My return to my ancestral home of Jamestown will explore the legacy my ancestors left behind and how this shapes my personal legacy I will leave.
-- Stacy Duplease
Friday, November 23, 2012
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving.
May your day be a memorable one--as you count your blessings.
~ Stacy Duplease
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Stacy Duplease
Journalkeeper & Author
Journalkeeper & Author
The Remembering Your Present Journal Keeping Series
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The Thanksgiving List Journaling
TIP: Every year, do this exercise. Keep the lists and make sure to look at them every Thanksgiving.
1. List 10 items (people, places, things, experiences) you are grateful for--off the top of your head.
2. List 10 items (people, places, things, experiences) you are grateful for from the last year.
3. List 10 items (people, places, things, experiences) you are grateful for from your life.
4. List 10 items (people, places, things, experiences) you are grateful for from the last 5 years.
5. List 10 items (people, places, things, experiences) you are grateful for as you enter the New Year.
6. Go through your lists and find one item at least every day for two weeks and write for 10 minutes whatever comes to mind about why you are grateful for that item (people, place, thing, experience).
7. If you have another list you did a previous year, do #1-6 above and then read the previous list and answer each of the following again with anything new that you want to add to this list.
(Image Credit: Microsoft Images Online.)
The Thanksgiving List Journaling
TIP: Every year, do this exercise. Keep the lists and make sure to look at them every Thanksgiving.
1. List 10 items (people, places, things, experiences) you are grateful for--off the top of your head.
2. List 10 items (people, places, things, experiences) you are grateful for from the last year.
3. List 10 items (people, places, things, experiences) you are grateful for from your life.
4. List 10 items (people, places, things, experiences) you are grateful for from the last 5 years.
5. List 10 items (people, places, things, experiences) you are grateful for as you enter the New Year.
6. Go through your lists and find one item at least every day for two weeks and write for 10 minutes whatever comes to mind about why you are grateful for that item (people, place, thing, experience).
7. If you have another list you did a previous year, do #1-6 above and then read the previous list and answer each of the following again with anything new that you want to add to this list.
Stacy Duplease
Journalkeeper Author & Sci-Fi Writer
Journalkeeper Author & Sci-Fi Writer
The Story of John Arundell and Roanoke (A Sci-Fi Time Travel Novel)
& the Remembering Your Present Journal Keeping Series
Email: storykeeper2121@gmail.com
dba Remembering Your Present, LLC & Storykeeper 2121
(Image Credit: Microsoft Images Online.)
Journaling Tip: When you don't feel like it
Do not journal whenever you feel like it. More often than not, you probably won't feel it.
Feelings are fickle. They come and go all the time.
Rather, journal every day at a specific time. Put it on your calendar and let nothing--other than death prevent you from journaling.
Journal something. Anything.
If you feel stuck and have no idea what to journal, start with a journaling prompt. Or, flip through your journal and find the sections you have underlined, starred, or highlighted as something important and to write more about.
And keep journaling that day--even if you think it's trash.
More often than not, the days I don't feel like it, really don't want to, and think my entries stink worse than sour milk, are the precise moments that something is stirring and happening. In the next couple of days, I realize something was simmering inside, but I didn't know what it was. Then, after a couple of days, I learn what was going on. This is usually a time of transition that leads to an AHA moment. It generally leads to something big.
Granted, sometimes, it can take a couple of days, weeks, or months. But, keep journaling. The AHA and moment of enlightenment will come. Just be faithful to journaling and to the process and it will come together--in huge, magnificent awe-inspiring, life-changing ways.
Keep journaling--no matter what. It will all come together. Just persevere--even when you don't feel it.
~ Stacy Duplease
(Image Credit: Stacy Duplease. 2012. Zack Duplease Beagle.)
THE 30-DAY JOURNAL ABOUT THE LAST YEAR: Day 3--Challenges
What challenges have you experienced over the last year?
1. List as many as you can.
2. Now, go through the list and write a one-sentence description of each.
3. Have you thought of any more challenges you've endured? Add them to the list.
4. Write a longer description of each.
5. Pick at least one fo them and do a thorough job of explaining the challenge. What did you go through? When did it happen? Why did it happen? How did it impact your life and did it impact anyone else's life? How? What did you learn? How did it change you? How did it change how you live your life? What new insight did you gain from this challenge? How have you overcome it? How did it shape your year?
6. Keep adding to this list over the next 27 days.
~ Stacy Duplease
(Image Credit: Stacy Duplease. Image of tree at Historic Jamestown. 2012.)
Journaling Tips
The journaling tips and suggestions I make on this blog are meant to be suggestions. Experiment with them. See what works for you. Do more. Do less. Just try what I suggest for a few times first--since there is a method to my madness. Then, adjust them to you and what works for you and to what inspires you and gets you to journal as much each day as possible. That's the whole goal.
~ Stacy Duplease
(Image Credit: Stacy Duplease. Memorial at Historic Jamestown. 2012.)
Your Daily Journal Entries
HOW TO BEGIN YOUR JOURNAL ENTRY EACH DAY (or every time you journal)
1. Put the day, month, year, and time on the page.
2. Rate your day on a scale of 1-10. Explain.
3. 1-sentence summary of your day
4. 4-sentence summary of your day
5. What have you done, are doing, and will do today?
6. A journaling prompt of some kind.
7. Etc. Etc. Etc. Whatever you want. (Another journaling prompt, maybe.)
8. 3 memories from today
9. 3 memories from the past
10. Write about something in the past you wanted to write more about.
11. Conclusion
12. Etc. Etc. Etc. Whatever you want. (Another journaling prompt, maybe.)
For anyone who hasn't journaled before, or does not journal every day, start off with doing #1-3 each day. Once you do that for a week, add #4 for a week. Then, add #5 for another week. Etc. Do this until you do all 12.
If you have journaled before, I would do at least #1-6 each day for a week. Then, add #7 for a week, #8 the next week, etc. until you are doing all 12.
Stacy Duplease
Journalkeeper Author & Sci-Fi Writer
Journalkeeper Author & Sci-Fi Writer
The Story of John Arundell and Roanoke (A Sci-Fi Time Travel Novel)
& the Remembering Your Present Journal Keeping Series
Email: storykeeper2121@gmail.com
dba Remembering Your Present, LLC & Storykeeper 2121
(Image Credit: Stacy Duplease. The Outer Banks. 2012.)
Your Daily Journal Entries
HOW TO BEGIN YOUR JOURNAL ENTRY EACH DAY (or every time you journal)
1. Put the day, month, year, and time on the page.
2. Rate your day on a scale of 1-10. Explain.
3. 1-sentence summary of your day
4. 4-sentence summary of your day
5. What have you done, are doing, and will do today?
6. A journaling prompt of some kind.
7. Etc. Etc. Etc. Whatever you want. (Another journaling prompt, maybe.)
8. 3 memories from today
9. 3 memories from the past
10. Write about something in the past you wanted to write more about.
11. Conclusion
12. Etc. Etc. Etc. Whatever you want. (Another journaling prompt, maybe.)
For anyone who hasn't journaled before, or does not journal every day, start off with doing #1-3 each day. Once you do that for a week, add #4 for a week. Then, add #5 for another week. Etc. Do this until you do all 12.
If you have journaled before, I would do at least #1-6 each day for a week. Then, add #7 for a week, #8 the next week, etc. until you are doing all 12.
Stacy Duplease
Journalkeeper Author & Sci-Fi Writer
Journalkeeper Author & Sci-Fi Writer
The Story of John Arundell and Roanoke (A Sci-Fi Time Travel Novel)
& the Remembering Your Present Journal Keeping Series
Email: storykeeper2121@gmail.com
dba Remembering Your Present, LLC & Storykeeper 2121
(Image Credit: Stacy Duplease. The Outer Banks. 2012.)
How do you start your brand new journal?
THE TITLE PAGE
The Title Page is the first page of your journal.
Here is what you write on the title page:
~ First, come up with a title for your journal. It’s the first line on the Title Page. On a separate piece of paper, or in a different blank document, jot down several ideas. Try stuff on and see what fits. If you’re not sure what to name it at this point, “The Journal of Your Name” works well enough (i.e. The Journal of Stacy Duplease) until you can come up with a better one. Just make sure to leave room for a new name if needed.
~ Line 2 is: “By” and your name (i.e. By Stacy Duplease).
~ Line 3 is: If lost and found, please contact me at… (Put your contact information there.)
~ Line 4 is the Start Date. So, put: “Start Date: 10 February 2121” as an example.
~ Line 5 you’ll put: End Date and make sure to add it when you finish this journal.
~ Line 6 is an inspirational quote of your choice to motivate you.
That’s it. By the way, do this every time you start a new journal. This exercise makes your journal personal to you and makes you feel possessive of it. In other words, it bonds you with your journal.
~ Stacy Duplease
(Image Credit: Hatteras Lighthouse by Stacy Duplease 2012.)
How do you start your brand new journal?
THE TITLE PAGE
The Title Page is the first page of your journal.
Here is what you write on the title page:
~ First, come up with a title for your journal. It’s the first line on the Title Page. On a separate piece of paper, or in a different blank document, jot down several ideas. Try stuff on and see what fits. If you’re not sure what to name it at this point, “The Journal of Your Name” works well enough (i.e. The Journal of Stacy Duplease) until you can come up with a better one. Just make sure to leave room for a new name if needed.
~ Line 2 is: “By” and your name (i.e. By Stacy Duplease).
~ Line 3 is: If lost and found, please contact me at… (Put your contact information there.)
~ Line 4 is the Start Date. So, put: “Start Date: 10 February 2121” as an example.
~ Line 5 you’ll put: End Date and make sure to add it when you finish this journal.
~ Line 6 is an inspirational quote of your choice to motivate you.
That’s it. By the way, do this every time you start a new journal. This exercise makes your journal personal to you and makes you feel possessive of it. In other words, it bonds you with your journal.
~ Stacy Duplease
(Image Credit: Hatteras Lighthouse by Stacy Duplease 2012.)
My latest journaling books published on Amazon
Here are all of my books I have published on Amazon. The top 3 are my latest books and I recommend them the most:
Stacy Duplease
Journalkeeper Author & Sci-Fi Writer
Journalkeeper Author & Sci-Fi Writer
The Story of John Arundell and Roanoke (A Sci-Fi Time Travel Novel)
& the Remembering Your Present Journal Keeping Series
Email: storykeeper2121@gmail.com
dba Remembering Your Present, LLC & Storykeeper 2121
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Getting side-tracked when journaling
What happens when you can't stay focused as you journal?
As you journal, if you find that your mind wanders and gets side-tracked, make sure to write down what you think--regardless of what it is. Then, ask yourself if you feel the stronger pull to journal about what you were writing originally--or what made you side-tracked. then, journal about that. Later, return to the other item, if you feel compelled.
For some reason, whenever I get deep in my journaling, or just before I start, all the grocery items I ened to put on the list--or all of the things I need to do--come to mind. Once I write them down in my journal, so I have a record of them and can free my mind-space, I can then get back into my journaling and go deeper. That's why it's important to write the things down that side-track you--even if they seem pointless at the time. They can take on great meaning later. But, how would you know--unless you wrote them down?
But, sometimes when I get side-tracked, it's the real thing I should actually be journaling about--not my original idea.
Stay tuned. Ask yourself if this is what you are supposed to tackle in your journal right now or not. Then, do whatever you are led to do.
~ Stacy Duplease
(Image Credit: Stacy Duplease. 2009.)
Getting side-tracked when journaling
What happens when you can't stay focused as you journal?
As you journal, if you find that your mind wanders and gets side-tracked, make sure to write down what you think--regardless of what it is. Then, ask yourself if you feel the stronger pull to journal about what you were writing originally--or what made you side-tracked. then, journal about that. Later, return to the other item, if you feel compelled.
For some reason, whenever I get deep in my journaling, or just before Is tart, all the grocery items I ened to put on the list--or all of the things I need to do--come to mind. Once I write them down in my journal, so I have a record of them and can free my mind-space, I can then get back into my journaling and go deeper. That's why it's important to write the things down that side-track you--even if they seem pointless at the time. They can take on great meaning later. But, how would you know--unless you wrote them down?
But, sometimes when I get side-tracked, it's the real thing I should actually be journaling about--not my original idea.
Stay tuned. Ask yourself if this is what you are supposed to tackle in your journal right now or not. Then, do whatever you are led to do.
~ Stacy Duplease
(Image Credit: Stacy Duplease. 2009.)
Monday, November 19, 2012
SOC Journaling (Stream of Consciousness): Journaling Exercise
INTRO
If you were to ask me what type of journaling I do most, I would say I do the SOC the most. It's Stream of Conscious Journaling. I think 90% or more of my journaling is this.
SOC Journaling is writing whatever comes to mind, without censoring or correcting it. It's putting whatever I think onto the page. Sometimes, I use a journaling prompt and/or journaling exericse, but how I respond, is through the SOC.
I try to do a DOC for at least 10 minutes at a time.
I do a separate SOC for every memorable thing I list in my journal each day. Sometimes I do this at the end of the day, sometimes at the end of the week and/or month, whenever I want to journal more about something, and sometimes when I get stuck and don't know what else to journal about. I do a SOC at the end of every JRT (Journaling Review Template) as well.
HOW TO DO A SOC JOURNALING EXERCISE:
1. Write as fast as you can, however long you can, and don't stop until either the timer goes off, you get interrupted, or you have nothing more to say.
2. When finished, underline or star 3 of the most important points you wrote.
3. Write those 3 points you marked in #2 at the very end of your SOC. This is your reference point of stuff you want to write more about later.
4. Take one of the points listed in 2 and 3 and write more about it at this time--through doing a 5-10 minute SOC (or longer) at this time.
(Image Credit: Stacy Duplease. Zack.)
SOC Journaling (Stream of Consciousness): Journaling Exercise
INTRO
If you were to ask me what type of journaling I do most, I would say I do the SOC the most. It's Stream of Conscious Journaling. I think 90% or more of my journaling is this.
SOC Journaling is writing whatever comes to mind, without censoring or correcting it. It's putting whatever I think onto the page. Sometimes, I use a journaling prompt and/or journaling exericse, but how I respond, is through the SOC.
I try to do a DOC for at least 10 minutes at a time.
I do a separate SOC for every memorable thing I list in my journal each day. Sometimes I do this at the end of the day, sometimes at the end of the week and/or month, whenever I want to journal more about something, and sometimes when I get stuck and don't know what else to journal about. I do a SOC at the end of every JRT (Journaling Review Template) as well.
HOW TO DO A SOC JOURNALING EXERCISE:
1. Write as fast as you can, however long you can, and don't stop until either the timer goes off, you get interrupted, or you have nothing more to say.
2. When finished, underline or star 3 of the most important points you wrote.
3. Write those 3 points you marked in #2 at the very end of your SOC. This is your reference point of stuff you want to write more about later.
4. Take one of the points listed in 2 and 3 and write more about it at this time--through doing a 5-10 minute SOC (or longer) at this time.
Stacy Duplease
Journalkeeper Author & Sci-Fi Writer
Journalkeeper Author & Sci-Fi Writer
The Story of John Arundell and Roanoke (A Sci-Fi Time Travel Novel)
& the Remembering Your Present Journal Keeping Series
Email: storykeeper2121@gmail.com
dba Remembering Your Present, LLC & Storykeeper 2121
(Image Credit: Stacy Duplease. Zack.)
(Image Credit: Stacy Duplease. Zack.)
Gratitude Journaling
I recommend doing this every day, or at least every week.
Count your blessings.
Fill in the blank. I am thankful for...
1. List at least 7 things off the top of your head and mention the reasons why you are grateful for each of them.
2. What are the top 3 from that list? Star them or put them in priority order. Then, be even more thorough as to why you are thankful for each of those top 3 items.
3. Review at least the last 3 lists you've made. Do a JRT (Journaling Review Template) of them.
(Image Credit: Stacy Duplease)
Gratitude Journaling
I recommend doing this every day, or at least every week.
Count your blessings.
Fill in the blank. I am thankful for...
1. List at least 7 things off the top of your head and mention the reasons why you are grateful for each of them.
2. What are the top 3 from that list? Star them or put them in priority order. Then, be even more thorough as to why you are thankful for each of those top 3 items.
3. Review at least the last 3 lists you've made. Do a JRT (Journaling Review Template) of them.
Stacy Duplease
Journalkeeper Author & Sci-Fi Writer
Journalkeeper Author & Sci-Fi Writer
The Story of John Arundell and Roanoke (A Sci-Fi Time Travel Novel)
& the Remembering Your Present Journal Keeping Series
Email: storykeeper2121@gmail.com
dba Remembering Your Present, LLC & Storykeeper 2121
(Image Credit: Stacy Duplease)
Review of Your Journaling (with Journaling Review Template)
INTRO (AND WHEN?)
Every week, month, 3 months, 6 months, year, 2 years, 4 years, 5 years, 7 years, 10 years, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50 years, etc., it is important to review your journaling.
WHAT IS REVIEW?
It is re-reading your journaling from the past periods listed previously in the Intro section of this blog post. Then, you summarize that period of time. Finally, you analyze that period of time in your journal.
WHY?
Review is important to review for several reasons:
1. Review helps you remember--where you are, have come from, and are going--so you do not forget.
2. It helps you to analyze things of/in your life.
3. You can see what patterns/repetition there is in your life.
4. It's important to take a look at the lessons learned.
5. Review helps you know what to change.
6. It reminds you of how far you've come.
7. It helps you to count your blessings.
8. It gives you a fresh/new perspective and point-of-view.
9. It gives you more manageable segments of your journaling so in 30 years, you do not have to re-read everything on a yearly basis.
HOW?
Do this Review Journaling Exercise for each of the segments listed above.
If you have journaled before, do this:
Do whichever of the steps are applicable below, according to how many days, weeks, months, and/or years of journaling you have.
1. Go week by week through your journaling and fill out the Journaling Review Template (JRT). Start at the beginning of your journaling. Do the JRT for each week until you catch-up to today. (TIP: If you did not journal every day, do the weekly for every 5 or 7-days of journaling.)
2. Take four of your weekly reviews (the Weekly JRTs) and do a month review for them (even if it's a period of time longer than a month).
3. Take three of your monthly reviews (the Monthly JRTs) and do a 3-month review for them (even if it's a longer period of time than 3-months).
4. Take two of your 3-month reviews (the 3-months JRTs) and do a 6-month review for them (even if it's a longer period of time than 6-months).
5. Take two of your 6-month reviews (the 6-months JRTs) and do a year review for them (even if it's a longer period of time than a year).
6. Take two of your 1-year reviews (the year JRTs) and do a 2-year review for them (even if it's a longer period of time than 2 years).
7. Take two of your 2-year reviews (the 2-year JRTs) and do a 4-year review for them (even if it's a longer period of time than 4 years).
8. Take two of your 2-year reviews plus a 1-year review and do a 5-year review for them (even if it's a longer period of time than 5 years).
9. Take two of your 5-year reviews (the 5-year JRTs) and do a 10-year review for them (even if it's a longer period of time than 5 years).
10. Then, do the 10-year, 15-year, 20-year, and every 5 year denomination after that.
11. Do the next section after this one when you are caught up to today.
If you have not journaled before, or have done any fo the previous 11 steps, then do this:
The Journaling Review Template.
THE JOURNALING REVIEW TEMPLATE (EXERCISE) INSTRUCTIONS:
1. At the end of every week, do the Weekly JRT from your previous 7-days of journaling.
2. If you have a total of 4 Weekly JRTs at this point, do the Monthly JRT. If not, skip to the JRT Section.
3. If you have a total of 3 Monthly JRTs, do the 3-Month Review. If not, skip to the JRT Section.
4. If you have a total of 2 3-Month JRTs, do the 6-Month Review. If not, skip to the JRT Section.
5. If you have a total of 2 6-Month JRTs, do the Year Review. If not, skip to the JRT Section.
6. If you have a total of 5 Year JRTs, do the 5-Year Review. After this, do in segments of every 5 years. If not, skip to the JRT Section.
JRT: JOURNALING REVIEW TEMPLATE
1. Write an one-sentence summary of this time period.
2. Write an one-paragraph summary of this time period.
3. List the top 7 memories, or top 7 memorable things, from this time period.
4. What went didn't go so well?
5. What went well and you want to repeat?
6. What lessons were learned?
7. What did you remember from the past?
8. What did you plan for the future?
9. Do a Stream of Consciousness (SOC) and write about whatever comes to mind about this time period.
10. Write more about 3 of your 3 strongest memories or memorable things from this time period (as a continuation of #3).
11. Write a 2-paragraph summary.
12. Write anything else that comes to mind.
~ Stacy Duplease
(Image Credit: Stacy Duplease. 17 Nov. 2012. Virginia Beach.)
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