Dear Reader,
Here is a handout I created for a journaling therapy group I am facilitated using the trademarked program by Kathleen Adams called Journal to the Self®. My participants enjoyed it and I hope you do as well!
Warmly,
Dr. Shyra
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Sometimes we can get so wrapped in attempting to make it from day to day that we forget that life is a…
I cannot really say what life is for you only what it is for me. That being said sometimes there are pieces of ourselves that have not gotten an invitation to whatever you have decided life is.
What is life to you? Is it a dance, art piece, song, recipe, piece of nature etc.
What part of you is missing from whatever you have decided life is? A physical piece of you, mental ability, piece of your character, etc.?
Take a moment and write an invitation to this “missing” piece being as sincere as you can.
Now take a step back from the you that have done the writing exercise until this point and firmly step into the part you have extended the invitation to. Respond to the invitation. Are you hesitant, angry, grateful etc.?
Go back and reread the work you have done and write a few sentences that reflect your experience. What was it like to do the writing? What did you learn? How did you feel? What next?