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    1000 Journals Project July 28th, 2009



    This book isn’t new, but it’s wonderful. It found it’s way into my pile of books to review, and I moved it to te top. A man sent 1000 journals into the world for us to work in, and waited for their return. The book is the resulf of his leap-of-faith experiment and it’s amazing. I worked in one of the journals, but didn’t make it into the book. :(

    Anyway, it’s a great book, very inspiring, real, and honest. It’s what I’m reading this week.

    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone………I always wanted to have my own space under the stairs! brings me back March 28th, 2009

    The oddball in the famly speaks out

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    The shamwow sells itself March 10th, 2009

    zomg, Vince Shamwow is *back*! by pragmatic_pete

    OMG! I've bought oxiclean. Does that count? I have to admit though, the ShamWow dude does have an oddly peculiar charm about him.

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    Prompt For Today February 21st, 2009

    It’s cold and snowy here in Indiana today.  Being trapped inside on snowy days always gives me time to think.  I’ve been padding around the house in my hoodie and Smartwool socks thinking of an old friend who used to head up a writing workshop when I got out the phonebook to see if I could find her.

    Somehow, fate was with me and I got her on the first try.  She doesn’t teach big workshops any more.  She has mobility problems and tells me she’s aged a lot since I last saw her, but invited me to come to her home and write with her.  Of course, I accepted.  She does have some people from the old workshops who keep in contact, and she offers them prompts they can come write on with her or work with her via email.  Today, I’m going to give you her prompt as she gave it to me.

    I want them to remember me…………….

    Finish the sentence.  Try to write for at least five minutes.  Her prompts were always timed.  Ready, set, write!

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    Cubicle Induced Daydreams……. February 18th, 2009

    Do you sit at work, daydreaming about your ideal job?  Do you dream of working in an exotic job with lots of oversea travel?  Maybe your dream is simple, like my brother, who’d love to be in business for himself as a mechanic instead of working for someone else.  But you are held back, like him, by start-up cash.  He needs big money for car lifts to get his dream moving.  I’d love to either be a full time writer/artist, or have a shop for fiber artists and mixed media artists where we can all gather, take classes, and buy supplies.  I’m held back by money, too.

     What’s your dream job?  Pull out your journal and write about it.  Journal writing about your dreams may help manifest it into reality.

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    Visual Journal Page from 12/12/09 February 13th, 2009

    Here’s a page from yesterday.  You can’t read all of the journaling because the size of my journal exceeds the size of my scanner bed.
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    January 31st, 2009

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    A Peek in My Journal January 31st, 2009

    I thought I’d give everyone a peek in my journal.  I combine visual and written journaling.  I’ll show all kinds of examples, even those that are very artistically embarrassing, if you know what I mean.

    I hope to show you that you don’t have to be a writer or an artist to keep a journal and get benefit from it.  The only valuable journals aren’t those of Divinci or Plath. 

    Here’s a  spread.

    More to come!!!

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