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Sample Articles from the International Association for Journal Writing
Here are a few sample articles to give you an idea of the kinds of things you'll find in the Members' Area of the International Association for Journal Writing. These articles about different aspects of journal writing give you a feel of the range of subjects and the quality of the information. Each Journal Council member is known in the journal writing field and has something to offer you. Enjoy!
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Healing Through Writing and Drawing
Lucia Capacchione
I discovered the healing power of journaling while struggling with a life-threatening illness in 1973. I was in my mid-thirties and had a mysterious condition which the doctors could not correctly diagnose or treat. I was in a downward spiral of side effects from medications. Severe fatigue and pain had forced me to be bed-ridden for several weeks. My double career as an artist and early childhood specialist who taught and did consulting, came to a screeching halt. A soul's journey was launched along with my physical healing which led to a new career in art therapy. . . .
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An Everyday Miracle
Dan Wakefield
"Miracles seem to me to come not from faces or voices coming to us from far off, but from our senses being made finer, so our eyes can see and our ears can hear what is there about it always." - Willa Cather This is my favorite definition of miracles, by one of my favorite American writers. Cather's definition of miracles is also a clue to finding a rich source of ideas for writing, and for making our writing stronger and more alive. . . .
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Express Yourself Don't Repress Yourself
Samara O'Shea
A good friend of mine and I were discussing the therapy factor in reading other people's journals. There is personal substantiation in seeing your own strange thoughts exhibited in someone else's cerebral showcase. She asked, "Does that make it okay for me to write everything I think about in my journal--because I think about killing people sometimes." I can say with a degree of certainty that my friend's journal would not, could not resemble Charles Manson's. However, I'm sure the thought of handing her ex-boyfriend's new girlfriend a whiskey sour with dash of cyanide in it has occurred to her. To that I say, write away! . . .
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Center Before your Begin to Write
There are many ways to center yourself before you write. You might do a breathing exercise. Or, you might listen to some music or other soothing sounds. Writing from a calm, centered place can be one way to move deeper and write more authentically. Below is several different pieces of music or soothing sounds that may help you get centered and quiet before you write. . . .
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