As host of #JournalChat Live for all things Journaling on Twitter, I wanted to especially take this time to THANK those who have directly contributed to the conversation and information that helps create the #JournalChat Live experience each Thursday at 5 EST/2 PST.
I want to especially thank those who have written the super-informative and inspiring posts that make our weekly journaling resources such fabulous fodder for in-depth discussion and inspiration for our live chat for all things journaling. We have covered a variety of topics which show the breadth of the benefits of keeping a journaling practice, how it can enhance your every day experience and even change your life.
The Very Best of #JournalChat Links Edition is showcased on my website and blog so folks can grab the most insightful, informative and helpful journaling information that I find and post on the web.
You can find the list of #JournalChat Pick of the Days for 2012 here.
I also want to especially thank those who have been special guests, adding their insight and personal journaling experience as author of the posts featured as our Pick of the Week, the journaling resource chosen by me coinciding with our weekly topic on #JournalChat Live.
Special Thanks to Monique Halley, Jenn Greenleaf, Mari McCarthy, Walter Chen, Rus VanWestervelt, Melanie Kindrachuk, Stephen Smith, Amber Lea Starfire, Terri Cole, Paula Onskyo, Bruce Black, Kat Collins, Joycelyn Campbell, Stacy Vajta, Sarah Richardson, Adela Rubio and Juliet Platt.
I also want to express my Sincerest Thanks to all of YOU who have contributed to the #JournalChat Live conversation. I appreciate every RT to spread the word on Twitter, every word of encouragement toward me as host, and especially the many folks who have attended and contributed to the chat as we have gone live each week on Twitter; #JournalChat Live would not be what it is today with its insightful, lively and thought provoking discussions without YOU. I appreciate your honesty in sharing your personal journaling practices and willingness to take the time out of your busy lives to chat with other journal writing enthusiasts.
My goal has been and will be to share from my personal journaling experience, from others who have also put the word out about the benefits of journaling, and to inspire and encourage folks to refresh themselves on a daily basis in whatever way is authentic to their personality, preferences and purpose in life.
I look forward to all that is in store for #JournalChat Live in the coming year, 2013. Let us join together to encourage one another in our journaling practice, in our daily refreshment, and in our purposes in the world.
Welcome to my Refresh with Dawn Herring blog where you can check out the transcripts to previous #JournalChat Live and Links Edition! You can also check out my Refresh Daily blog here: http://www.dawnherring.net/refresh-daily-blog
Welcome to Refresh with Dawn Herring!
Welcome to Refresh with Dawn Herring blog. I'm so glad you stopped by to peruse the transcripts from #JournalChat Live and Links Edition.
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Have a fab day and don't forget to refresh yourself!
Be refreshed,
Dawn Herring
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Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Thursday, December 20, 2012
#JournalChat Live 12/20/12 Part II Your Journaling: Why Worry?
Enjoy #Journaling away your worries; and don't forget to refresh yourself! #JournalChat
Enjoy #Journaling away your worries; and don't forget to refresh yourself! #JournalChat
That wraps up this edition of #JournalChat Live; Thanks so much for joining us in 2012!! #Journaling
That wraps up this edition of #JournalChat Live; Thanks so much for joining us in 2012!! #Journaling
There will be no session of #JournalChat Live on 12/27/12 due to the Christmas Holiday. #Journaling
There will be no session of #JournalChat Live on 12/27/12 due to the Christmas Holiday. #Journaling
Our next session of #JournalChat Live will be on Thursday, 1/3/13!; #Journaling topic to be announced. Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!
Our next session of #JournalChat Live will be on Thursday, 1/3/13!; #Journaling topic to be announced. Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!
Special Thanks to Debra DiPietro for her post on writing away worry, our #Journaling resource.ow.ly/ggXP5 #JournalChat
Special Thanks to Debra DiPietro for her post on writing away worry, our #Journaling resource.ow.ly/ggXOt #JournalChat
ow.ly/ggXLX My article, Find Your Authentic Creative Outlet, is in the premiere issue of Outlet Magazine on pg 25. #JournalChat
ow.ly/ggXI5 My article, Find Your Authentic Creative Outlet, is in the premiere issue of Outlet Magazine on pg 25. #JournalChat
ow.ly/ggXCV #RefreshJournal can help give you a fresh perspective on what you worry about.#JournalChat #Journaling
ow.ly/ggXA1 #RefreshJournal can help give you a fresh perspective on what you worry about.#JournalChat #Journaling
ow.ly/ggXza When you focus on What You Did Do, it can help relieve the worry of not getting enough done! #JournalChat #Journaling
ow.ly/ggXw2 When you focus on What You Did Do, it can help relieve the worry of not getting enough done! #JournalChat #Journaling
ow.ly/ggXv1 Sometimes a #Journaling #Prompt can be just the medicine to relieve your worries!#JournalChat
ow.ly/ggXsq Sometimes a #Journaling #Prompt can be just the medicine to relieve your worries!#JournalChat
#Journaling is the perfect practice, no matter your approach, to relieve worry & stay centered & confident in the process. #JournalChat
#Jouranling is the perfect practice, no matter your approach, to relieve worry & stay centered & confident in the process. #JournalChat
#Jouranling is the perfect practice, no matter your approach, to relieve worry & stay centered & confident in the process. #JournalChat
@StephenVanVugt Oh, you too, Stephen. It's been great having you. Enjoy your holiday and I'll see you in 2013! #JournalChat
@StephenVanVugt It is! I started an art journal in 2011 and just love it!! I never regret time spent in it. FUN!! #JournalChat
@JournalChat I may still have time to ask for a sketchbook for Christmas! :-) #JournalChat
@StephenVanVugt It helps to use a primer called Gesso on the page to give it more strength for paint so it doesn't tear. #JournalChat
Dawn, I must be on my way. Thank you for hosting another great chat! Have a wonderful holiday!#JournalChat
@StephenVanVugt Actually, just a sketch book from Walmart! Although I'd like to get a Strathmore journal next. #JournalChat
RT @JournalChat: @StephenVanVugt I post stuff on art journaling every week on #JournalChat Links. Check it out. :) - I will! #JournalChat
@StephenVanVugt I post stuff on art journaling every week on #JournalChat Links. Check it out. :)
@StephenVanVugt Just start simple, with paint or pastel and just mark the page however you feel like. It's wonderful. #JournalChat
@StephenVanVugt You know, Stephen, I'm a life long artist; but art journaling especially is very open ended. Anything goes. #JournalChat
@JournalChat Interesting! I will have to try one, if I get courageous enough one day! #JournalChat
@StephenVanVugt The whole process is very intuitive, from choice of color to choice of image and decorative painting. #JournalChat
@StephenVanVugt I use watercolor paints with brushes and sponges; I use images from magazines; I stamp text. #JournalChat
@JournalChat Especially to someone who isn't very artistic! #JournalChat
@JournalChat It certainly helps change perspective every 3 pages! It made me more creative - writing sideways, upside down... #JournalChat
@StephenVanVugt It's funny; my current writing journal has graph paper, although the choice was unintentional! #JournalChat
@StephenVanVugt I think the graph paper helps give structure to drawing, especially with a geometric approach. #JournalChat
@StephenVanVugt I don't think I've ever seen one of those, Stephen. Sounds interesting. Keeps things lively. :) #JournalChat
I spend my artistic approach to #Journaling in my art journal which I find incredibly relaxing, fun and invigorating. #JournalChat
I spend my artistic approach to #Journaling in my art journal which I find incredibly relaxing, fun and invigorating. #JournalChat
I think one of the benefits of #Journaling is relaxing in the process; doing a bit of light weight drawing can work that way. #JournalChat
I think one of the benefits of #Journaling is relaxing in the process; doing a bit of light weight drawing can work that way. #JournalChat
Oddly enough, I only doodle or draw if I have graph paper. I had a great journal that alternated, lined, blank and graph. #JournalChat
Debra's final approach is FUN: How about doodling or drawing how you feel? #JournalChat #Journaling
Debra's final approach is FUN: How about doodling or drawing how you feel? #JournalChat #Journaling
RT @StephenVanVugt: @JournalChat I agree with you - speaking affirmations and intentions from#journaling is powerful! #JournalChat
RT @StephenVanVugt: @JournalChat I agree with you - speaking affirmations and intentions from#journaling is powerful! #JournalChat
@StephenVanVugt Yes! Our words carry energy; so when we combine them with what we write, Wow!#JournalChat
RT @JournalChat: @StephenVanVugt It might take some considering what really matters to us in the moment. #JournalChat
@JournalChat I agree with you - speaking affirmations and intentions from #journaling is powerful! #JournalChat
@StephenVanVugt It might take some considering what really matters to us in the moment.#JournalChat
@StephenVanVugt I think what we feel with that affirmation, perhaps a change in our energy, that can help us notice its effect. #JournalChat
We can even combine what we journal as affirmation and also speak it aloud; that's a powerful combination! #JournalChat #Journaling
We can even combine what we journal as affirmation and also speak it aloud; that's a powerful combination! #JournalChat #Journaling
@JournalChat I've done affirmations with varying results. I think my mood tells me when I'm receptive to them. #JournalChat
We can get very specific about that affirmation in dealing the nitty gritty of what we are worrying about.#JournalChat #Journaling
We can get very specific about that affirmation in dealing the nitty gritty of what we are worrying about.#JournalChat #Journaling
I think when we use the #Journaling process to declare what we hope for with resolution to a worry, it helps calm and center us #JournalChat
I think when we use the #Journaling process to declare what we hope for with resolution to a worry, it helps calm and center us #JournalChat
Debra also suggests writing affirmations like "I am Safe" or "I am Loved." #Journaling #JournalChat
Debra also suggests writing affirmations like "I am Safe" or "I am Loved." #Journaling #JournalChat
@KathyPooler Thanks so much for joining us today, Kathy. It has been a delight. :) Wonderful holiday to you. Enjoy. #JournalChat
@KathyPooler I think if we keep asking questions, we will eventually discover the one that really works.#JournalChat
@JournalChat Gotta run. Wonderful #journalchat. So nice to "meet " you all TU Debra & all Holiday Blessings!
@StephenVanVugt #Journaling works well with the subconscious mind; that's one of the perks!#JournalChat
@StephenVanVugt Questions do make marvelous prompts; they can help us uncover issues from a new perspective. #JournalChat
RT @KathyPooler: @JournalChat Sometimes being clear on the question is the biggest challenge. - VERY TRUE! #JournalChat
RT @DawnHerring:We really do often have answers; we just need to ask the right questions, perhaps, intuitively so. #JournalChat #JournalChat
@StephenVanVugt I got that 'worry more deeply' part, Stephen. ;) I think the key is to move beyond that part if we can. #JournalChat
@JournalChat Sometimes being clear on the question is the biggest challenge. #journalchat
We really do often have answers; we just need to ask the right questions, perhaps, intuitively so.#JournalChat #Journaling
We really do often have answers; we just need to ask the right questions, perhaps, intuitively so.#JournalChat #Journaling
I have not looked at it the way Debra does - asking questions before bed to let the mind work out solutions. I like that. #JournalChat
I found myself asking questions about an issue I was concerned about; it really opened things up as I answered. #JournalChat #Journaling
I found myself asking questions about an issue I was concerned about; it really opened things up as I answered. #JournalChat #Journaling
@JournalChat I do enjoy asking questions in my journal. Great as prompts, and to dig into an issue or worry more deeply. #JournalChat
@OutOTWhirlwind Thanks so much for joining us today, Michael; See you in 2013!! #JournalChat
RT @KathyPooler: @DawnHerring Writing without thinking, freewrite-no edits Let it flow & see where it goes! #journalchat
RT @KathyPooler: @DawnHerring Writing without thinking, freewrite-no edits Let it flow & see where it goes! #journalchat
RT @OutOTWhirlwind: #JournalChat must go. Merry Christmas everyone. "see' you next year.
There are so many different forms and approaches to #Journaling our worries; we are apt to find something that works. #JournalChat
There are so many different forms and approaches to #Journaling our worries; we are apt to find something that works. #JournalChat
@DawnHerring Writing without thinking, freewrite-no edits Let it flow & see where it goes! #journalchat
@KathyPooler Yes, indeed. Thanks so much for sharing that, Kathy. #JournalChat
#Journaling is a great place to get creative with expressing our worries, whether in poetry, dialogue, or story form. #JournalChat
#Journaling is a great place to get creative with expressing our worries, whether in poetry, dialogue, or story form. #JournalChat
@becomewhour Great point. A vehicle for self-exploration & discovery.Thanks! #journalchat
Debra's Great Idea: You may get creative and write some poetry which can be quite soothing to a tired and anxious mind. #JournalChat
Debra's Great Idea: You may get creative and write some poetry which can be quite soothing to a tired and anxious mind. #JournalChat
RT @JournalChat: RT @OutOTWhirlwind:#JournalChat seeing our worries written out allows room for healing.
@JournalChat Can put you in touch with what matters the most at the tme. Lovely #journalchat
RT @OutOTWhirlwind: #JournalChat seeing our worries written out allows room for healing.
RT @OutOTWhirlwind: #JournalChat seeing our worries written out allows room for healing.
@KathyPooler I can imagine. I'm so glad it works so well for her. A True Love focus. #JournalChat
@KathyPooler If it fits your rhythm, it's a great routine to have. It provides a goldmine for exploration later in the day too. #journalchat
I pray what I journal about and I journal what I pray about. #JournalChat #Journaling
I pray what I journal about and I journal what I pray about. #JournalChat #Journaling
RT @JournalChat: I find my #Journaling practice enhances my prayer/meditation dimension of life and vise versa. #JournalChat
#JournalChat The meaning of the quote "the piece that surpasses understanding".
@JournalChat Oh it it truly very sweet for I know she has a place to go deal with her grief & she returns uplifted #journalchat
I find my #Journaling practice enhances my prayer/meditation dimension of life and vise versa.#JournalChat
I find my #Journaling practice enhances my prayer/meditation dimension of life and vise versa.#JournalChat
@OutOTWhirlwind But since the negative may touch many dimensions of life, how do you keep it separate? #JournalChat
@becomewhour Don't have a regular routne but sounds like it might be a good idea #journalchat
@KathyPooler Oh, that is so wonderfully sweet, Kathy. Wow. That touches my heart. #JournalChat
@juliejordanscot Yes! Sounds lik Morning Pages from the Artist's Way by @J_CameronLive. Such a valuable way to start the day #journalchat
Debra's 7th point is You may write to God and ask for guidance. Speaking of prayer! #Journaling#JournalChat
Debra's 7th point is You may write to God and ask for guidance. Speaking of prayer! #Journaling#JournalChat
#JournalChat approaching life from 5 perspectives and keeping the negative in its own field. Turning sh-t into fertilizer to grow our garden
@Write4LifeCoach Yes, I did understand upon further reflection. #JournalChat
@JournalChat I gave my Mom a journal so she cld "write to her prince" (her words) after Dad died 2 years ago. Amazingly healing #journalchat
@KathyPooler Themes can help us focus on something more specifically; maybe reveal more deeply rather than generalize. #JournalChat
@StephenVanVugt U understood I don't mean write praise/requests to external G-d, but the act of#journaling is equal to prayer. #JournalChat
@OutOTWhirlwind So you're saying to approach the#Journaling process from those five perspectives. How to separate negative? #JournalChat
@Write4LifeCoach I agree, Nathan. Acknowledgement is validation; helps us understand ourselves and the worry better. #JournalChat
@JournalChat Helps us take risks to address painful areas. I like to have theme journals for different purposes #journalchat
@becomewhour It is, Hannah. I can often feel a shift in my energy when I journal. Helps me feel more free, more empowered. #JournalChat
#JournalChat OOTW has 5 perspectives. Developing mastery in them is key.
Often times, #journaling simply to acknowledge what is so (stress, bad feelings, etc.) is enough to begin the healing/release. #JournalChat
I love the idea of taking something negative and turning it inside out and upside down into something positive. #JournalChat #Journaling
I love the idea of taking something negative and turning it inside out and upside down into something positive. #JournalChat #Journaling
@StephenVanVugt yes, a writer is really "on the clock" when they're staring out the window!#journalchat
RT @KathyPooler: @StephenVanVugt Maybe if you write them enough, theyll let go of themselves..#journalchat #JournalChat
Debra shares: Writing enables you to turn a negative thought and recreate it into something more positive and constructive. #JournalChat
Debra shares: Writing enables you to turn a negative thought and recreate it into something more positive and constructive. #JournalChat
@JournalChat So true. There's something about putting distance between you and the thoughts by writing it down that's freeing. #JournalChat
@StephenVanVugt Maybe if you write them enough, they'll let go of themselves..#journalchat
@KathyPooler #Journaling is not meant to be a hardship but a vessel of sorts to help us work through gently. #JournalChat
@KathyPooler #Journaling is not meant to be a hardship but a vessel of sorts to help us work through gently. #JournalChat
@StephenVanVugt Excellent combination:#Journaling and Meditation. They work hand in hand.#JournalChat
@JournalChat Good point on letting go, you can't force it or make it happen on command Let it be#journalchat
@StephenVanVugt I would too, Stephen. I have kept all of my entries. #JournalChat
@KathyPooler I often journal after I've meditated - I find the mind is open and ready for wandering!#JournalChat
@StephenVanVugt Some folks actually keep a prayer journal; but I see Nathan's point. It is certainly meditative in quality. #JournalChat
@KathyPooler I keep wanting to burn entries, as the flame purifies. But I find it difficult to let go of the words... #JournalChat
@Write4LifeCoach Well-said, like meditation. I love to journal w/ backgrnd music or sometimes in total silence #journalchat
@OutOTWhirlwind Hi Michael. Great idea. Reminds me of Werner Erhard's #journaling tip: "What Works" vs "What Doesn't Work!" #JournalChat
@OutOTWhirlwind Would you suggest two separate entries perhaps, Michael? #JournalChat
@OutOTWhirlwind Separates it how, Michael? Different entries? Different books or sections?#JournalChat
@OutOTWhirlwind Welcome back to #JournalChatLive, Michael! Good to see you. :)
@Write4LifeCoach Another wonderful new perspective for me! I never considered journaling prayer, but I can see now how it could #JournalChat
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