Dotsie-- I'd love to hear more about your journaling class. What other topics did you discuss? I'm always looking for ways to dig deeper, fly higher and be more honest in my writing.

Can't believe how fast the month is zooming by; I only have one more week on this forum. To recap, here are some of the issues we’ve discussed so far. Feel free to comment again on any of them…or bring up a new topic.

1) Finding a publisher and agent

2) The financial dimension of following one's dream

3) The seasons of our lives: Respecting timing

4) Issues revolving around children leaving home

5) The importance of being bold (News update: I took Dotsie's comments to heart and signed up to do that Illinois conference. )

6) Finding a way back to our "good parts" and downloading the "bad parts" (I love Unique’s technology-inspired image!)

7) Good coming out of "bad"

8) Shyness about promoting oneself

9) Dealing with public speaking jitters

10) The value of storytelling

11) Worrying about what others think of us versus our own needs and desires

12) Teaching kids to drive

13) Overcoming trauma through writing

14) The value of doing something for the sheer joy of it

15) Writers’ need for validation

16) The rewards of networking

17) Defining Moments: How one sentence can change a life

18) Finding one’s voice

19) Jaw Jaw being cute and loveable (Every one of you is loveable! )

20) Journal issues—private vs. public

21) Importance of trust

22) Questions about the Defying Gravity women

23) Technology—designing websites, etc.

24) Longhand versus typing