journaling – Jeffrey A. Nelson

My Traveler’s Notebooks

I have kept notebooks for most of my life. The ones I used throughout my school years were mainly for drawing, but I did a little writing here and there as well. Regardless, those earliest times quickly conditioned me to enjoy the look and feel of a fresh notebook, as well as an ongoing needContinue reading “My Traveler’s Notebooks”

Reasons I Write

I write to discover what I’m feeling and thinking. I write to see where it goes. I write to organize my thoughts before I speak. I write to tell stories. I write because I have something to say. I write to come up with something to say. I write in the hope that someone willContinue reading “Reasons I Write”

Why Some of My Books Include Questions for Reflection

Back when I was preparing my first book, Coffeehouse Contemplative, for publication, one of the members of the editorial board noted my inclusion of questions for reflection at the end of every chapter. He expressed surprise that I did so, saying that he didn’t usually see such an element in what he thought would beContinue reading “Why Some of My Books Include Questions for Reflection”