Journaling as a Spiritual Path: A Journey to Your True Self and the Divine

There are many opportunities in any given day to journal what we notice. Yet, we don’t just journal - we live life - and then return to the pages to capture all that we are learning and all that is being given for our continued growth. Through the practice of journaling, we can explore, reframe and deeply savor our experiences, thus integrating them more fully in our lives. We listen for the still small voice as we explore our dreams, longings, and values. A journaling practice ultimately stretches us beyond our known limitations and capabilities. We become more vulnerable and honest. Using the journaling process as a spiritual tool, we come to be more in touch with our true self - the part of us that is willing to grow and be changed.

Journaling as a Spiritual Path is a book for everyone who desires to journal. As you step onto the path, it’s best to come as you are and do as you feel led. There is no right or wrong way to journal. Your encounter with the mystery of your own being, while at the same time encountering a compassionate Mystery beyond yourself, will provide the inspiration required for the journey.

In many ways, journaling is about pilgrimage because it is a journey to the inner self. There are vast places in each of us which we are not yet aware, as well as the parts of ourselves that we know well. Yet journaling, in many ways, provides a chance to meet the unacquainted stranger within us, as well as to reconnect with the person we have always been.