journalexercises

Weekly journal exercise from www.aboutcreativejournals.com, revised journal exercises from years worth of archives, plus occasional journaling prompts, updates, or info.

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Tuesday, May 13, 2008

This Week's Journal Exercise

In your journal:
Make a list of the ways (big and small) that you depend on others.
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This Week's Inspirational Link: Renew Your Mood
http://www.aish.com/spirituality/dailyLift/DL_browse.asp?topic=168&offset=8

Donate, Volunteer, or Speak Out About: Myanmar Relief
http://www.networkforgood.org/topics/international/cyclone/myanmar0508.aspx

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Saturday, May 03, 2008

This and Next Week's Journal Exercise

In your journal:
Make a list of the biggest obstacles standing between you and three of your most important goals.  How can you get rid of these obstacles?  Who or what can help you with these obstacles?  © www.AboutCreativeJournals.com

In your journal:
Think of the last 3 conversation you had this week that did not go well.  What was the goal of the conversation?  Did you have this goal in mind while talking to the person?  What kept the conversation from going in the direction you hoped?  What might have helped?  © www.AboutCreativeJournals.com

This Week's Inspirational Link: Disagree Respectfully
http://www.aish.com/spirituality/dailyLift/DL_browse.asp?topic=43&offset=13

Donate, Volunteer, or Speak Out About: Energy Use
http://www.networkforgood.org/topics/animal_environ/energy_use/

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Thursday, April 17, 2008

This Week's and Next Week's Journal Exercise

In your journal:
Make a list of the opportunities available to you right now, and how you can take advantage of each one.  Which of these opportunities will help or are related to other long term goals that you have?  © www.AboutCreativeJournals.com

In your journal:
Write down a bad habit that you would like to quit.  List at least five things that you like even better than this bad habit that quitting the bad habit would help bring you? Pin your list up somewhere where you can see it on a regular basis while trying to quit. © www.AboutCreativeJournals.com

This Week's Inspirational Link: Outcome Thinking
http://www.aish.com/spirituality/dailyLift/DL_browse.asp?topic=46&offset=2

Donate, Volunteer, or Speak Out About: Prostate Cancer
http://www.networkforgood.org/topics/health/prostate/

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Monday, April 07, 2008

This Week's Journal Exercise

In your journal:
What makes a person effective? Think of people you know who tend to accomplish what they set out to do.  What is it that makes them effective?  What do they do?  What traits help them to accomplish?  Apply the list to one of your current goals.  How might your efforts change?  © www.AboutCreativeJournals.com

This Week's Inspirational Link: Don't Compare Situations
http://www.aish.com/spirituality/dailyLift/DL_browse.asp?topic=172&offset=1

Donate, Volunteer, or Speak Out About: Heart Disease
http://www.networkforgood.org/topics/health/heart_disease/

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Monday, March 31, 2008

This Week's Journal Exercise

In your journal:
What, if anything, have you done this week, this month or today that you may regret in the future?  What actions have you taken that might have negative consequences?  Think back over the last few days or weeks.  Try and pinpoint some things that you have done that in the future you might wish you hadn't or perhaps are even wishing now that you hadn't.  What are the negative consequences?  Try to visualize these consequences.  How can you prevent yourself from doing these things again?
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This Week's Inspirational Link: Make It Interesting
http://www.aish.com/spirituality/dailyLift/DL_browse.asp?topic=75&offset=1

Donate, Volunteer, or Speak Out About: Learning Disabilities
http://www.networkforgood.org/topics/education/learning_dis/

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Monday, March 24, 2008

This Week's Journal Exercise

In your journal:
What does it mean to forgive?  Think of something you have done that you wish someone would forgive you for?  What are you hoping it will mean when they forgive you?  How do you hope this person will think, act, and feel towards you after they have forgiven you?  Think of someone you have forgiven.  What does this mean about how you think, act and feel toward this person?  How similar is the way you forgive others to the way you hope to be forgiven?  © www.AboutCreativeJournals.com

This Week's Inspirational Link: Goals of Communication
http://www.aish.com/spirituality/dailyLift/DL_browse.asp?topic=83&offset=4

Donate, Volunteer, or Speak Out About: Air Pollution
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Tuesday, March 18, 2008

This Week's Journal Exercise

In your journal:
What are some assumptions you've made about a person you don't know well?  What have you assumed to be true about this person without seeing any proof?  What are these assumptions based on?  What are five pieces of evidence to the contrary?  Try to come up with at least 5 things you've seen or heard that show you your assumptions may be wrong.  What has this person most likely assumed about you? © www.AboutCreativeJournals.com

This Week's Inspirational Link: Deal With Others As They are Now
http://www.aish.com/spirituality/dailyLift/DL_browse.asp?topic=110&offset=1

Donate, Volunteer, or Speak Out About: Community Improvement
http://www.networkforgood.org/topics/civic_comm/community/

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