Today is one of those days when I wish I had a Four-Seasons Room (you know, one of those three-sided, glassed-in rooms with a ceiling fan and air conditioning for days of 100 degrees!). It's one of those rooms where I could sit and stare out the windows while I contemplate what I want to write. It would be a place where I could watch the fluffy white clouds float across Georgia's bright blue sky above tall green pines. As I was daydreaming about all of this, our Director, Melody, stepped into the office. Somewhere during our talk, she told me she'd started journaling and that pleased me to no end. Especially since I've been journaling for a long, long time. It was like finding a fellow traveler. So, I decided to see what I could find in our library about writing, any kind of writing, and we have quite a selection of books, such as:
- Journey Notes: Writing for Recovery and Spiritual Growth by Solly & Lloyd (808S)
- Writing Down the Bones by Goldberg (808.02G)
- Write Now! Insights into Creative Writing by Dodd (808.042D)
- The Writer's Way (6th Edition) by Jack Rawlins (808.042R)
- The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing Poetry (808.1M)
- Short Story Writing (Writer's Digest Handbook of) 808.3H
And there are more books. I also found an interesting Website, one that specifically deals with journaling. This site talks about journaling of all kinds: personal, scrapbook, blogs, Bible, your memories, etc. Just visit www.inspiredtojournal.com where you'll see prompts, photos, quotations, links, books, and all kinds of things to grab your interest. But the most important thing for you to do is write, just write! You'll be amazed at how good it makes you feel. Even if it's only letters to your cat (or dog). There's such a freedom in writing, whether by hand or computer. And it may become one of those things you want to leave to the kids, or have published to help others realize what they're writing about is OK. So, check out the books listed above and the Website. . .and just write!
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