Some have used journaling as a
springboard to publishing, and even to entrepreneurial endeavors. Today’s Guest
Blog Post writer is one such person. Tina Games, certified creativity and life purpose coach, and author of Journaling by the Moonlight: A Mother’s Path to
Self-Discovery.
Here Tina explains how her journaling process
led to healing, and from there to bigger things:
I believe that women are a
significant part of the "ripple effect" - that will transform the
world into a more compassionate, more nurturing place. Imagine for a moment a
pebble thrown into a pond. It creates a ripple that goes on and on and on.
When a woman is living life with
complete authenticity, she's subconsciously giving permission for those around
her to do the same. When she's at her best, she's creating powerful change for
her family, her community, and for the world at large. It's all part of
"the ripple."
What "journaling by the
moonlight" brought to me was an
understanding that things do happen for a reason. It helped me discover that my
life had a bigger meaning, a bigger purpose - and motherhood was only a part of
it. By journal writing through a two-year depression (right after the birth of
my first child), I began to discover the synchronicities in my life. I started
exploring my life story - up until that point.
I'm a big believer that each and every one of us are living
OUR life story - in whatever way that story needs to play out. And for many of
us, this story involves lessons.
In order to learn OUR lessons, we must journey through the
challenges. This is where we grow - emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. And
along this journey of self-discovery, we gain a deeper understanding of who we
really are.
It’s this meaning that brings the “ah-ha” moments, the deep understanding, the desired clarity that leads to divinely-inspired actions. It’s this meaning that paves the way to choosing an authentic path of work. It’s this meaning that helps us make sense of the relationships in our lives. It’s this meaning that sparks the richness of living a life on purpose.
As we move through the ebb and
flow in our lives, it's our intuition that guides the way. Intuition is our
"divine channel of wisdom." It always knows best. And when we listen
to it, we can't go wrong. It feeds our soul with the right messages for us. It
can guide us on the right path and in making the right decisions in the moment.
It can feed us with the right messages for ourselves and our families. And when
we can be fully open to it, it always gives us the answers we need. When we
doubt it, even in the smallest of ways, we can be thrown off track - sometimes
in a very painful way.
When we're in the midst of a
decision of any kind, especially one that has the potential to change our lives
in a big way, journal writing can help. We can ask ourselves the deep,
thought-provoking questions and we can listen for the answers, without
judgment, allowing them to feed through us. We are all divinely guided - and
when we are willing to ask the questions and when we are open to receiving the
answers, we can travel a more purposeful, more authentic path.
Journal writing is an invitation
to jump into the depth of our heart and soul. It's a place where truth can be
spoken without fear of judgment and without worry of being censored. It creates
a very private, very sacred place where we can have an honest conversation with
our subconscious (that deep inner knowing that we all have). It also provides
the space where we can dialogue with our higher power, asking open-ended
questions and waiting for thoughtful answers.
But it all begins with truth.
Before we begin our search for answers, we must first be willing to tell the
truth. We must be willing to speak from a place of honesty, which many times
comes from a place of pain.
In my book, Journaling by the Moonlight: A
Mother's Path to Self-Discovery, I
offer a series of journal writing prompts (called Moonlight Musings) that
follow a self-exploration process. Each of these prompts are designed to take a
woman to a deeper place within her being - and can take anywhere from five
minutes to 30 minutes, depending on how connected she might be with a
particular question.
I've also designed an
accompanying deck of 54 journaling prompt cards. Each card offers a prompt,
based on a particular phase of the moon, that guides a woman on an inner
journey to discover more about herself and how to honor her gifts in our
external world.
A woman really does know best.
She knows what's best for her family - and she knows what's best for herself -
IF she really listens and follows her intuition.
- For more information about my book and the work that I do, please visit: www.JournalingByTheMoonlight.com where you'll receive my 12 best tips for journal writing, and www.TinaMGames.com where you'll learn more about life purpose legacy.
Maye,
ReplyDeleteThank you for hosting Tina. Her philosophy is inspiring. I firmly believe that by facing and embracing the truth through journal writing we can discover our life purpose.
Tina,
Your notation of the ripple effect is so very true. A mother's emotions definitely roll into our children.
All the best,
Donna
Hi, Maye -
ReplyDeleteMany thanks for this wonderful opportunity to share my work with your readers. Journal writing is a great passion of mine. It has served me well in my creative process.
And as a certified creativity coach, I truly appreciate your wonderful blog and the beautiful community you have created here!
I'll look forward to our continued connection!
~ Tina