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personal evolution: books on journaling and self-discovery
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The Creativity Book: A Year's Worth of Inspiration and GuidanceThe Creativity Book: A Year's Worth of Inspiration and Guidance by Eric Maisel
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $3.75
Overflowing with exercises and advice that inspire you to be creative in countless ways.
Fruitflesh: Seeds of Inspiration for Women Who WriteFruitflesh: Seeds of Inspiration for Women Who Write by Gayle Brandeis
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See yourself from the angles and curves of, and through the flesh, parts and skin of fruit to tap into the brilliant pitch of your silent voice. A different yet worthwhile experience.
A Walk Between Heaven and Earth: A Personal Journal on Writing and the Creative ProcessA Walk Between Heaven and Earth: A Personal Journal on Writing and the Creative Process by Burghild Nina Holzer
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If you like to write in response to someone's insights, this may be the book for you. This one's a keeper.
Leaving a Trace: On Keeping a JournalLeaving a Trace: On Keeping a Journal by Alexandra Johnson
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Sometimes I get very tired of writing. This book reminds me why the practice of writing is very essential to my existence and sanity.
The Playful Way to Knowing Yourself: A Creative Workbook to Inspire Self-DiscoveryThe Playful Way to Knowing Yourself: A Creative Workbook to Inspire Self-Discovery by Roberta Allen
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True to its title, this book is all about fun. Take the seriousness out of writing and who knows? You might find that one seed that blooms into a body of work...
Stirring the Waters: Writing to Find Your SpiritStirring the Waters: Writing to Find Your Spirit by Janell Moon
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Don't be fooled by the 9-week writing course. Many of the book's questions take more than 9 weeks to answer fully (or almost fully).
The Wise Earth Speaks to Your Spirit: 52 Ways to Find Your Soul Voice through Journal WritingThe Wise Earth Speaks to Your Spirit: 52 Ways to Find Your Soul Voice through Journal Writing by Janell Moon
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52 essays allow you to see yourself through the natural world. Create your own personal myths and folklore through metaphors inspired by nature.
A God Who Looks Like MeA God Who Looks Like Me by Patricia Lynn Reilly
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Put aside the politics that some see in this book and allow the exercises to guide you to your very personal spiritual base. I am thankful for this book.
Bliss: Writing to Find Your True SelfBliss: Writing to Find Your True Self by Katherine M. Ramsland
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Helps you figure out your blocks and how to crush them through intuition, visualization and awareness.
A Writer's Workbook: Daily Exercises for the Writing LifeA Writer's Workbook: Daily Exercises for the Writing Life by Caroline Sharp
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Let the obstacle pages push away those pesky writing challenges. Anecdotes, insights, quotes and exercises keep you writing through tough times.
I Will Not Die an Unlived Life: Reclaiming Purpose and PassionI Will Not Die an Unlived Life: Reclaiming Purpose and Passion by Dawna Markova
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I still haven't found my purpose after reading this book, but I surely have reclaimed my passion. This is one I'll be reading over and over and journaling with and in response to.
No Enemies Within: A Creative Process for Discovering What's Right About What's WrongNo Enemies Within: A Creative Process for Discovering What's Right About What's Wrong by Dawna Markova
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If you have lost everything you've worked for like I have, this book will serve as a friend, a blessing and a lifeline. My demons are silent.
A Year of Living Consciously: 365 Daily Inspirations for Creating a Life of Passion and PurposeA Year of Living Consciously: 365 Daily Inspirations for Creating a Life of Passion and Purpose by Gay Hendricks
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A year of meditation and "conscious living practice". Not all days inspire writing but great for those who want to keep their journal entries short, simple and sharp.
Prayers to the Moon: Exercises in Self-ReflectionPrayers to the Moon: Exercises in Self-Reflection by Kay Leigh Hagan
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An exercise a week propels you to be more aware of your deepest self/selves. Most exercises rely on the simplest act of noticing.
The Spiritual Activist: Practices to Transform Your Life, Your Work, and Your World (Compass)The Spiritual Activist: Practices to Transform Your Life, Your Work, and Your World (Compass) by Claudia Horwitz
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Brings together various ways of spiritual practice to help you create your own. Questions for reflection make way for much journal writing.
When Your Heart Speaks, Take Good Notes : The Healing Power of WritingWhen Your Heart Speaks, Take Good Notes : The Healing Power of Writing by Susan Borkin
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All about healing. From loss to addiction to baggage to breakups to fear to illness. Stop, listen, write, heal. Sounds simple but it isn't.
Coming Home to Overselves: Journaling to WholenessComing Home to Overselves: Journaling to Wholeness by Jan Forrest
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Write through the tired, hurtful ways that women are defined or tend to define themselves. Where was this book when my mom was raising 4 kids?
Who Are You?: 101 Ways of Seeing Yourself (Compass)Who Are You?: 101 Ways of Seeing Yourself (Compass) by Malcolm Godwin
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May look like a lot of entertainment, but this book has led to some interesting writing as I looked at myself through various lenses and from different cultural, scientific and spiritual perspectives.