{"product_id":"9781494458966","title":"Journal: 365+ writing prompts, ideas and quotes to cultivate joy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Journal: 365+ Writing Prompts, Ideas and Quotes to Cultivate Joy and Well-being\u003c\/b\u003e offers close to 400 prompts alongside thoughtful or whimsical quotations as well as two \u003cb\u003ebonus \u003c\/b\u003e appendices of folk wisdom for writers, and writers on writing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA detailed introduction explains the benefits and value of journaling along with suggestions for daily writing practices. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany of the ideas in this book would be welcome as dinner table discussion material along with family sharing of gratitude, brags, desires and even vulnerabilities (just like in a journal).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Journal: 365+ Writing Prompts, \u003c\/b\u003e is part of the kindle matchbook campaign. When you get the paperback first as a gift for a friend (or yourself), you can then \u003ci\u003e get the kindle version for free. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSet down your memories, experiences, gratitude, goals and achievements. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUse your private journal time for your \"brain drain.\" Scan and sweep your mind and don't forget to appreciate all the good around you. Vent your anger, exult in your accomplishments, savor your blessings. Write poetry, short stories, or letters to your younger or older self. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJournal-keeping has a way of making things happen. It's a processing plant for projects in the future and challenges and annoyances from the past. Get the words in your heart out. Find clarity. Prioritize goals. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you absolutely insist you can even get digital and password-protected, but then you'll miss the fun of doodling, adding arrows and mind maps along with the romantic pen and paper connection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBegin this book any day of the year or \u003cb\u003ego out of order--be free \u003c\/b\u003e. At each writing session, read a quote and a new prompt and get comfortable with your few minutes of sweet private time away from the world. Journal in bed first thing in the morning, at the end of the day, or with your 4 pm tea break. Make it a new habit that becomes your gift to yourself. (Go on and skip a day now and then. No one's taking attendance.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFind additional strength and support by finding a trusted journal-reading partner or non-judgmental, small, intimate group with whom to share your writing. This could be a soul mastery group which meets once a week or by Skype or however you develop it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOf course you can journal with only your simple blank notebook, but this book will give you a real push to sustain your writing along with some novel ideas for releasing that inner junk that's been looking for a way out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGo ahead, crack open that notebook and pick up that beloved pen you got as a present. Choose your favorite location and preferred time. WRITE one day at a time until you've found a new loving introspective behavior.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eGive yourself the gift of this journal writing book. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch6\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e ABOUT THE AUTHOR\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/h6\u003e Judy Shafarman has been a teacher and workshop facilitator for many years in several countries. She has a B.A. in English and M.A. in education.\u003cp\u003eJudy is the compiler of 2 other distinct writing books for journal-writers: \u003cb\u003e My book of Appreciation \u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003e My book of Grief and Loss \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CreateSpace Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47028457308400,"sku":"9781494458966","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781494458966_p0.jpg?v=1763665119","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781494458966","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}