Prompt

What is something that still bothers you, because you think you should have been able to do it better than you did?

-from Lost My Groove by Ten Thousand Questions

Question

Do you keep multiple journals, for example ones devoted to dreams, gratitude, or fitness?
Aside from my regular journal, I keep a book journal and a yearly one for lists about what my favorite movies were, where I traveled to, etc. Mostly I write everything important in my main journal but for some things, like reading, I want to keep separate in order to be more organized.

Enjoy your weekend!

Good morning friends!

Prompt

Has a piece of music been affecting you recently? Are there a certain set of lyrics or a specific sentence that seems to repeat itself to you through the day? Write them down at either the beginning of your journal and start free writing, or put them in the middle of a page and branch off connecting them to other words that come to mind. Is there a particular mood or feeling that is being presented in your writing?

Question

When did you last see beauty in an unusual or unexpected place?
I am not a dancer but every year I watch So You Think You Can Dance. Every year I expect to moved by contemporary or ballet pieces but I was blind sided yesterday during auditions when a young man named Hampton Williams performed. His dance style is often not presented as being soft, emotional, or haunting and when he did what he did, I was incredibly moved.
If you have anything to post here like a picture, text, or movie, please share! I'd love to see it.

Prompt

Do you have anything you would like to confess (even if it’s just to the pages of your journal)?

Nobody knows that I . . .
Dear ____, it weighs on me that I never told you . . .
The biggest lie I’ve ever told is . . .
Is there anything you feel guilty about? Is there anything you need to be forgiven for?
What’s the worst thing you’ve ever done?
What’s your secret desire?
What’s the most outrageous thing you’ve ever done?

from Confessions by Daring to Live Fully

Question
I saw an online article about how keeping a secret can have both mental and physical effects on our bodies. I wanted to ask, how do you handle a secret big or small? Does your journal play a part in helping you keep a secret?
I've noticed lately that I've been starting to keep a lot to myself and that it has been adding to my stress level. For me it really helps to write these secrets in my journal. It can be scary sometimes to do so because, for a couple of us, there is the risk of someone reading it. I still do it because the feeling of liberation I get when I jot something down is greater than feeling afraid.

Hey friends,
when I check my friends page on good ol' Livejournal, I am always hoping to see a new post on Embodiment. We have our good months like January but, like a lot of my favorite communities, we are often inactive. I thought I'd try, like others have in the past, to do a daily prompt and question post to liven our dear community up. I'm not a great writer or consider myself to be inspiring, but I'll try with the help of some of my favorite journaling websites and books to perhaps provide motivation/inspiration. I'll do my best, cross my heart.

"Who is your biggest problem-maker? Who, more than anyone else, shows up in your life with problems for you to handle?

And who do you turn to when you have problems of your own? Who sees you primarily as a source of problems?"
-from When People Are Problems by Ten Thousand Questions

Where do you like to journal?
Generally I write in bed. This had led to some awful ink stains on my comforter and sheets though since I sometimes fall asleep in mid sentence. Oops. I think being wrapped up, all cozy like at the end of the day puts me at ease and helps me start jotting down my thoughts. I like having a standard writing place but there are times when I need to shake things up and try out a new space, just so I don't get too comfy.

i'm creating a mailing list which will focus on everyone in the mailing list sharing each other's journal prompts, journal pages, and creativity. i will set the group a weekly journal theme which everyone can participate in, for example a theme one week may be colours, or a season. we will email each other with inspiration, photos of our journals, advice and questions, as well as any other conversations that might happen :)

i have been journalling since i was 13, and i am now nearly 21. i used to have a mailing list like this when i was 15, it was a very small close knit group, and eventually we were creating journals and mailing them to each other! (this isn't a requirement for the mailing list i hope to create) so who knows what will happen. i am just looking for fellow journal creative souls who would be interested in a small group of people, who all journal, to talk, share and inspire each other.

you don't have to be journalling every day to join... just reply or email me at naomi.jadex5 at gmail.com if you're interested <3

I am an open book and I wear my heart on my sleeve. Currently, my only Internet access is at work. Writing there is near impossible as I like to include in my entries URL links, references and lots of "img src" pictures. I miss having DSL at home, but it was getting so that I couldn't tear myself away from the computer. Now I only have internet thru my data plan. This makes typing entries an arduous task. If I don't want to deal with touch pads, then my only option is transferring a typewritten page from computer to phone. I don't share my data plan with my computer because that service is slightly extra to the hundred some I pay monthly for the phone plan I already have.

I've tried to discipline myself by typing a thorough entry on my computer and proofing it for typos, errors, etc. then transferring the text file to my phone and copying and pasting it to my lj. When I have to include pictures our URLs in the post, the copying and pasting processing of case sensitive material becomes depressing because I cannot facilitate hotlink accuracy as easily as I once could, by trying it in preview mode first. So that's my dilemma.

I look for communities like this to encourage me to continue in my writing process. Hopefully I will get positive feedback from compassionate readers. And if there are any other writers out there with similar situations, tips and advice would be gratefully received.

I am so sorry I haven't posted in a while, but I have been reading your posts!  I am writing a book right now and am in chapter 9 of 12. I'll be back soon.

"8. Write what you want bottomless from bottom of the mind." Jack Kerouac