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/daily-august-writing-prompts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=daily-august-writing-prompts Thu, 01 Aug 2024 12:35:33 +0000 https://melodyjonesauthor.com/?p=1878 Summer is marching right along and now it’s time for daily August writing prompts. How is your writing practice going? If you’re not writing as often as you’d like, one simple technique that works is to schedule it into your calendar, whether that means writing it into a paper one or using a digital version. […]

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