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The 200-year-old diary that's rewriting gay history
Historians from Oxford University have been taken aback to discover that Matthew Tomlinson's diary from 1810 contains such open-minded views
Jill Grumbache
Feb 13, 20205 min read
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Journaling heals us all
Just another reason spending time alone with your journal helps heal not only you, but the world. Spend some alone time with your journal...
Jill Grumbache
Jun 2, 20151 min read
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7 reasons why you should write down your favourite memories now
Article by Michael McQueen MAY 01, 2015 I learned the In the days that followed Dad’s death, my family embarked on the heart-breaking...
Jill Grumbache
May 4, 20153 min read
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“I wrote so I could say I was truly paying attention…”
Wonderful article in The New Yorker by Alice Gregory! Dear Diary, I Hate You Reflections on journals in an age of overshare. Sarah...
Jill Grumbache
Apr 30, 20156 min read
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The positive power of gratitude journals
Love this article by Lecia Bushak A Heart-Healthy Diet Of Gratitude: Focusing On Positive Aspects Of Life Improves Well-Being Apr 10,...
Jill Grumbache
Apr 29, 20153 min read
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Clarkson professor says journal writing can help mothers raising child with autism manage stress
Clarkson professor says journal writing can help mothers raising child with autism manage stress.
Jill Grumbache
Apr 29, 20151 min read
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Journaling as a life preserver
These tendencies grip our minds for many reasons I find, and aren’t only related to our dreams. They also sprout & propagate, for...
Jill Grumbache
Apr 20, 20151 min read
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Life patterns
There is so much learning in reviewing our journal. Whether the entries are happy, sad, depressing, joyful, or mundane – they reveal...
Jill Grumbache
Apr 16, 20152 min read
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Decisions, Decisions
Title your journal entry “Walk Away” and free write about reasons to do this and what may happen if you do, or do two columns – pros &...
Jill Grumbache
Apr 14, 20151 min read
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For the Love of Lists – #2 – Pleasant Activities “Top 50”
Great article from Teaandhotsauce! teaandhotsauce If you haven’t heard of it before, Pleasant Activity Scheduling is a cognitive...
Jill Grumbache
Apr 13, 20151 min read
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The Health Benefits of Journaling
There are so, so, so many benefits to journaling that there really isn’t a reason not to journal (but we all find excuses not to,...
Jill Grumbache
Apr 13, 20153 min read
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Appreciation is a wonderful feeling…
What wonderful people have you met along the way? What an awesome thing to journal about! Happy Inklings
Jill Grumbache
Apr 10, 20151 min read
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Journaling prompts that could be essential
So many of us ask ourselves the questions brought up below at some point in our lives. I find them superb journaling prompts. Pick the...
Jill Grumbache
Mar 26, 20155 min read
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An Inner Sense of Safety
“Safe is the freedom to be who you are, say what you want, think what you want, and do what you feel like without feeling judged,...
Jill Grumbache
Mar 9, 20153 min read
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Those around you/Those I have known inventory
Blame is Happy Inklings! Jill Saying from Power of Positivity on FB https://www.facebook.com/powerofpositivity?fref=nf
Jill Grumbache
Mar 3, 20151 min read
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February needs inspiration through association.
Joel’s words to the left here are are always true – but REALLY true during this time of year. We need to get up, get out, spend time with...
Jill Grumbache
Feb 26, 20151 min read
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A life changing journaling prompt: Letting Go
Sometimes letting go can happen in a conscious Flash! Snap! AHA! of recognition and release – but other (and most often) times, it’s a...
Jill Grumbache
Feb 24, 20151 min read
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Science Shows Something Surprising About People Who Journal
Just a few weeks ago, a lovely middle-age woman in one of my classes had been seeing a doctor regularly due to great stress she’d been...
Jill Grumbache
Feb 23, 20154 min read
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The battle and balance of heart and mind
In my Holistic Journaling “Journal to the Self” course, we begin each class with a 5-minute sprint. I provide participants with a...
Jill Grumbache
Feb 11, 20151 min read
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The Kitchen Journal
Last night’s class was all about Art Journaling — and it’s when I learned about the story of the Kitchen Journal. The mission was to art...
Jill Grumbache
Mar 20, 20142 min read
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