With a practical yet nurturing tone, author Katherine Ramsland guides readers through writing exercises that will help them find their "bliss." They will realize the most fitting and authentic direction in their lives, along with anew sense of clarity and confidence. By developing a sense of their bliss, they'll be able to make more informed choices regarding career, life focuses and relationships. They'll also learn to: recognize psychological obstacles impeding confidence; evaluate their values; create a personal skills inventory; develop their intuition; visualize and explore goals; develop mental flexibility; explore levels of awareness; achieve bliss

Bliss: Writing to Find Your True Self

Self-Help

Ramsland, Katherine M.

Journal Writing

Walking Stick Pr

Pencil Dancing offers readers a fresh take on developing creative confidence, overcoming blocks and taming their inner critics. They'll discover fun and effective ways to achieve satisfying creative expression and enrich their daily lives, approaching creativity from the point of view of a "dance" between conscious and unconscious, left and right brain, creator and critic, logic and creativity. 
The book is divided into fifty short chapters, presented as if an encouraging teacher or coach is standing close at hand. Readers will find prompts, field trip activities, vivid imagery and other methods that allow them to get into a creative mode, and to conquer writer's block and other creative difficulties. 
* This book is perfect for anyone who wants to be more creative! * Contains concise instruction that's lighthearted and clearly organized * In the tradition of the Artist's Way, Pencil Dancing encourages both creativity and personal growth

Pencil Dancing : New Ways to Free Your Creative Spirit

Messer, Mari

Literature & Fiction

Write Your Heart Out explores how to turn personal experiences, ideas and emotions into stories, essays, poems and memoirs. In a clear, insightful voice, Rebecca McClanahan teaches readers how to mine and shape personal material, urging them to write deeply, honestly and imaginatively about the most important people, events and emotions in their lives. She emphasizes the importance of personal writing as both catharsis and discovery, addressing such topics as: 
* Writing about the past * Writing about, and from, strong emotions * Writing to communicate with family and friends * Writing about work, goals and interests 
Moving from the private to the public, the book's structure is formulated to guide readers in writing personal, heartfelt works that can, if so desired, culminate in publication.

Write Your Heart Out: Exploring & Expressing What Matters to You

McClanahan, Rebecca

In Exploring Your Sexual Self, author and licensed mental health counselor Joan Mazza helps journalers write about and understand their sexuality. They'll gain insights into themselves, enjoy greater sexual fulfillment and develop more fulfilling romantic relationships. With this sharper sense of self-awareness, journalers will achieve personal growth and make informed decisions about their lives. Readers will also find an exciting mix of instruction and writing prompts, along with plenty of room for writing. Mazza uses this space to help them explore their sexual identities, fantasies, experiences, problems, attitudes and dreams, enabling readers to learn more about this mysterious aspect of their personalities and come to a greater understanding of their own comfort and pleasure.

Exploring Your Sexual Self: A Guided Journal

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Mazza, Joan

Exercise & Fitness

Keeping a Journal You Love mixes practical instruction from beloved author Sheila Bender with advice and sample journal entries from respected writers such as Ron Carlson, Patricia Hampl, Jim Harrison, Robin Hemley, Philip Lopate and others. 
Readers will find dozens of writing prompts and inspiring instruction that will teach them how to get more use and enjoyment from their journals. Beginning journalers, as well as more experienced ones, will learn to write about travel, hobbies, personal thoughts, insights, emotions and theories. A final chapter explains how to move from journal entry to publishable piece. 
* Dozens of insightful writing prompts help readers get more use and enjoyment from their journals * Includes sample entries from respected professional writers

Keeping a Journal You Love

Bender, Sheila

There's no better time than now! 
Remember the simple joys of childhood? Those moments when play and make-believe became something more - an unforgettable feeling that all was right with the world? 
Life Is Good shows you how to rediscover or enhance that sense of contentment and belonging. It also helps you to recognize and express gratitude for the blessings you already have, but may be taking for granted. 
Inside you'll find an intriguing mix of instruction, journal pages, writing prompts, exercises and other fun activities. Paint a picture with a cup of tea. Cut and paste paper scraps into illuminating pages. Write a letter to yourself. 
Whether doodling or sketching, writing or brainstorming, you'll learn to investigate your life, recognize your blessings, and cultivate gratitude for the people and things dearest to you. 
In short, you'll discover just how good life really is.

Life Is Good: A Guided Gratitude Journal

Shreeve, Caroll McKanna

Happiness

Writing letters can provide emotional healing and personal growth. This book shows readers how to use the letter-writing form to resolve personal issues and renew spirit. Sending these letters is optional, which enables readers to express their issues more openly and honestly than they would otherwise. The benefits remain just as powerful either way. 
Lauren Smith explains the value of letter writing, then offers advice, writing prompts and sample letters to help readers start writing and dealing with the feelings expressed. Smith also focuses on specific types of letters, showing readers how to confess love, say good-bye, ask for help, seek forgiveness or express anger. 
With this book, readers will learn how to bring closure to unresolved issues and gain keener insights into their thoughts, feelings and memories.

Unsent Letters: Writing As a Way to Resolve and Renew

Smith, Lauren B.

Personal Transformation

Memoirs of the Soul guides writers on a voyage of self-discovery and through a writing process that produces polished memoirs. Writers gently progress from accessible subjects to deeply significant thoughts and feelings.

Memoirs of the Soul: Writing Your Spiritual Autobiography

Phifer, Nan

Readers will enter the world of natural magic with this amazing book and companion set of 45 divination cards. Based on the same principles as a tarot pack, the cards provide a means for self-development through meditation, ritual and visualization. Each card holds a specific meaning, the details of which are spelled out in the book. Readers will learn how to lay out the cards in a variety of spreads, interpret what they see and develop deeper psychic and intuitive skills. The book also encourages readers to reconnect with the ancient traditions, ceremonies, rites of passage and rituals that work with natural magic and spiritual forces. They'll learn to utilize the powers of the sun, moon, elements, seasons, angels, birds, animals, mythical beasts, gems, flowers and trees. And each lesson is presented so as to ensure that any magic performed is done so for the highest good of all.

The Wicca Pack: Weaving Magic into Your Life

Religion & Spirituality

Morningstar, Sally

New Age & Spirituality

Many people today suppress their creative urges longing for expression, allowing fear to keep their creative voices and talents silent. This book is dedicated to helping readers free themselves and let their creative voice sing. Everything they need to be creative is already inside them; the trick is to find a way to let it out. In each chapter of this magnificent book, the authors provide inspirational quotes and stories along with "things to do" exercises to develop skills to: * Improve sensory awareness * Meet their muse and stimulate creativity through silence and meditation * Increase intuition, brainstorming and lateral thinking * Honor their creative selves by supercharging their creativity and silencing the negative voices within

Free Your Creative Spirit

Crowley, Vivianne

Crowley, Christopher

Creativity

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