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TweetWhat is good character and how do you know if someone has it? ~~~ “Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.” – Abraham Lincoln ~~~ A person that is considered to have good character exhibits attributes such as [...]
TweetGratitude Journal Entry— This blog/journal entry is an ode to Phyllis and to the positive power of gratitude journaling. Earlier this summer, an earth angel discovered my Journal Buddies books online. This angel’s name is Phyllis. Phyllis is a dear, sweet woman who is filled with joy, and goodness, and genuine love for life. Her [...]
TweetSchool Success— Succeeding in school depends on many factors, one of which is the ability to balance life during the school year. Kids need help balancing life and academic responsibilities as parents are not the only ones who have been told to keep their life balance in check. As a matter of fact students of [...]
TweetJournaling Ideas & Writing Techniques— Journal writing is one of my passions, and my love for keeping a journal has never faded. But my passion for journaling and journal writing did go on sabbatical for a while. Until I discovered some new and exciting journaling techniques. It was during my journaling sabbatical that I learned [...]
TweetChange is a natural fact of life. Everything around us changes over time as each day passes. There is nothing on this planet that remains stagnant. Not one single thing! Some change is very slow and goes nearly unnoticeable, especially to an untrained eye, while other changes are dramatically rapid and visible for all to [...]
TweetLife is full of problems to be solved and negotiated. This is a fact for the adult as much as it is for the pre-teen. Problem solving is a part of life that facilitates personal insight and growth. Moreover, if it weren’t for problems life would be pretty boring. However, the pre-teen years are when [...]
TweetPreteen Journal— Young people are the most important people to any society. They are the ones that grow up and become the leaders of tomorrow and contribute to society. To become a good leader and social contributor requires a degree of self-observation, a looking at oneself as one experiences life. One of the best techniques [...]
Tweet Journaling for Preteens— Believe it or not every human being has a life story worth telling. We each experience those things that make us happy or sad, we each face problems and we each have relationships with other human beings, all coming together to make our lives what they are. What’s interesting and makes [...]
School Success Depends on Learning to Communicate On Paper
TweetChildren are beautiful and enduring because they have a unique ability to live their life in the “here and now”. A child can start dancing in the middle of the living room for no apparent reason and laugh at the silliest of things. Children do not have many of the concerns that occupy the adult [...]