Tag: Journaling
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Spirituality Writing Prompts
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in ArticleBy: Anna Hallett, Director, The Writing Party (Spirituality Writing Prompts) The Writing Party Inspiration Stations If you have been to a Writing Party event, you know that we have six unique, proprietary Inspiration Stations to, well, inspire your writing. Our Inspiration Stations include: 1) Fiction Writing Starters and Prompts; 2) Storyboarding; 3) Poetry Forms and Prompts;…
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Spirituality and Writing: Connecting Within and Without
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in ArticleBy: Anna Hallett and Mary Discenza, The Writing Party (Spirituality and Writing: Connecting Within and Without) What is Spirituality? As a concept, spirituality has come in and out of vogue throughout time like waves on the sand. To some, it connotes religion, with all the ritualistic accoutrements which accompany worship of a Higher Power. To…
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Keeping a Journal: Writing for Yourself in the New Year Part 2
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in ArticleBy: Anna Hallett, Director, The Writing Party (Keeping a Journal: Writing for Yourself in the New Year) Keeping a Journal January is time for a fresh start and setting new goals. Journaling is a useful habit you can begin this year. Benefits of Journaling There are a variety of benefits to journaling. Recording your experiences, thoughts,…
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The Holiday Season: Red, Green…And Blue?
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in ArticleBy: Mary Discenza and Anna Hallett, The Writing Party (The Holiday Season: Red, Green…And Blue? Writing to Chase the Blues Away) Writing to chase the blues away Even before the added stress of COVID-19, for many people the holiday season and the shorter, darker days of winter exacerbate feelings of sadness, loneliness, and anxiety, often referred…
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The “Write” to Heal
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in ArticleBy: Julie Ayn Discenza, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Please note that this article was written by a licensed therapist and the therapeutic writing technique described for traumatic experiences should be used with the help and guidance of a licensed therapist. As a therapist, I have found that writing is a surprisingly powerful tool in…
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Journaling: Why You Need to Journal Part 1
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in ArticleBy: Anna Hallett, Director, The Writing Party When I was in junior high school, my English teacher required us to submit a Black Box every Friday. A Black Box was a journal entry, as in “Dear Black Box.” The idea was that we would collect all of our entries at the end of the year,…
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Writing a Pre-Travel Journal
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in ArticleBy: Mary Discenza, Director, The Writing Party A Pre-travel Journal It may seem counter-intuitive, but now may be the best time to plan that trip of a lifetime, your bucket-list journey that’s been relegated to the back of your mind for lo these many years or just sidetracked by the global pandemic. Writing a Pre-Travel…
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