“Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.” — Japanese Proverb There are different ways that you can bring awareness of your life purpose into your daily activities. One easy way is to write out your life purpose and put copies of it in places where …
Category: journaling
Living on the edge (of mind and heart)
We tend to live most of our lives in our unconscious comfort zone, the robot zone where we do the same things over and over again. Think about it. When was the last time you had an original thought or even a good idea and implemented it? I have a …
Keeping focused on what’s most important
Stephen Covey says that the most important thing is to keep the most important thing, the most important thing. How might we actually do this? If you are visual, draw pictures or write with big colourful pens about what has greatest priority for you. Like words? Write it out on …
Questions I want God to answer
Most often intuition comes to us as questions or urges or glimpses that we are wise to explore. I find it really helpful to keep a list of big questions I want answered in my life — questions I want God to answer. Then I challenge myself to answer the …
Opening to the big picture – at least once/month
When I can’t see the forest for the trees, I step back and find space. I most love to find a new quiet journaling spot like a coffee shop or park. In a location away from home and work, I can get a bigger perspective. Starting with a blank page, …
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My journal is my best friend.
I can’t imagine who would allow me to totally ignore, abuse, laugh with, swear at, shed tears on, get angry at and be totally honest with him/her – other than my journal. My journal is a truly unconditional friend. It does not reject, manipulate, judge, laugh at or ridicule me. …
New times require new ways of thinking
“It is through science that we prove, but through intuition that we discover.” ~ Jules H. Poincare ~ As our world gets more complex, we are discovering that rational and logical ways of thinking become less effective. There is an increasing need to include intuitive thinking in the mix. Also, …
Setting up a journal
If journaling has not worked for you, you may have not found the best system or tools to make it work for you.