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From Thoughts To Written Words: Learn To Journal From The Soul
From Thoughts To Written Words: Learn To Journal From The Soul
From Thoughts To Written Words: Learn To Journal From The Soul
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Did you ever keep a journal in your formative years? Have you wondered what it would be like to dust off pen and paper and try your hand at journaling as an adult? Have you ever been curious about journal writing but were unsure of how to get started? Or have you always wanted to try but found it difficult to express your thoughts? 

In recent years, many people have turned to journal writing as a tool to promote relaxation and well being, to help collect and process difficult thoughts and emotions, to sort out difficult feelings, and to aid in self-discovery. It's an ancient tradition that has been around for centuries but only recently has gone mainstream. 

In this day and age, we’re more connected to others than at any other time in history, but in adapting and conditioning ourselves to this new normal, we have managed to become quite disconnected from ourselves. Repressed thoughts, feelings, and emotions run rampant within our psyches. But how do we pull them forward in order to reconcile them? Journal writing can help unlock some of those mysteries. 

If you've ever wanted to begin journaling but have said to yourself, “I don’t know where to start.”, “I’m not sure what to write about.", or, “Do I really have anything interesting to say?”, this book can help you get over that hump. Whether you have years of experience with journaling or have never written a single journal entry, the information contained here will benefit you in your journaling practice. 

This book provides guidance for those who want to explore journal writing but either have never tried, or have tried but had some difficulty getting started. It’s also for those who are curious about journaling as a form of self-expression and are looking for additional advice, tips, and resources to bring thoughts and emotions forward. It discusses how to get started, what to do if you get stuck, how to write authentically and without filters, how to write from the heart, how to write through depression, sadness, and grief, how to use journaling to get more in touch with your inner self, and how journaling can help you access your intuition. 

It's designed to help you get the most out of the time you spend putting your thoughts to words, and gives you the tools to teach you how to write from the soul.

LanguageEnglish
Release dateMar 26, 2016
ISBN9781519990006
From Thoughts To Written Words: Learn To Journal From The Soul

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    From Thoughts To Written Words - Vince Guaglione

    From Thoughts To Written Words

    Learn To Journal From The Soul

    Vince Guaglione

    Text copyright ©2016 Vincent P. Guaglione

    All Rights Reserved

    For

    Those who have the courage to look within

    and challenge themselves to be true to their hearts

    Acknowledgements

    Thanks goes out to Shawn, R.J., and the entire team at Book Marketing Tools for giving me the opportunity to guest-post to the BMT blog and share my thoughts on writing and journaling.

    A special thanks goes to Christina, whose enthusiasm, support, and belief in this work makes me proud to be both an author and a partner in this journey we call life.

    And as always, I would like to thank my copy editor, A.D. Reed. Not only does he correct my grammar and punctuation, but he provides great insight in helping me become a better writer.

    Table of Contents

    1 – Introduction

    What Is Journaling

    Is Journaling Different Than Writing In A Diary?

    Why This Book?

    What Is Covered (And What’s Not)

    How This Book Is Organized

    What If I Need Some Examples?

    2 – My Background With Journaling

    Where It All Started

    What Brought Me Back To It Years Later

    3 – The Benefits Of Journaling

    Journaling As A Self-Help Aid

    Journaling To Become More Expressive

    Journaling To Give Thoughts And Emotions A Voice

    4 – How To Get Started

    Choose Your Setting

    Eliminate Distractions

    Clear Your Mind

    Just Write

    5 – What To Do If You Get Stuck

    Stop Staring At The Blank Page

    Focus On Your Thoughts

    Remember What Brought You Here

    6 – Writing Without Filters

    Don’t Censor Yourself

    Your Conscious Mind Tries To Protect You

    The Primary Goal - Authenticity

    7 – Writing Emotionally

    You Are The Medium

    Stay in the moment

    Dig Deeper

    My Real-Life Experience Opened A Pathway

    8 – Writing Through Depression, Sadness, Or Grief

    Put One Foot In Front Of The Other

    Celebrate Incremental Progress (Small Victories)

    Keep Writing Even When You Feel Better

    9 – Your Very Real Imaginary Friend

    Intuition Is Powerful

    What It Can Tell You

    How To Access It

    10 – Turning The Page

    Appendix A – Sample Journal Entries

    Reflecting On A Rant

    Admitting A Deficiency

    Reflecting On The Journey

    A Beginning, Or End?

    Pondering My Legacy

    Battling My Inner Demons

    Contemplating What It All Means

    Appendix B – Using Journaling As A Form Of Creativity And Inspiration

    About the Author

    1 – Introduction

    What Is Journaling

    Journaling is an ancient tradition, dating back many centuries and across many different cultures. At its simplest, journaling is the act of putting your thoughts, emotions, feelings, and experiences to paper. It’s a written record of your true self—one that can be typed out using a keyboard, or written longhand on paper. There are no rules when it comes to journaling. All it takes is a willingness to write or type and to let your thoughts guide you.

    Journaling can be structured or unstructured—as formal as an essay or no more than sentence fragments reflecting random thoughts and feelings. How we journal is unique to each of us: what matters more than how is why we journal in the first place.

    There are many reasons people choose to journal: to gain much-needed quiet time, alone with one’s thoughts after a hectic day; for a record of significant events that occur in one’s life; as an outlet to explore one’s emotions. This last is particularly useful when the need to vent becomes paramount. But regardless of the reason we choose to journal, the common thread that links this exercise for all of us is that it’s a form of self-expression. And through self-expression, we sometimes find inspiration—inspiration to grow as human beings, inspiration to challenge ourselves to reach new heights, and inspiration to overcome hurdles that life sometimes throws in our path.

    Because journaling is a form of self-expression, we’re free to be creative with it. We can write about anything that’s important to us without being judged or criticized. It’s a stream-of-consciousness exercise that encourages creative exploration, and a tool that launches a deeper knowledge of ourselves and our abilities. Because we are exploring our thoughts, feelings, and emotions in an unfiltered and uncensored manner, we often stumble

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