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My
Passion, My Life
by Catherine
Franz
Every morning I excitedly get out of bed. Just a few minutes of
goals and visions for the day swirl in my head. No lingering
for me, no alarm, no wishful notes too. Just me in my night gown
with no hat.
I sit down to enter my dreams and what can notes. In my journal
entries that began long ago with a tiny book and its lock and
key. I used to dwell on all the icky things back then but now I
write God with my cheers and glees instead.
I remember the days I knew not whether I was going to live or
die. I also never thought I'd see why cancer came by. I'm glad I
had cancer because today I like the who I've become. Which
would have never occurred had it not appeared.
If I dwell, I can remember the day of an accident that left me
in a wheel chair for years. Because I know if I do, today there
will be a lot of have nots and heart of tears too.
As a coach I've been trained to be in the present moment with me. Thank goodness
for apple trees. For if it had not been for growing things fresh air would not
have been. And I would not be able to enjoy breathing it all in.
Next I write
wisdom, only wisdom that I can share. I know that someone will be here and be
inspired because I'd cared. I travel through my day with a soul of glee. Knowing,
really knowing, this is the right place for me to be. The excitement occurs when
I pick up my pen and get the surprise of how far its all come.
I know there were
days long ago when I dreaded my day. I'm glad, I'm glad, there aren't none of
them anymore. For when their inklings first appear, I now have the training and
support to make them disappear. Coaching made me work so that I can appear.
When
I crawl under the covers at night, I smile with prayer at the difference I made
in everyone�s life this day. Just because I was there. Before I drift off to
sleep my sugar plums swirl with what next I can do with my pen. I nod off to
sleep,
gracefully and slow, lingering on the stories yet to be told.
Occasionally there is a 2 am up. Just because what was swirling before needs
to be said. So I honor the time with my pen and then its back to la-la-land I
go. I'm so glad of my passion, my life. Its allows everything to be said. After
my last eye lid
shutter, my last thought is tomorrow�s putter.
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Catherine Franz, a Business Coach, specialized in writing,
marketing and product development. Newsletters and
additional articles: http://www.abundancecenter.com blog:
http://abundance.blogs.com
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How
Journaling Can Positively Impact Your Physical Health
By
Patti Testerman Copyright 2004
According
to the Journal of the American Medical Association, writing
about stressful life events helped reduce symptoms of asthma
and rheumatoid arthritis in patients with these chronic illnesses.
The effects of the writing exercise were still evident four
months later and resulted in clinically meaningful improvements
in patient symptoms.
Interestingly, studies showed that asthma
patients who wrote about their most stressful life events showed
a 19-percent improvement in lung function; similarly, rheumatoid
arthritis patients had a 28- percent reduction in symptoms.
These findings add to a growing body of evidence that links
mental and emotional health to physical well-being. Although
researchers aren't sure exactly how expressive writing can
lead to health improvements, they theorize that writing help
people cope with
stress, and stress�as well all know�clearly impacts health.
University of Texas at Austin psychologist and researcher James
Pennebaker believes that regular journaling strengthens immune
cells, called T-lymphocytes. He theorizes that writing about
stressful events helps you come to terms with them, thus reducing
the impact of these stressors on your physical health.
Louise
Moran, a nurse coordinator, has written about a patient who,
during a serious illness, sent daily e-mails to friends and family
about her illness, a practice the woman believes played a pivotal
role in her healing process. Moran said another patient felt
that journaling helped her create a new life after breast cancer.
There have even been studies suggesting that journaling in healthy
people
actually improves the immune system.
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Patti Testerman is content manager at JournalGenie.com, the only
online site that analyzes your writing and then gives you instant
feedback. Discover self-defeating patterns, find better ways to
communicate in a relationship. Contact her at
mailto:[email protected]
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