Steve Ramshur
- wherever you go, there you are.
  • Home
  • Content Management
  • Contact

Engaged Detachment

Getting to the Heart of the Matter.

About the Author

The Power of Journaling

12/18/2013

0 Comments

 
When things are falling apart, I can try to put them back together on paper.

When everything is going my way, I can celebrate with my keyboard.

When I'm lost in a thicket, I can hack my way through with my pen.

I've been journaling as long as I can remember, with ebbs and flows in frequency and volume. Without question, the periods when I am regularly writing are times when I feel more grounded, more connected to my values and goals, and in touch with what I want from life. It's a simple, challenging practice that makes all the difference in my sense of authenticity and well-being.

That's why I suggest it to coaching clients, if they are open to it, whether or not they have ever written, and regardless of whether they consider themselves a "writer". As long as they can let go of value judgments of good or bad and just tell the truth on the page, it will be a useful experience. Easier said than done, of course. 

There's a great piece on Journaling Basics on Writing Through Life, an excellent resource site for all things related to journaling. Check out the writing prompts, pour yourself a cup of Earl Grey, and pull out that old composition notebook. It won't hurt a bit, I promise.
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    RSS Feed

    Sites I Like


    Penelope Trunk
    Altucher Confidential
    Leadership Crescendo
    Farnham Street
    Brene Brown
    Black By Popular Demand
    Zen Habits
    Positivity Blog
    Daily Work Life
    Unclutterer
    The Simple Dollar
    Writing Through Life
    Journaling Saves
    Artists Financial Support Group
Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.