
A collection of love letters to my readers, The Journal captures all the hard and beautiful moments that intersect yours. Let’s navigate life together—Janene Kraft
Welcome to The Journal—A weekly deep dive into the interiors within us
Join us as we explore:
The Healing Home|Beauty in the Hard Moment|The Art of Noticing Everything
Sacred Spaces In and Around You|The Metabolic Approach to Life|Expecting the Unexpected
Believing in the Miracle in Your Life|Beauty for its Own Sake|Be a Room-Changer
Power of Words|Stories of Place|Soulful Living|Uncomplicated Prayer
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UNNECESSARY DRAMA
Maybe an impossible question…but in the hard moment, whatever it is, how will you react?
BEHIND THE WORDS
I love the feeling of entering a room bathed in light, the welcome of it feels as if someone has already been there or is waiting. He always is.
THE WORK IS NEVER DONE
Between the life you lead and the one that you pray for is the work that defines you.
THE BACK SIDE OF MATCHA
Those who master the world are deft at changing their point of view.
INORDINARY DAYS
Such calm, juxtaposed to the chaos of the world. This is where my heart is drawn…to the orange in us all.
UNDER THE LIGHT
Revelations come when we begin to heal, when we make a commitment to come Under the Light.
MY FAVORITE DAYS
If there is one image that is emblematic of who I want to be, it’s the woman with the bald head under that cap—not only a picture of resilience but more of a willingness to be transformed.
THE ABSENCE OF GHOSTS
I wandered the rooms and corridors in search of soul and discovered it in me.
THINGS I HAVEN’T SAID
Healing is not something to be chased. It is something to be proclaimed.
CAUSE FOR CELEBRATION
Exacting a life purpose from unexpected circumstance is precisely why I believe we were brought here. Not to fabricate or invent a reason for existence, but to celebrate existence for its own sake.
AGAINST THE FLOW
The extravagance is never about the gift, it is about our willingness to deeply and profoundly love.
MY DRUNK WORDS
There are headlines tucked inside our ordinary conversations, like exquisite and knowing poetry written of our lives.
INSTANT PRAYER
Few things with the word “instant” in front of them are of value. And then there’s prayer.
HOW FAR AWAY [REDUX]
How far must you travel to get to where you need to be from where you are?
WHAT REMAINS
We come. And go. Like fairy dust we sprinkle little pieces of ourselves, here…and there. Ours is an outflow, an overflow of what we’ve been given: A necessary sacrifice.
PEACEFUL WARRIOR
Peace is not some passive thing, not a resolution to the news.
It is the disposition of a power position. It’s the transcendence of a bounded and restricted view.