My 2015 #JournalChat Live THANK YOU!

This has been an exciting year for the #JournalChat Live Community on Social Media. :)

I wanted to take a moment to give a shout out to those who have directly contributed to #JournalChat Live in some way, through direct content, direct live discussion, and through sharing journaling resources for those in our #JournalChat Live community.

Plus I thought a look back with the events that were held can give you an idea of what #JournalChat Live is about, especially if you're new to our community!

I was excited to break new ground with #JournalChat Live DOUBLE FEATURE Events, hosted on both Twitter and Facebook, with a full reach to both audiences and journal keepers.

Our first event was held in January  featuring a panel discussion with special guests, Vicki M. Taylor, Naomi Arnold and Rafranz Davis. Our topic was Your Journaling: Life Intentions. 

Our second event was held in April featuring a panel discussion with special guests, Madeline Sharples, Debra DiPietro, and Kelly Epperson. Our topic was Your Journaling: Mind Magic. 

JUNE was a very special time in the #JournalChat Live Community as we celebrated 5 years of #JournalChat Live! And this was the first time the event was held as an OPEN HOUSE which was a totally new approach to our #JournalChat Live Community! And we had a blast sharing THE GREATEST BENEFIT of our Journaling practice. Here is the commemorative post from that event.  Special Thanks to all who contributed to this very special event and celebration!

With Back to School in September, we enjoyed another OPEN HOUSE on Social Media, with folks contributing posts with our topic, Your Journaling: LIFE LESSONS. I shared some special guidelines to give contributors the most visibility for their contribution.  A Special Thanks to all who contributed to this event! You can view all of the contributors and their posts here.

It has truly been an exciting and fun #JournalChat Live adventure as we discussed, shared and benefited from our journaling practice and had such delightful camaraderie on Social Media.

If you keep a journal or want to, our #JournalChat Live Facebook Group is an awesome place to find quality journaling content, including journaling and art journaling prompts, blog posts, resources to sign up for, and answers to your journaling questions.

I also wanted to give all of our #JournalChat Live Community Members a heads up about a new venue I am contributing to that you may have heard about: Periscope! Periscope is a Live Broadcast Video medium where you can join the conversation LIVE! Yes! (You have to download the free app on your iPhone or Android device.) My handle you can follow on Periscope is @DawnHerring, and I have shared about My Creative Practice, including my Journaling, Art Journaling, and my watercolor painting. You are welcome to join me there and be a part of the conversation!! I am looking forward to seeing you on Periscope. You can view two of my Periscopes here and here.

So that's a recap of our #JournalChat Live year of 2015.

I so look forward to more OPEN HOUSES and Fabulous sharing on social media wherever you choose to connect.

Just remember, no matter the approach or venue, in our #JournalChat Live Community, YOUR JOURNALING VOICE MATTERS. We want to hear about how journal keeping has had an impact in your life. So, stay tuned for future #JournalChat Live topics, and join our Facebook Group where you can share your journaling content to help other journal keepers and to celebrate how journal keeping can be an empowering practice to help us all leave our meaningful mark in the world!

I wish for you the VERY BEST YEAR OF JOURNALING you've ever had in 2016!! HAPPY NEW YEAR!! 

Special Thanks to Cate Russell-Cole, Author and Writing Teacher

I am delighted and pleased to announce that my good friend, Cate Russell-Cole, Author and Memoir Writing Teacher, has written a super-supportive and appreciative post about #JournalChat Live, sharing the time, purpose, and benefits of joining the chat as well as keeping a journal.

She also shared her appreciation for my e-book, The Birthday Wall: Create a Collage to Celebrate Your Child, describing it as a way to tell your child's story, which is a wonderfully delightful way to describe the purpose of The Birthday Wall for your child.

It can be a beautiful, visual, happy and delightful story of who your child is and why you appreciate and love them so much.

Thanks so much, Cate, for your kindness, generosity and sharing of my work and my message.

#JournalChat Live Two Year Anniversary: Celebrate with Us!

The week of June 17th will mark the two year anniversary of #JournalChat Live and Links Edition for all thins journaling on Twitter!! I'm so excited to share this time with all of you who have contributed, benefited, and written the posts that have made those journaling resources such fascinating subjects for our discussions each week.

I would love to have you be a part of this celebration...so I would like to invite you to share with us how #JournalChat Live has benefited you, in whatever way you'd like.

Using one of the options below or all three (!), I will include what you share in a special blog post, in Refresh Journal, and on the social networks:

First, you can tweet your thoughts on Journaling and #JournalChat specifically using the #JournalChat hashtag and #JC2Years to emphasize our celebration!

Second, you can write a blog post about #Journaling and #JournalChat Live specifically, if you have more to share that a tweet space can provide. Use the #JournalChat and #JC2Years hashtags when you post on the social networks.

Third, you can send me an email (journalwriter@sbcglobal.net) to share about your #Journaling and #JournalChat Live experience specifically. If you subscribe to Refresh Journal, you can simply reply to that and I will get your email that way as well.

How has #JournalChat Live and Links Edition benefited you? I'm eager to hear what you have to share and celebrate with us!

(Refresh Journal will also be celebrating 2 years of published issues, so I'm eager to share your contribution in the following weeks. :))

Remember that #JournalChat Live is every Thursday, 5 EST/2 PST, for all things journaling on Twitter with a new topic each week; your'e welcome to join us in celebrating on the chat too!!

Special Thanks to Victoria Musgrave!

#JournalChat Live contributor, Victoria Musgrave, wrote a blog post called Five Things Friday: Benefits of Keeping a Journal, last Friday, 2/1/13, listing five journaling recommendations she provides. One of them was #JournalChat Live which takes place each Thursday, 5 EST/2 PST, on Twitter.

I appreciate Victoria spreading the word about the live chat and I also greatly appreciate her contribution to the chats she has attended. Her contributory tweets have been featured in Refresh Journal under #JournalChat Live Highlights.

Thank you, Victoria, for spreading the word about #JournalChat Live and for recommending the chat to your readers!