really positive thing when you're grieving.#JournalChat

OutOTWhirlwind3:39pm via web

@OutOTWhirlwind Journal we take a difficult situation, put it down & explore it in a more focused way. #JournalChat

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@sarahrichviola The Vein of Gold is something you can use repeatedly as you change and grow. I'm about to start it again. #JournalChat

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@madeline40 Oh, yes. Clarity with getting the blood moving. It also help lift mood. :) #JournalChat

sarahrichviola3:37pm via HootSuite

@JournalChat I love that book too although I have been working on it for years. I find it therapeutic yet challenging. #JournalChat #oneday

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There may be a tangible item we choose to hold on to in connection with a loss we feel in transition.#JournalChat #Journaling

DawnHerring3:37pm via HootSuite

There may be a tangible item we choose to hold on to in connection with a loss we feel in transition.#JournalChat #Journaling

madeline403:36pm via web

@JournalChat Exercise also helps me focus on my writing. #JournalChat

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Sarah, @sarahrichviola, you talk about momentos we keep in transition. Can you share a bit about that dimension? #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:36pm via HootSuite

Sarah, @sarahrichviola, you talk about momentos we keep in transition. Can you share a bit about that dimension? #JournalChat

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@madeline40 Exercise is important when working through transition too, Madeline. ;) #JournalChat

madeline403:34pm via web

@JournalChat @sarahrichviola Agree. Great stuff.#JournalChat

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@sarahrichviola So, it was a wholly private affair. But it was something you could work with to help you work through. #JournalChat

madeline403:33pm via web

@sarahrichviola @JournalChat I don't have a regular journaling routine now, but I can't start the day without working out. LOL #JournalChat

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@sarahrichviola I especially love Julia Cameron's book, The Vein of Gold. Very intuitive process with#journaling and art. #JournalChat

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@DawnHerring it was huge. Although I wears in a situation where I as to keep my journaling secretive.#JournalChat

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@sarahrichviola It is for me as well. I love writing my dreams and my personal journal entry. Gives stability and purpose. #JournalChat

sarahrichviola3:31pm via HootSuite

@JournalChat she really helped me. #JournalChat

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@madeline40 It can help to work through books that can help give us guidance when we're in an overtly challenging place. #JournalChat

sarahrichviola3:30pm via HootSuite

@JournalChat it is my morning routine. If I try to start a day without it I get restless and don't sleep we'll.#JournalChat

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@madeline40 Or putting paint or collage on the page too. It's important to honor our emotions in#Journaling. #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:30pm via HootSuite

@madeline40 Or putting paint or collage on the page too. It's important to honor our emotions in#Journaling. #JournalChat

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@sarahrichviola How much of a help was#Journaling for you during this time? #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:28pm via HootSuite

@sarahrichviola How much of a help was#Journaling for you during this time? #JournalChat

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@madeline40 yes it does. ESP. If anger is what you want to release #JournalChat

madeline403:28pm via web

@sarahrichviola I used The Artist's Way and Brener's book Mourning & Mitzvah with prompts for the first year of mourning. #JournalChat

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@sarahrichviola I'm sure that was a very difficult transition. Yes, I'm a fan of Julia Cameron's works.#JournalChat

sarahrichviola3:27pm via HootSuite

@JournalChat that's a good point. I hadn't thought of it that way #JournalChat

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@sarahrichviola I like how you encourage folks not to over-think the #Journaling process. Just keep writing! #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:27pm via HootSuite

@sarahrichviola I like how you encourage folks not to over-think the #Journaling process. Just keep writing! #JournalChat

madeline403:26pm via web

@sarahrichviola Sometimes just the act of baring down on the page with a pen or pounding the keyboard does the trick. #JournalChat

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I started 12 years ago when my 1st marriage was coming apart. Coincidently started working thru the Artists Way #JournalChat #morningpages

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@sarahrichviola Almost sounds like an art journal for the emotions. Very therapeutic. #JournalChat

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There have been times when I didn't even write words. Just scrawling angry circles on the page#JournalChat It lets all the anger out

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Michael shares that #Journaling help us organize our thoughts; we need organization in life's transitions, don't we? #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:24pm via HootSuite

Michael shares that #Journaling help us organize our thoughts; we need organization in life's transitions, don't we? #JournalChat

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RT @OutOTWhirlwind: Journaling is an ideal tool for organizing our thoughts-that's why it helps to journal during transition. #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:23pm via HootSuite

RT @OutOTWhirlwind: Journaling is an ideal tool for organizing our thoughts-that's why it helps to journal during transition. #JournalChat

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@sarahrichviola How long have you been#Journaling, Sarah? What prompted your practice?#JournalChat

madeline403:23pm via web

RT @OutOTWhirlwind: RT @OutOTWhirlwind: Journaling is an ideal tool for organizing our thoughts-that's why it helps to journal during transition. #JournalChat

madeline403:22pm via web

@JournalChat That's the way I journal. I don't stop until I'm finished with my fingers moving very quickly.#JournalChat

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#Journaling can be such a terrific tool to uncover what and why we are holding on and how we can release it. #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:22pm via HootSuite

#Journaling can be such a terrific tool to uncover what and why we are holding on and how we can release it. #JournalChat

OutOTWhirlwind3:22pm via web

Journaling is an ideal tool for organizing our thoughts-that's why it helps to journal during transition. #JournalChat

sarahrichviola3:21pm via HootSuite

@JournalChat it's the only way I can come close to letting go. Before #journaling I held on to pain for years #JournalChat

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@madeline40 Yes, Sarah recommends uncensored, stream of consciousness writing. I say, let it all out! #JournalChat

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Life is full of transition; but sometimes there are seasons where a lot of things change; #Journalinghelps us work through it. #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:20pm via HootSuite

Life is full of transition; but sometimes there are seasons where a lot of things change; #Journalinghelps us work through it. #JournalChat

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RT @sarahrichviola: @madeline40 it's true isn't it?Working through transition by journaling really does take you to a new place #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:19pm via HootSuite

RT @sarahrichviola: @madeline40 it's true isn't it?Working through transition by journaling really does take you to a new place #JournalChat

madeline403:19pm via web

@JournalChat All I cared about was getting the words down, keeping my fingers moving and no editing. #JournalChat

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@sarahrichviola You're welcome to share why you recommend #Journaling to help release what we hold on to. #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:18pm via HootSuite

@sarahrichviola You're welcome to share why you recommend #Journaling to help release what we hold on to. #JournalChat

sarahrichviola3:18pm via HootSuite

@madeline40 it's true isn't it? Working through transition by journaling really does take you to a new place. #JournalChat

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#Journaling can truly help us grapple with our sadness and pain when the transition is a difficult one. #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:18pm via HootSuite

#Journaling can truly help us grapple with our sadness and pain when the transition is a difficult one. #JournalChat

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@madeline40 Yes, I wholly agree. #Journaling is such a wonderful tool, an anchor in transition.#JournalChat

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@sarahrichviola Sarah, you mention how our discomfort is magnified by sadness and physical pain, thus we hold on. #JournalChat #Journaling

DawnHerring3:16pm via HootSuite

@sarahrichviola Sarah, you mention how our discomfort is magnified by sadness and physical pain, thus we hold on. #JournalChat #Journaling

madeline403:15pm via web

@JournalChat I think to work through transition. I certainly didn't plan a book at the outset.#JournalChat

sarahrichviola3:15pm via HootSuite

@JournalChat Thank you. Thank you for inviting me.#JournalChat

madeline403:14pm via web

@sarahrichviola @JournalChat Hi Sarah.#JournalChat

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@madeline40 What's the real reason to journal? To write a book or work through transition?#JournalChat

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@madeline40 Yes, it did, indeed. Sometimes those transitions make appropriate memoir! #JournalChat#Journaling

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Sarah Richardson has joined us for today's chat to discuss Your Journaling: Regroup and Release with transition. #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:12pm via HootSuite

Sarah Richardson has joined us for today's chat to discuss Your Journaling: Regroup and Release with transition. #JournalChat

madeline403:12pm via web

@JournalChat I personally think that's the real reason to journal. #JournalChat

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@sarahrichviola A hearty welcome to you, Sarah. Thanks so much for joining us today on#JournalChat Live! :)

madeline403:11pm via web

@JournalChat For me it also got me to a book.#JournalChat

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There are some transitions in life that can be a true challenge; it's hard to move forward. #Journalinghelps us delve in. #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:11pm via HootSuite

There are some transitions in life that can be a true challenge; it's hard to move forward. #Journalinghelps us delve in. #JournalChat

sarahrichviola3:11pm via HootSuite

Hello @JournalChat. Glad to be able to chat with you.#JournalChat

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@madeline40 Yes, that's a very true-to-heart example, Madeline. Getting through it and getting to a more positive place. #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:10pm via HootSuite

@madeline40 Yes, that's a very true-to-heart example, Madeline. Getting through it and getting to a more positive place. #JournalChat

madeline403:10pm via web

@OutOTWhirlwind So true #JournalChat

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@OutOTWhirlwind Yes, sometimes they do come all at once--a challenging synchronicity! #JournalChat

madeline403:09pm via web

@JournalChat Got it. Like journaling got me through my son's illness and death - although not over it.#JournalChat

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@OutOTWhirlwind Welcome back to #JournalChatLive, Michael. Great to see you!

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Sarah shares in her post the feeling of being stuck;#Journaling helps us to get and stay unstuck through these changes. #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:08pm via HootSuite

Sarah shares in her post the feeling of being stuck;#Journaling helps us to get and stay unstuck through these changes. #JournalChat

OutOTWhirlwind3:08pm via web

We've all experienced those-sometimes all at once!#JournalChat

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@madeline40 Any major life change where we want to hold on to what is past. #Journaling #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:07pm via HootSuite

@madeline40 Any major life change where we want to hold on to what is past. #Journaling #JournalChat

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RT @madeline40: @JournalChat Well. Busy but it's all good. #JournalChat // Excellent. :)

madeline403:06pm via web

@DawnHerring The kind of transition from a life altering event? #JournalChat

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Whether it's a job loss, kids off to college, an illness you're grappling with, or a move across the country,#Journaling helps #JournalChat

DawnHerring3:05pm via HootSuite

Whether it's a job loss, kids off to college, an illness you're grappling with, or a move across the country,#Journaling helps #JournalChat

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Today's topic touches on the issue of moving through transition, the kind that truly touches at the core. #JournalChat #Journaling

DawnHerring3:04pm via HootSuite

Today's topic touches on the issue of moving through transition, the kind that truly touches at the core. #JournalChat #Journaling

madeline403:04pm via web

@JournalChat Well. Busy but it's all good.#JournalChat

madeline403:04pm via web

@JournalChat Could you explain more?#JournalChat

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@madeline40 Welcome back to #JournalChat Live, Madeline! Good to see you. :) I'm doing well. :) How are you doing?

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Our topic is Your #Journaling: Regroup and Release as we journal our way through transition.#JournalChat

DawnHerring3:02pm via HootSuite

Our topic is Your #Journaling: Regroup and Release as we journal our way through transition.#JournalChat

madeline403:02pm via web

@DawnHerring Hi, Dawn. How are you?#JournalChat

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Our #Journaling resource is Letting Go by Sarah Richardson @sarahrichviola #JournalChatow.ly/eeoo2

DawnHerring3:02pm via HootSuite

Our #Journaling resource is Letting Go by Sarah Richardson @sarahrichviola #JournalChatow.ly/eeonw

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

DawnHerring3:01pm via HootSuite

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

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If you follow @DawnHerring and @JournalChat, there will be some double postings. #JournalChat

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If you follow @DawnHerring and @JournalChat, there will be some double postings. #JournalChat

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I am Dawn Herring, your host and avid journal keeper of 28 years; #Journaling is my passion!#JournalChat

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I am Dawn Herring, your host and avid journal keeper of 28 years; #Journaling is my passion!#JournalChat

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

DawnHerring3:00pm via HootSuite

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