https://melodyjonesauthor.com Inspired Writing Through Creative Focus Sat, 10 May 2025 23:05:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/melodyjonesauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/cropped-SiteIDImage.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 https://melodyjonesauthor.com 32 32 164836825 https://melodyjonesauthor.com/keeping-a-gratitudejournal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=keeping-a-gratitudejournal Sun, 02 Mar 2025 22:59:43 +0000 https://melodyjonesauthor.com/?p=1944 Gratitude journaling has become more popular in recent years, and for good reason: it’s been shown to improve your life in measurable ways! Before we get into the five benefits of keeping a gratitude journal, let’s look at what research into the practice of gratitude shows us. Practicing gratitude reduces stress and anxiety by reducing […]

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The post What is Journaling? first appeared on Melody Jones.]]> 1917 https://melodyjonesauthor.com/january-writing-prompts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=january-writing-prompts Sun, 31 Dec 2023 14:59:10 +0000 https://melodyjonesauthor.com/?p=1210 Welcome to the new year! Now it’s time for January writing prompts. New beginnings are a great time to refresh your writing practice and establish or continue a consistent writing schedule. We use a calendar to define some of our beginnings such as a new year, a birthday, or a wedding. Nature provides us with […]

The post January Writing Prompts first appeared on Melody Jones.]]> 1210 https://melodyjonesauthor.com/may-writing-prompts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=may-writing-prompts Tue, 02 May 2023 19:46:17 +0000 https://melodyjonesauthor.com/?p=1255 Welcome to writing prompts for May. Can you believe summer is just around the corner? For some of us, May is already summer-like and for some, well…sure hope that colder weather moves along soon for you! As always, I advocate for writing by hand. You tap into your brain and body in a different way […]

The post May Writing Prompts first appeared on Melody Jones.]]> 1255 https://melodyjonesauthor.com/show-yourself-compassion/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=show-yourself-compassion Tue, 04 Feb 2020 02:08:11 +0000 http://melodyjonesauthor.com/?p=454 Remember how devastated your best friend was when she went through her first serious breakup? Even if you never liked the other person, even if you loved the other person, even if you were grieving a bit yourself, you were there for your best friend. When she called to discuss things leading up to the […]

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