Commons Church Podcast Journaling - Bobbi Salkeld
Aug 18, 2025
In this enlightening discussion, Bobbi Salkeld, a passionate speaker at Commons Church, dives into journaling as a sacred practice. She explores unique approaches like the 'Line-a-Day' diary for everyday tracking and the 'Infinity Prompt' for deep emotional reflection. Bobbi emphasizes journaling's transformative power not just for personal growth, but also for communal healing. Drawing connections between expressive writing and spirituality, she invites listeners to embrace self-reflection as a vital tool for connection with themselves and their communities.
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Line-A-Day Diary Reveals Ordinary Sacredness
- Bobbi describes her grandmother's five-year "line-a-day" diary and how family members revisited entries at her funeral.
- The practice showed the sanctity of everyday life and created a witnessed record across years.
Keep A Simple Daily Record
- Keep a brief daily record (line-a-day, photos, apps) to anchor memory and surface life patterns and values.
- Use these small records to notice synchronicities and correct memory distortions with careful attention.
Paying Attention Prevents Spiritual Drift
- Hebrews urges paying careful attention so we don't drift away from what matters spiritually.
- Journaling helps locate God's voice by making the ordinary—sun, story, memory—speak more clearly.
