Joanne's Blog

Intentional Kindness!

Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Hi Everyone,

Kindness is more than compassion; more than caring. Kindness is love in action! It is a form of empathy which allows us to momentarily look through another person’s eyes and instinctively know what would bring them comfort.

Intentional kindness is part.

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Soul Growth

Tuesday, September 4, 2018

Hi Everyone,

Heartfelt thanks to those who volunteered to Beta Test the Zenspirations® Care-Mojis. I’ll be sending out a letter with instructions later this week, and look forward to your input.

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, begins at sundown Sunday night, and I want to take this opportunity to wish.

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The Light of Remembrance

Tuesday, August 14, 2018

 

Hi Everyone,

As a lifelong spiritual seeker, I try to begin each day with a prayer in my heart and a pen in my hand doing my ‘Morning Journaling’. I feel connected when I put pen to paper, and find it’s easier to stay grounded in gratitude when I begin.

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Learning to Listen

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Hi Everyone,

The free downloadable ‘Zenspirations® Word of the Month’ page for January featured the word Discover, and I am hopeful that it sparked moments of reflection which led to some new discoveries. The piece below is from one of my morning journals on this theme:

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My Prayer Journal is Off to Press!

Tuesday, December 12, 2017

Hi Everyone,

At long last, I finished My Prayer Journal, and sent it off to press! This book is really close to my heart; I have based it on some of my personal prayers and journaling prompts. For example, I try to start each day with a prayer of thanksgiving,.

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Help Make a Difference Today!

Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Hi Everyone,

Last week I wrote about Giving Tuesday, which is TODAY, Tuesday, November 28, 2017, and asked members of the Zenspirations® community what charities they support.

20+ people left comments on the blog, and many others commented on Facebook..

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Make Your Life a Gift

Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Hi Everyone,

Thank you to everyone who left a comment on last week’s blog, My Prayer JournalI greatly appreciate your suggestions, and will try to incorporate as many of them as I can into the final version. Congratulations to Annie Bolick, who will receive a copy once it.

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My Prayer Journal

Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Hi Everyone,

I try to begin each day with my ‘morning journaling practice’. I begin with a prayer of thanksgiving… for example, I have journaled countless variations of the sentiment below:

Most of my morning journals include a combination of prayers, blessings, doodles and.

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Heart Connections

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Hi Everyone,

I’m back from the National Stationery Show, and wanted to share a photo of the ‘Live in Color’ wall that was taken a couple of hours before the show ended.

It was great to have so many people help color the.

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HOME

Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Hi Everyone,

I’ve spent much of the past month on the road; visiting friends and family, filming videos for Sakura & episodes of the PBS television show Scrapbook Soup, and attending SURTEX & the National Stationery Show in NY. It was at the.

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