Regularly writing down your thoughts, experiences, and observations in a diary, a journal, a daily calendar, etc., can be therapeutic, increase your self-understanding, and even improve your writing skills. In Keeping a Journal, you can share with others why they might find journaling a means of listening to one's own heart. Below, you will find a brief intro to each posting.

If you'd like to share your own thoughts on the why and how of journaling or respond to one of the postings already here, click here for the hows and whys of posting.

~ Brief Intros to Current Postings ~

Keeping a Love Journal by Catherine Franz

Do you love someone very deeply? A spouse, son, daughter, or maybe a group of people. February 14 is Valentine's Day. This unofficial holiday is a day card companies started to increase their business and has evolved into more over the years. It is a day of reflection, a day to show someone else you care, a day to see the love we have for ourselves as well. Read More . . .

Letter Writing Journaling by Catherine Franz

When you read a letter from someone, we are immediately transferred into their world, experience, and physical reality. You can capture the same feeling by writing letters to yourself or about other people in your journal. Letter writing is the easiest form to use in journaling. On occasion, you might have already dabbled in writing letters in your journal. Read More . . .

Your Journal, Your Journey, Your Story by Doreene Clement

Everyone has a story. Your experiences, your feelings, ideas, thoughts, and dreams all combine to form your life and your journey, which is your story. A great way to keep a relative reflection of all those things that have happened in your life is to keep a journal. A daily journal, a weekly journal, a month end summary journal, any or all these are ways you can keep track and record your experiences, your story. Read More . . .

The Power of Scrapbook Journaling by Elaine Clay

By journaling your pages, you will transform an ordinary collection of photographs into a vibrant and visual storyboard—telling the stories behind the pictures, revealing hidden memories and emotions.

It will give your scrapbooks a unique and intimate feel, it is this personal touch that turns your albums into something very special.

That is the power of scrapbooking journaling and why it is one of the most important elements of your scrapbooks. Read More . . .

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