Sometimes I think dreams are just dreams. Other times, I think dreams speak to us. Some part of ourselves whispering into our ear in the night, a voice so small we rarely hear it when we're awake.
Last night I had a dream like that. I remember it vividly, strong and clear.
Read MoreStarting is the hardest part. That first blank page staring us in the face, daring us to mess it up. The worry that one misspelled word, one poorly laid line, and we will prove ourselves inadequate. The fear that our handwriting just isn't pretty enough.
Whatever the reason, the first page is an intimidating thing, and can kill your journaling before you've even started. Sometimes it's fear that stops us, or the pressure to make things perfect... other times it's writer's block, a complete lack of inspiration. If either of these sounds familiar to you, here are a few ideas that just might help.
Read MoreAn introduction page is a simple exercise I like to do at the beginning of my journals, as a way to get my thoughts flowing and break past the seemingly inevitable writers block that comes from opening a new journal to a blank page.
The intro page is a simple way to set my intention for this new journal, and to know that if I pick it up five years from now, I can easily see exactly where and who I was when I began it.
Read More"The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things." -Henry Ward Beecher
