Seedplanter’s Porch

It’s true, you know.

Each day is a pen passing over paper, adding to the story of my life and yours. A legacy is the shadow of that life–the imprint of our actions, deeds, attitudes, choices.

I love TwitterStorm, and I love how it seems to be bringing people together from all walks of life, all addresses. Nobody wears an ID that points to who they are on the inside, yet we learn much when we listen to their replies to a simple TwitterStorm.

Please consider the legacy you hope to leave; the one you are bulding every second, every minute, every hour, every day of your life.  It’s a heady topic, and a conversation I hope you’ll feel good about joining. I’ve launched a new TwitterStorm about it. Hope to see you there!

Twitter on!

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*Image by Mike Rohde via Flickr

If you’ve been balking at the idea of keeping a diary or journal, think again. I’ve been at it for 48 years, and I can tell you firsthand that once it becomes a routine, keeping a diary or journal is not a brain drain at all. Besides, you don’t have to write every single day; just whenever you have something worth saying.

Journal or Diary: Tools for Personal Growth is a lens that came about quite suddenly when I ran into a box of old notebooks–personal journals–on my closet shelf. Everyone knows a treasure like that demands an investigation, and an investigation means reading and remembering and reminiscing and shedding a tear or two.

And wondering where the years have gone.

Journals are a slick time tunnel.  Within seconds, I was that young mom writing a sappy poem to my newborn son, begging him to promise me he’d grow up v-e-r-y slowly. Open a different notebook and I’m seeing him off to kindergarten, tucking my toddler daughter in bed for her afternoon nap, then working on my weekly writing assignment.

Blink. Blink. Blink.

My kids are now well into their thirties. Now I journal about grandchildren, home repairs, joint supplements, and flowerbeds. And I make Squidoo lenses about the same things.

In creating this lens about journals and diaries, I discovered how many different types can be found online. I unearthed some real gems on the Web, and think you’ll enjoy exploring them as much as I did. Drop by and add your three cents to my lists, too. There’s something for everybody.

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