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Welcome to Refresh with Dawn Herring, home of Refresh Journal for a fresh perspective in all of life's dimensions! I'm so glad you stopped by to check out my new Journal and to peruse the transcripts from #JournalChat Live and Links Edition. You're welcome to sign up for your personal copy of Refresh Journal which contains the Pick of the Day from #JournalChat Links Edition and the essential Pick of the Week, which determines our topic for #JournalChat Live on Thursdays at 5 EST/2 PST for all things journaling on Twitter.

Also included each week are refreshing tips for your home, work, kids and yourself, plus music, The Artist column and other goodies.

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Be refreshed,

Dawn Herring

JournalWriter Freelance

Host of #JournalChat Live and Links Edition on Twitter

Monday, May 20, 2013

#JournalChat Links Edition (5/20/13)



DawnHerring5:07pm via Facebook
#JournalChat Pick of the Week!! Creating the Space for Self-Exploration by Isabelle Rizo. It's time for a bit of...fb.me/2gwMLp0kN
DawnHerring5:01pm via Facebook
#JournalChat Pick of the Day on 5/20/13 for all things journaling on Twitter: Reflections on My Mother’s Circle of...fb.me/QFFaTsgW
JournalChat4:56pm via HootSuite
ow.ly/ldU84 #JournalChat Live is Thursday, 5/23, 5 EST/2 PST; Topic: Your #Journaling: Day Dreaming. Isabelle Rizo joins us!
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ow.ly/ldU3f #JournalChat Live is Thursday, 5/23, 5 EST/2 PST; Topic: Your #Journaling: Day Dreaming. Isabelle Rizo joins us!
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ow.ly/ldU2V #JournalChat Pick of the Week!! Creating the Space for Self Exploration by Isabelle Rizo @bellavie92 #Journaling
DawnHerring4:55pm via HootSuite
ow.ly/ldTYo #JournalChat Pick of the Week!! Creating the Space for Self Exploration by Isabelle Rizo @bellavie92 #Journaling
JournalChat4:48pm via HootSuite
ow.ly/ldTAg #JournalChat Pick of the Day (5/20) Reflections on My Mother's Circle of Love by @KathyPooler #Journaling
DawnHerring4:48pm via HootSuite
ow.ly/ldTum #JournalChat Pick of the Day (5/20) Reflections on My Mother's Circle of Love by @KathyPooler #Journaling
JournalChat4:39pm via HootSuite
ow.ly/ldSIL Colleen Fields Lost 124 Pounds by #Food#Journaling and Taking Control of Her Life #JournalChat#weightloss
JournalChat4:36pm via HootSuite
RT @GargoylePhan: @JournalChat ... Congrats on the 2nd anniversary of #JournalChat, Dawn! :-}
JournalChat4:35pm via HootSuite
@GargoylePhan Nikki!! How are you??? Thanks so much. :)) You just made me smile hugely. #JournalChat
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GargoylePhan4:27pm via Web
@JournalChat ... Congrats on the 2nd anniversary of#JournalChat, Dawn! :-}
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JournalChat4:27pm via HootSuite
ow.ly/ldRID Your Authentic #Refreshment: Quinn McDonald, Author of Raw #Art #Journaling #JournalChat
DawnHerring4:27pm via HootSuite
ow.ly/ldREh Your Authentic #Refreshment: Quinn McDonald, Author of Raw #Art #Journaling #JournalChat
JournalChat4:26pm via HootSuite
ow.ly/ldRDf Help us celebrate #JournalChat Live's 2 Year Anniversay for all things #Journaling! See details. :)
DawnHerring4:26pm via HootSuite
ow.ly/ldRA6 Help us celebrate #JournalChat Live's 2 Year Anniversay for all things #Journaling! See details. :)

Thursday, May 16, 2013

#JournalChat Live 5/16/13 Part II Topic: Your Journaling: Keep It Brief! with special guest Mari McCarthy



JournalChat4:21pm via HootSuite
Enjoy your #Journaling with brevity, and don't forget to refresh yourself! #JournalChat
DawnHerring4:21pm via HootSuite
Enjoy your #Journaling with brevity, and don't forget to refresh yourself! #JournalChat
JournalChat4:20pm via HootSuite
That wraps up this edition of #JournalChat Live; join us next week, 5/23, 5 EST/2 PST; #Journaling topic to be announced.
DawnHerring4:20pm via HootSuite
That wraps up this edition of #JournalChat Live; join us next week, 5/23, 5 EST/2 PST; #Journaling topic to be announced.
JournalChat4:20pm via HootSuite
Special Thanks to Mari McCarthy @CreateWriteNow for being our special guest & for her post on Brief #Journaling, our resource. #JournalChat
DawnHerring4:20pm via HootSuite
Special Thanks to Mari McCarthy @CreateWriteNow for being our special guest & for her post on Brief #Journaling, our resource. #JournalChat
JournalChat4:19pm via HootSuite
ow.ly/l70wp If you're looking to discover Your Authentic Refreshment, Refresh Sessions are now available!#JournalChat
DawnHerring4:19pm via HootSuite
ow.ly/l70sP If you're looking to discover Your Authentic Refreshment, Refresh Sessions are now available!#JournalChat
JournalChat4:17pm via HootSuite
ow.ly/l70pM To learn more about me, your host, see Dawn's Dimensions! #JournalChat #Journaling #art #refreshment
DawnHerring4:17pm via HootSuite
ow.ly/l70n7 To learn more about me, your host, see Dawn's Dimensions! #JournalChat #Journaling #art #refreshment
JournalChat4:17pm via HootSuite
ow.ly/l70mh To learn more about #JournalChat Live and Links Edition for all things #Journaling.
DawnHerring4:17pm via HootSuite
ow.ly/l70iJ To learn more about #JournalChat Live and Links Edition for all things #Journaling.
JournalChat4:16pm via HootSuite
ow.ly/l70hg Be a part of our 2 Year Celebration of #JournalChatLive for all things #journaling; see details!
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ow.ly/l70fc Be a part of our 2 Year Celebration of #JournalChatLive for all things #journaling; see details!
JournalChat4:15pm via HootSuite
ow.ly/l708P #RefreshJournal can help give you a fresh perspective on those brief journal entries! #JournalChat#Journaling
DawnHerring4:15pm via HootSuite
ow.ly/l704o #RefreshJournal can help give you a fresh perspective on those brief journal entries! #JournalChat#Journaling
JournalChat4:13pm via HootSuite
ow.ly/l700z Perhaps a brief entry is a Fresh Start for your#Journaling practice. #JournalChat
DawnHerring4:13pm via HootSuite
ow.ly/l6ZWD Perhaps a brief entry is a Fresh Start for your#Journaling practice. #JournalChat
JournalChat4:11pm via HootSuite
@CreateWriteNow SO Glad you enjoyed, Mari; I did too. It was fun and powerful at the same time. #JournalChat
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JournalChat4:11pm via HootSuite
ow.ly/l6ZNv Perhpas a #journaling #Prompt can help you capture the essence in your shorter entry. #JournalChat
DawnHerring4:11pm via HootSuite
ow.ly/l6ZH8 Perhpas a #journaling #Prompt can help you capture the essence in your shorter entry. #JournalChat
CreateWriteNow4:10pm via TweetChat
Thanks for inviting me Dawn. It was an awesome experience. WriteON! #journalchat
JournalChat4:09pm via HootSuite
@CreateWriteNow Thanks so much for joining us today, Mari. Appreciate what you shared about #Journaling with brevity!#JournalChat
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JournalChat4:07pm via HootSuite
Brevity may be the key to more consistent #Journaling, even if it's just a paragraph, so you don't miss anything! #JournalChat
DawnHerring4:07pm via HootSuite
Brevity may be the key to more consistent #Journaling, even if it's just a paragraph, so you don't miss anything! #JournalChat
CreateWriteNow4:06pm via TweetChat
Yes with brief entries, we have another avenue/choice to expand our journaling empowerment experience. WriteON! Thanks Dawn! #journalchat
JournalChat4:06pm via HootSuite
It challenges you to focus on what you really want to say without any small talk. Love this, Mari! #JournalChat
OutOTWhirlwind4:04pm via Web
#JournalChat Must go--talk later. Thanks everyone!
reflectionsbks4:02pm via UberSocial for iPhone
“@madeline40: @DawnHerring It was good to have longer entries to refer to when I wrote my memoir. I needed the detail.#journalchat”"
JournalChat4:02pm via HootSuite
@CreateWriteNow I do too. Then I think more so about why that lyric speaks to me right now. It can be quite revealing.#JournalChat
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madeline404:01pm via TweetChat
@KathyPooler Bye Kathy. I'm right there with you. Great chatting everyone. I love this topic. I'll start practicing brevity. #journalchat
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CreateWriteNow4:01pm via TweetChat
Indeed Dawn. I find my journaling conjures up song lyrics and when using lyrics as a prompt, I go new places.
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JournalChat4:01pm via HootSuite
@KathyPooler Thanks so much for joining us today, Kathy. :)#JournalChat
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JournalChat4:00pm via HootSuite
Speaking of brevity, I love using very little language in my #artjournal as well. Very powerful energy activated. #JournalChat#Journaling
DawnHerring4:00pm via HootSuite
Speaking of brevity, I love using very little language in my #artjournal as well. Very powerful energy activated. #JournalChat#Journaling
KathyPooler4:00pm via TweetDeck
@JournalChat I have to leave. Thanks for a great chat everyone. Happy Journaling! #journalchat
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JournalChat4:00pm via HootSuite
@madeline40 As a matter of fact, Sheila Bender's article I chose on Tuesday talks about sensory detail in our journals.#JournalChat
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OutOTWhirlwind4:00pm via Web
#JournalChat And engaging your students with your enquiries awakens their hearts and returns them to love & joy @caroline_gavin
JournalChat3:59pm via HootSuite
I think one of my favorite topics Mari shares is Music. Just a lyric can speak our heart in its brevity. #JournalChat #Journaling
DawnHerring3:59pm via HootSuite
I think one of my favorite topics Mari shares is Music. Just a lyric can speak our heart in its brevity. #JournalChat #Journaling
madeline403:58pm via TweetChat
@JournalChat We write using sensory details in our other writing, so why not in our journals. #journalchat
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KathyPooler3:57pm via TweetDeck
RT @JournalChat: I love idea of using sensory details in our brief entries; really capturing the essence of the experience.#JournalChat
madeline403:57pm via TweetChat
RT @JournalChat: I love idea of using sensory details in our brief entries; really capturing the essence of the experience.#journalchat
JournalChat3:57pm via HootSuite
@madeline40 We often don't realize the synchronization and purpose to what we do at the outset. #JournalChat
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JournalChat3:52pm via HootSuite
@OutOTWhirlwind Clear direction of guidance..that's what we all need. #JournalChat
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OutOTWhirlwind3:50pm via Web
#JournalChat @caroline_gavin, @CreateWriteNow present clear direction of guidance offered through our revealed words.
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caroline_gavin3:56pm via Twitterfall
@OutOTWhirlwind Beautiful and true! We find crystal clear direction by distilling the words of our hearts. #JournalChat
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OutOTWhirlwind3:56pm via Web
#JournalChat The features of journaling are of great service--opening Devine essence for their students.
JournalChat3:56pm via HootSuite
I love idea of using sensory details in our brief entries; really capturing the essence of the experience. #JournalChat#Journaling
DawnHerring3:56pm via HootSuite
I love idea of using sensory details in our brief entries; really capturing the essence of the experience. #JournalChat#Journaling
CreateWriteNow3:55pm via TweetChat
RT @JournalChat: When we look at previous entries, we often find the shorter sentences et our attention the most.#JournalChat #journalchat
madeline403:55pm via TweetChat
@JournalChat yes. that's right. Although I didn't know I'd be writing a book and using my journals as a resource at the time.#journalchat
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JournalChat3:55pm via HootSuite
RT @CreateWriteNow: Spiritual, universal messages.
#journalchat
JournalChat3:55pm via HootSuite
RT @CreateWriteNow: I find that brief journal entries connect me to the universe, to something more than myself.
#journalchat
JournalChat3:54pm via HootSuite
RT @OutOTWhirlwind#JournalChat There is journaling and journaling with intention to know our truth @JournalChat.
madeline403:54pm via TweetChat
@KathyPooler I appreciate your saying that. Thank you.#journalchat
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JournalChat3:54pm via HootSuite
@OutOTWhirlwind Exactly, Michael. Sometimes asking a question that directly correlates with what we want to know helps. #JournalChat
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CreateWriteNow3:54pm via TweetChat
RT @OutOTWhirlwind#JournalChat There is journaling and journaling with intention to know our truth @JournalChat. Authentic :) #journalchat
JournalChat3:54pm via HootSuite
@madeline40 We don't have to keep it brief all of the time. Maybe there are times when brevity is called for more than others. #JournalChat
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KathyPooler3:53pm via TweetDeck
@madeline40 that's wht makes yr memoir so powerful, Madeline- yr voice & the depth of your emotions connects us all to yr story #journalchat
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JournalChat3:53pm via HootSuite
@madeline40 Even though that rawness can be painful, it's still worth translating it to the page..a healing process occurs.#JournalChat
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CreateWriteNow3:53pm via TweetChat
I find that brief journal entries connect me to the universe, to something more than myself. Spiritual, universal messages.
#journalchat
OutOTWhirlwind3:52pm via Web
#JournalChat There is journaling and journaling with intention to know our truth @JournalChat.
madeline403:52pm via TweetChat
@DawnHerring Though I must say, it was good to have longer entries to refer to when I wrote my memoir. I needed the detail.#journalchat
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JournalChat3:52pm via HootSuite
@OutOTWhirlwind Clear direction of guidance..that's what we all need. #JournalChat
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JournalChat3:51pm via HootSuite
When we look at previous entries, we often find the shorter sentences that get our attention the most. #JournalChat#Journaling
DawnHerring3:51pm via HootSuite
When we look at previous entries, we often find the shorter sentences that get our attention the most. #JournalChat#Journaling
madeline403:50pm via TweetChat
@KathyPooler Thank you Kathy. The journals were written almost on the spot so it was easy to capture the rawness.#journalchat
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OutOTWhirlwind3:50pm via Web
#JournalChat @caroline_gavin, @CreateWriteNow present clear direction of guidance offered through our revealed words.
madeline403:48pm via TweetChat
@caroline_gavin I think that is true. I reframe my journals for a lot of my writing. #journalchat
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JournalChat3:49pm via HootSuite
RT @OutOTWhirlwind#JournalChat As we see what we've written we can reframe it to the words that reflect our truth, our soul's expression.
KathyPooler3:49pm via TweetDeck
@madeline40 Madeline Yr memoir a perfect example of capturing the raw emotions thru prose & poetry, gleaned frm yr journal #journalchat
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caroline_gavin3:49pm via Twitterfall
@OutOTWhirlwind Yes! Pure power in our words; the clarity crystallized translates to direction and ultimately manifestation.#JournalChat
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JournalChat3:49pm via HootSuite
@caroline_gavin Which is what the brevity may provide...the essence of what really matters. #JournalChat
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JournalChat3:48pm via HootSuite
@OutOTWhirlwind And keeping it brief as we do so can work as well. #JournalChat
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madeline403:48pm via TweetChat
@caroline_gavin I think that is true. I reframe my journals for a lot of my writing. #journalchat
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JournalChat3:47pm via HootSuite
RT @OutOTWhirlwind#JournalChat If we reveal our words, reflect on them, they will reveal our soul's desires and direction.
DawnHerring3:47pm via HootSuite
RT @OutOTWhirlwind#JournalChat If we reveal our words, reflect on them, they will reveal our soul's desires and direction.
OutOTWhirlwind3:46pm via Web
#JournalChat If we reveal our words, reflect on them, they will reveal our soul's desires and direction.
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OutOTWhirlwind3:44pm via Web
#JournalChat As we see what we've written we can reframe it to the words that reflect our truth, our soul's expression.
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vmusgrave3:47pm via TweetChat
Yes, I find Journaling has helped me write sections of my memoir. #journalchat
JournalChat3:46pm via HootSuite
@OutOTWhirlwind Welcome back to #JournalChat Live, Michael; good to see you!
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KathyPooler3:46pm via TweetDeck
RT @OutOTWhirlwind#JournalChat If we reveal our words, reflect on them, they will reveal our soul's desires and direction. Beautiful!
madeline403:43pm via TweetChat
@JournalChat My new commitment to more regular journaling definitely adds to that empowerment. #journalchat
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caroline_gavin3:46pm via Twitterfall
@JournalChat Beautifully expressed: you "just know" -- and it reaches the core. That is the beauty of finding the "essence."#JournalChat
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JournalChat3:46pm via HootSuite
@KathyPooler It is a fabulous tool to getting our story written, Kathy! #JournalChat
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CreateWriteNow3:46pm via TweetChat
RT @OutOTWhirlwind#JournalChat As we see what weve written we can reframe it to the words that reflect our truth, our soul. #journalchat
OutOTWhirlwind3:46pm via Web
#JournalChat If we reveal our words, reflect on them, they will reveal our soul's desires and direction.
madeline403:45pm via TweetChat
@KathyPooler My journal entries definitely informed my memoir. So much material written down helps a lot. #journalchat
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JournalChat3:45pm via HootSuite
RT @madeline40: @JournalChat My new commitment to more regular journaling definitely adds to that empowerment.#journalchat
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@madeline40 Oh, it certainly would, Madeline, as you put words to the page, validating and nurturing yourself. :) #JournalChat
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caroline_gavin3:45pm via Twitterfall
@KathyPooler Absolutely! Such power in crystallization and distillation! A crystal-clear focus is energizing. #JournalChat
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RT @KathyPooler: @caroline_gavin @JournalChat I love that "crystallization happens"- clarity & focus-distilling in a nutshell!#journalchat
OutOTWhirlwind3:44pm via Web
#JournalChat As we see what we've written we can reframe it to the words that reflect our truth, our soul's expression.
KathyPooler3:44pm via TweetDeck
@madeline40 @JournalChat and my journal entries hav ebecome seeds for my memoir- an added benefit of capturing the moments #journalchat
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JournalChat3:44pm via HootSuite
@KathyPooler Oh, I love distilling too; that's what Quinn McDonald talk about in my interview w/ her. #JournalChatow.ly/l6X5y
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CreateWriteNow3:43pm via TweetChat
RT @madeline40: @JournalChat My new commitment to more regular journaling definitely adds to that empowerment.#journalchat
madeline403:43pm via TweetChat
@JournalChat My new commitment to more regular journaling definitely adds to that empowerment. #journalchat
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JournalChat3:43pm via HootSuite
@caroline_gavin I love that word: Crystallization. Where you just know and it goes to the core. #JournalChat
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KathyPooler3:42pm via TweetDeck
@caroline_gavin @JournalChat I love that "crystallization happens"- clarity & focus- distilling in a nutshell! #journalchat
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JournalChat3:42pm via HootSuite
RT @caroline_gavin: There is power in brevity, in reducing things to the "nutshell" version. Beautiful crystallization happens#JournalChat
CreateWriteNow3:42pm via TweetChat
RT @JournalChat: @CreateWriteNow That is one of the BIGGEST benefits to #Journaling that I know of: Personal Empowerment! #journalchat
DawnHerring3:42pm via HootSuite
RT @caroline_gavin: There is power in brevity, in reducing things to the "nutshell" version. Beautiful crystallization happens#JournalChat
caroline_gavin3:42pm via Twitterfall
@JournalChat Thank you for the warm welcome, Dawn! Always great to see you! I enjoy the #JournalChat Live! :)
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madeline403:42pm via TweetChat
RT @vmusgrave: Short entries could revolutionize the way we keep a #journal still capturing the essence of life. #journalchat
JournalChat3:41pm via HootSuite
@CreateWriteNow That is one of the BIGGEST benefits to#Journaling that I know of: Personal Empowerment!#JournalChat
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CreateWriteNow3:41pm via TweetChat
RT @vmusgrave: Short entries could revolutionize the way we keep a #journal still capturing the essence of life. #JournalChat#journalchat
JournalChat3:38pm via HootSuite
Shorter entries could help revolutionize the way we keep a journal, still capturing the essence of life. #JournalChat#Journaling
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KathyPooler3:41pm via TweetDeck
RT @vmusgrave Short entries could revolutionize the way we keep a #journal still capturing the essence of life. #journalchat
caroline_gavin3:40pm via Twitterfall
@JournalChat There is power in brevity, in reducing things to the "nutshell" version. Beautiful crystallization happens.#JournalChat
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KathyPooler3:40pm via TweetDeck
@madeline40 Exactly, Madeline. Writing to heal lives on :-)#journalchat
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vmusgrave3:40pm via TweetChat
RT @JournalChat: Short entries could revolutionize the way we keep a #journal still capturing the essence of life. #JournalChat#journalchat
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@caroline_gavin Welcome back to #JournalChat Live, Caroline; great to see you!
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@KathyPooler I like that, Kathy..Put it in its place! #JournalChat
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