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One Month – 21 Sentences

Posted on February 2, 2012 by literarylee

This idea is a winner.  After one month of keeping a calendar journal, I have collected 21 sentences describing events, ideas and memories from over the last 31 days.  Though only one month has passed, I’m surprised to discover I … Continue reading →

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Reason 23 for Writing Regularly in a Journal or Notebook

Posted on January 13, 2012 by literarylee

Reason 23 for writing in a journal: It’s a good outlet for the drivelisdom* (pronounced: drih-vuhl-IZ-dum) slushing around in your head.  Also, you can go back to it later and say, “Gosh what drivel,” or “Gosh, how wise.”  Here’s a … Continue reading →

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Keep a Calendar Journal– Part 2

Posted on January 11, 2012 by literarylee

Keep a Calendar Journal Part 1 So why would someone want to keep a journal on a calendar, writing a sentence a day for two, four, five or even seven days a week?  Here are a few reasons: 1. At … Continue reading →

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Keep a Calendar Journal – Part 1

Posted on January 6, 2012 by literarylee

Listen up!  This idea is a winner, a very doable and fun way to add a few thoughtful words to your life.  It’s easy.  I’m adding this to all the other word things I am already doing in 2012.  You could … Continue reading →

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Do You Talk to Yourself? Write it Down!

Posted on December 15, 2011 by literarylee

Do you talk to yourself?  Write it down.  Carry a small notebook with you wherever you go so you can be your own secretary, taking down the notes, the words, the ideas you are speaking in your own mind.  Sitting … Continue reading →

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A Weighty Presence I Cherish

Posted on October 17, 2011 by literarylee

I read this in a Wall Street Journal article a few weeks ago: President Barack Obama sent trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama to Congress on Monday, capping months of tense negotiations and setting the stage for a heated … Continue reading →

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First Day of Autumn: Another Full Journal in the Compost

Posted on September 21, 2011 by literarylee

Like a colorful, drying leaf that’s served its great purpose, absorbing sunlight and creating nourishing energy, that now falls gently down to earth, so I shelve another journal fully absorbed with my musings, blatherings, rough drafts, ideas; a smattering collection of words, some dumb, some brilliant, … Continue reading →

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Not Idle At All

Posted on May 20, 2011 by literarylee

All these years I thought my mind wandered a lot, idle thoughts knocking around in my noggin like careening, caroming pinballs.  I had always thought it was a negative thing, as if I had some problem focusing on thoughts that really … Continue reading →

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First Entry in a New Journal

Posted on May 12, 2011 by literarylee

When you set out to write something profound, sometimes trite is all that flows from the pen.  Inscribaphobia: The fear of writing something in a guestbook, wedding log, gift card, or brand-new journal because you are worried it will sound … Continue reading →

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From the Bride’s Father’s Notebook – Day 4

Posted on February 28, 2011 by literarylee

From the Bride’s Father’s Notebook – Day 3 Wednesday, December 23 I hung out with my future son-in-law today.  Hung out is really the best way to say it.  We really didn’t “accomplish” anything, but I think we had fun … Continue reading →

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