Have you ever started writing about one thing and discovered, three sentences later, that the real subject was something else entirely? I keep a journal beside my bed for exactly this reason. Sometimes my head is full of questions at night, all circling around with nowhere to go. I’ve found that even writing the questions down helps. Sometimes I answer them there and then, and sometimes I leave them until the morning when everything feels a little clearer. There’s something about putting a thought onto the page that changes it. It stops whirling quite so fast and becomes something I can actually look at. This week’s new Journal Well lesson is in the Classroom, and we’re looking at the difference between thinking and writing, plus a simple experiment to try for yourself.

Hello darling ❤️ Where are you 😅 I am waiting for you

I won’t be joining live after all, but I’ve popped our poem Somewhere, Someone and all seven writing prompts into the Classroom so everything is there for anyone who wants to write today. Choose whichever prompt catches you and take it at your own pace. I’m taking my own tiny act of care this evening and spending my last night in Bangkok somewhere lovely with Craig. 🌃 Enjoy the writing, and I’ll see you back in Write Space very soon. Love always, Silver

One drop of rain doesn’t look like much. But enough of them can change the landscape. This week’s Open Page is waiting in the Classroom, with seven ways into our theme of Tiny Acts of Care. We’re looking at the care we give, the care we remember, the ways we look after ourselves and the tiny things that can create a much bigger ripple. Choose whichever prompt catches you today and see where the page takes you.

Diary or journal? And is there actually a difference? A new Bookshelf lesson is waiting in the Lending Library today. We’re looking at what separates recording your life from exploring it, and why most of our notebooks probably do a bit of both. Find the lesson under Lending Library - Between The Lines - Journaling Q & A