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Hope

18 Dec 2015 Comments Off on Hope

by uniquelyyourscraftjournal in Seeds of thought Tags: Anne Frank

Cure for Boredom

16 Dec 2015 Comments Off on Cure for Boredom

by uniquelyyourscraftjournal in Prompts Tags: Holiday Prompts

Dear Fellow Journalers,

Ok, I don’t know about you, but sometimes all I want to do during this very hectic time of year is to sit in a cozy chair and read or nap! Somewhere along the journal path, I found a list of Holiday Prompts for Students but they can easily be adapted for us. So, grab your pen and your journal and let’s begin:

Writing Ideas for Students 54 Fabulous and Fun Ideas

Christmas Writing Ideas for Kids

What is the Christmas spirit all about?
If you could give a gift to the world, what would it be?
What would you do if you got to visit the North Pole?
What are you thankful for on Christmas?
What would it be like to live in a gingerbread house?
What is your favorite thing about the Christmas season?
Have you ever looked for hidden presents? Did your parents find out?
What does Christmas morning feel like?
How does it feel to turn on the lights for the first time?
Have you ever participated in a Secret Santa gift exchange?
Do you think that people begin preparing for Christmas too early?
Who is your favorite reindeer?
Do you prefer to give or get presents?
What is the best gift you’ve ever given someone?
What is your favorite Christmas song?
Do you celebrate on Christmas or Christmas Eve?
What does Santa Claus represent?
How can you focus on something besides gifts at Christmas?
When does your family put presents under the tree?
What goodies does your family make at Christmas?
What is your favorite family Christmas tradition?
Have you ever gone caroling?
How will you give to others on Christmas?
What do you hope to get for Christmas this year?
Why do we celebrate Christmas?
What is the best thing to build with snow?
Did you ever sit on Santa’s lap when you were younger?
When does your family go to church on Christmas?
What is your favorite kind of Christmas lights?
What do you like to do during Christmas vacation?
If you were an elf, what kind of toys would you build?
How can you remember the less fortunate at Christmas?
What does Christmas mean to you?
How does your family decorate for Christmas?
Why do we decorate Christmas trees?
Is Christmas about giving or receiving?
Does your family celebrate any other holidays during the winter and Christmas seasons?
Write a story about Rudolph’s cousin, the unknown reindeer who loves to sing.
What does your family do on Christmas Day?
What is the best thing you’ve ever found in your stocking?
Why do people give Christmas gifts?
What would life be like without Christmas?
How can you share with other people on Christmas?
Why is the Nativity story so significant?
Who will you give gifts to on Christmas?
Does your family have real or fake trees? Which do you prefer?
What is your earliest Christmas memory?
Where do you celebrate Christmas? Do you ever go out-of-town to see family?
Why do we celebrate the Advent season?
What Christmas specials do you watch each year?
Have you ever left milk and cookies for Santa? Did he eat them?
How do you know the Christmas season has arrived?
Who decorates the tree at your house?
How do you feel during the Christmas season?

Happy Holidays and Write on!!!

‘Til next time,

Sallie

Aspirations

11 Dec 2015 Comments Off on Aspirations

by uniquelyyourscraftjournal in Seeds of thought Tags: aspirations

“Our aspirations are our possibilities.”

Robert Browning

The Voice of our Soul

09 Dec 2015 Comments Off on The Voice of our Soul

by uniquelyyourscraftjournal in Perspectives Tags: emotions, mind, soul

Dear Fellow Journalers,

If our eyes are the windows of our soul then our emotions are the Voice of our Soul. Our emotions connect us to the deepest parts of our inner selves, the ones we reach as we journal. Have you ever noticed that if you’re really passionate about something and you write about it, the more you write and the deeper you delve into the situation, the more you See and feel yourself?

Many of us have never listened to ourselves. Oh, yes, we talk to ourselves, but that’s different. Even when we talk with others, some of us never really listen to the other person – we’re always thinking about what we are going to say next in the conversation.

Some of us are afraid of our emotions. We really shouldn’t be. Emotions, our feelings are our inner GPS; they give us a voice. The voice then gives us energy to tackle life. Some of the energy is fueled by negative and destructive emotions. Too many events in the past year demonstrate those situations. The good news is that we can channel our emotions to doing good things. Social media, newspapers and TV stations will feature “Good NEWS” this month. Those stories, for the most part, will touch our hearts and souls. These are stories about un-sung heroes, the pay-it-forward stories, the generosity at the soup kitchen etc.

What prompts these good emotions? Our mind is the tool that interprets the information that our emotions are giving us. It tells our emotions that this situation needs our full attention. A lot of the time, most of us act on instinct – raw emotion if you will.

We need, I think, in this coming year, to learn to listen to ourselves and to think about the relationship of our mind and emotions. According to everything I’ve read, it’s going to be a long and arduous journey and we need all the good energy (emotions) to make it to our personal mountain top.

‘Til next time,

Sallie