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Shai tagged me the other week to the 123 Book Tag, so this entry is my response.
Here’s the deal:
1.Pick up the nearest book of at least 123 pages.
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the next three sentences.
5. Tag five people.
I’ve use the book The New Diary by Tristine Rainer.
“With self-affirmation you can feel complete, fulfilled, and loved when entirely alone. Envy – wanting what another person has – and jealousy – fear of losing another’s exclusive devotion – seem to be two of the most difficult emotions to deal with because they …read more

I’ve previously mentioned cathartic writing as a journal writing technique before. But after reading this blog entry on the subject, I felt it might be good to revisit the topic. Lucretiasheart gives an extract from Tristine Rainers’s The New Diary, but also adds a challenge to write about something embarrassing. I hope you make use of the suggested exercise. Please share about your experience using this technique via the comments section below.
Heather
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Today I received my newsletter from Kathleen Adams from Center for Journal Therapy. Look out for the 2008 Journal Conference June 18 – 21. Kathleen Adams (Journal to the Self, The Way of the Journal), Christina Baldwin (Life’s Companion, Calling the Circle), James Pennebaker (Writing to Heal), Tristine Rainer (The New Diary, Your Life as Story)and 36 other authors will discuss journal related issues. If you visit Kathleen’s website you can download a flyer to print.
Well, if I could find a way to get there, I wouldn’t miss this one. Please share if you do plan to go. I know …read more

Another useful technique to use in your journal writing is Dialogues. This technique is similar to the unsent letter or letter to your future self, except you also write the response from the person you are addressing. Another difference is that you don’t even have to dialogue with an actual person. You might choose to speak, or write, back and forth with an event, a part of your inner self, a memory, a part of your body or a non-existent person such as a sage or wise counsellor who passes on words of wisdom.
The first time I encountered this technique …read more