#JournalChat Live Facebook Discussion with Special Guests, Madeline Sharples, Debra DiPietro and Kelly Epperson; Your Journaling: Mind Magic Part II

Dawn Herring

Yesterday at 3:08pm

Madeline shares: "I sometimes rant, I sometimes just report or make lists or declarations. There are so many ways to journal."

I love the fact that there are different ways we can express ourselves and relieve whatever stress we may be feeling. Lists are an easy way to get it down in an organized fashion. Declarations can be affirming and validating.

I personally love MIND MAPS and Dialogue with alternating hands. Helps me see assocations of trouble spots and ask relevant questions about stuff that is challenging me and get answers!

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  Sue Ekins Mind mapping is a tool that helps us get at our deeper feelings about an issue. I use it even for blog posts for bringing forth all my thoughts on a topic.

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  Madeline Tasky Sharples I apologize. I keep getting lost. There are so many threads here.

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  Dawn Herring That's great idea, Sue, to get deeper and reveal as much as you can.

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  Dawn Herring No problem, Madeline. You just comment wherever you like. No apology needed!

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  Debra DiPietro I am getting a little lost too I'm afraid.

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  Dawn Herring It can get a little crazy with lots of comments and posts, but there is so much GOOD STUFF going on, ladies. Just comment where you like. 

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  Madeline Tasky Sharples Okay. I'm bouncing around a bit. I hope I don't miss anything.

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  Dawn Herring Don't worry if you do, Madeline, It'll come back anyway. 

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  Madeline Tasky Sharples Thanks, Dawn.

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Dawn Herring

Yesterday at 3:13pm

Madeline shares: "The main thing to remember is that it is our page, no one else's so we're free to write anything down on it. Plus we can write without that little critic on our shoulder."

I love how we can Own Our Journals just like we own our stress; we can use it however we like to help us reckon with our challenges and gain our power back in stressful times.

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Dawn Herring

Yesterday at 3:17pm

Stress can come in many forms, whether bodily with illness or disease, financially related with job loss or catastrophe, or relational stress, whether dealing with a family member or friend that challenges us or such as in the death of someone we love dearly, as Madeline gives us example of.

Our journals can be one of the most empowering tools to help us work through any stressful issue and the content never gets old. We can write whatever we need to for as long as we need to to help us get back to center and to personal empowerment.

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  Sue Ekins Yes, and sometimes if our stress is due to overwhelm, journaling helps us put in in perspective. Or decide what is really important and what can I let go of.

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  Dawn Herring Welcome back to #JournalChat Live, Sue! Great to see you.  Yes, journaling can help us re-prioritize!

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  Sue Ekins Thanks, Dawn. Good to be here, even for a bit.

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  Madeline Tasky Sharples Great to have you here, Sue.

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  Sue Ekins Thanks, Madeline. I enjoyed your blog post. Especially some of the insights like "No one is immune to the stressors of life." We forget this sometimes. We think OUR issues are the most stressful, until we really get to talking to people. Also your idea "Build your confidence by declaring who and what you are."

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  Sue Ekins And Dawn, you've got a great point about journaling being a tool for personal empowerment. YES. It helps us clarify what we want to do and if we're facing resistance, we can work it out on the page.

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  Dawn Herring Oooh that is key, Build your confidence by declaring Who and What You Are. I love that!! When you start from that place, you're on the right track.

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  Sue Ekins Dawn Herring, that helps us deal with others who think THEY know who and what we are -- or ought to be -- in their eyes. I've reached the age where I need to be ME and live my life the way I want to. That confidence from journaling is a great help.

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  Debra DiPietro Yes! I feel the same way, Sue Ekins

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  Dawn Herring Wow, you really hit the bulls eye with that one, Sue. Many others may think they know who we are, but they really don't. And we can know for sure Who We Are through our journaling practice and then implementing what that means to us tangibly.

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  Madeline Tasky Sharples I totally agree. It's the only place I can really be ME.

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  Dawn Herring And we can really love who ME is in our journals. It's a great place to value and appreciate ourselves, especially when we're stressed and can use a boost.

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