by Bakari Chavanu | May 24, 2017 | Advice, app review, Day One Journal App
One of the advantages of using the digital journaling app Day One 2 is its unique ‘On This Day’ feature that allows users to read entries on the same day of the current day in previous years. For various reasons, I have rarely gone back and read my paper... 
by Bakari Chavanu | Apr 29, 2017 | Advice, Guest Blog Articles
It is so great to receive feedback from participants of National Journal Writing Month, because I learn more about how they are using their journal writing, how useful NaJoWriMo is for them, and what I could do to help make their journal writing more useful. As... 
by Bakari Chavanu | Feb 15, 2017 | Advice, Journal Writing Prompts
One of ongoing lists that I maintain in my journal is called Stepping Stones, developed by Dr. Ira Progoff, author of the classic, Journal Workshop: Writing to Access the Power of the Unconscious and Evoke Creative Ability. I first read about the Stepping Stones... 
by Bakari Chavanu | Oct 20, 2016 | Advice
If your journal writing is truly personal and kept from the prying eyes of even your closest family member or friend, then writing an unsent letter can be both cathartic and even revealing through the process of deep writing. Often times when we write in our journal,... by Guest Author | Nov 11, 2015 | About Journal Writing, Advice, Guest Blog Articles
Courage to Write the Truth Years ago, writing my first personal journal entry, I gripped my pen like the fear that gripped me. I was afraid of what would pour out. Afraid of what it would mean. Afraid of what I would discover about myself that I didn’t want to know.... 
by Guest Author | Nov 4, 2015 | About Journal Writing, Advice, Guest Blog Articles
At the close of NaJoWriMo October, journal writer, Polly Anna Watson graciously shared with me her response to the final journaling prompt for that month. (The theme for October was Exploring Creativity.) I truly appreciate her feedback and the feedback from...
