For me it’s a given that each of us needs a creative outlet of some kind. I don’t care if you create craft, art, paint, draw, write, doodle, whatever. I believe the need for creativity is deep inside every one of us and we must have an outlet to express that creativity or we suffer. But why do you need creativity? What drives you to express yourself through art or writing? Think deeply about this journal writing prompt. Does your family understand this need? Do they honour this need by giving you space, time and supplies? Is there a battle …read more

Do you have a favourite day of the week? I used to just love Mondays, that’s when the big kids went to school and hubby worked. I could just get on with the new week and be all organised to do whatever projects I had happening. Now, I’m not so sure what day is my favourite. I suppose I quite like pay day, well, that’s cheating. I do like Wednesdays, though. It’s the middle of the week, the hump day, as it’s known. On the pay day Wednesday, today, I like to take the little guy with me and eat …read more

Breaking the Mirror has a great idea for a journal writing prompt, poetry, free verse or whatever you feel like. Angelique invites readers to submit a poem of no more than 20 lines on how you feel about your body. If you do write a poem please join in the Your Body is For Keeps Contest to win a signed copy of – For Keeps: Women Tell the Truth About Their Bodies, Growing Older, and Acceptance edited by Victoria Zackheim.
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Once I’d been keeping a journal for a few months I found a lot of my entries were rather shallow. I wrote about the weather, the things I did and other somewhat boring entries. Although, there is nothing wrong with writing these things. Tracking the weather is something I personally gain a lot from. It can be satisfying to list what you actually accomplish in a day. The act of writing in your journal alone is setting up the habit of sitting and writing something.
But rereading such entries can be terribly boring and repetitive. So, what’s the answer? …read more