Iam grateful for words. I love to read them, I love to write them, I love to speak them and I love to listen to them. I know that words have power.

Words have the power to soothe. I have used words as I sit with a mother laboring to bring her child into the world. I have used words to comfort and soothe a scared child. Words have soothed me in times of deepest grief.

Words have the power to heal, mind, heart and body. Yes, it can take more than words, but words do make a difference. Written words, in the form of journaling, have lasting impacts. James Pennebaker began researching journaling as a path to healing and growth in the 1970s. He and subsequent researchers have shown repeatedly that even just 20 minutes a day of journaling can have positive psychological and emotional benefits

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