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Write For The Health Of It: Five reasons why writing is good for us
Published March 1, 2011 | 
Writing does the heart, spirit, and body a lot of good. How can we benefit from writing?
1. Alleviate stress: write down your worries. Or write a to do list and take action on something that is bothering you. Cross it off the list. This will greatly reduce stress and anxiety.
2. Get your creative juices going: being creative and getting in the flow is so good for our spirits. We are truly in the now and glad to be alive. Try it!
3. Writing nurtures our spiritual lives. I find at quiet times when I am feeling contemplative I write and feel very close to God.
4. Writing is great for our relationships. Write your sweetie a little love note. Write to a parent or friend a letter of appreciation. As a teacher I find it is very powerful to write notes to my students.
5. Writing helps make our dreams come true. Visualize what you want. Don’t just think about it though- write it down! There is something powerful about getting things down on paper that we want. It seems to get our intentions out there and sets the universe in motion.
I will stop here for now.
Have a beautiful day, write away!
Debra : )
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The Benefit of Writing Lists In Your Journal
Published September 14, 2010 | 
I started my first journal when I was about ten years old. Even then, one of my favorite activities was writing lists: my favorite movies, favorite actors, favorite books, my best friends, etc. I’ve always enjoyed books such as The Book of Lists, The Guiness Book of World Records, Almanacs, The Best Places to Kiss series, 100 reasons to be happy, 100 things to do before you die, etc.
There’s just something about lists that gets my imagination and energy going. I am a school teacher and even young kids seem to really like these kinds of books and writing lists in their writing journals. I teach them that list writing is a strategy to use as a source of ideas for their writing.
What are the benefits of making lists in our journals? I can think of many:
- A list of things you are thankful for can put you in a very positive appreciative state.
- A list of goals can give you focus, direction, and clarity on what is important for you.
- Just for fun: it can be quite entertaining to write down a list of the hottest hunks on television or places that are great to visit but you would never want to live there…
- To get sleepy: I have suggested here at The Warm Milk Journal to write down lists of things when you are having a hard time going to sleep. It gets your mind off your insomnia and will get you sleepy again soon.
- Relaxing: listing inspirational prayers, mantras, etc. can calm and center you and put you at your ease.
- Creativity: Get your brain going in creative directions. Give yourself a topic and then write down as many things as you can come up with without censoring yourself. Just write.
Try writing some kind of list in your journal tonight.
Enjoy.
Debra : )
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