Enthusiastically, Dawn

Dawn Paoletta loves to write. Her journal archives include over 300 journals spanning 35 years of her life.

Nearest to her heart is her faith life. The most vital and prolific writing she does is by grace through faith in her personal journals. This writing is both a springboard and a secret place from which many of the words she shares publicly originate. She enjoys writing about what God is teaching her as she goes, and cultivates her hidden life with Jesus on the blank page as she sits, studies, and meditates on Scripture, seeking, listening, and learning. This is the wellspring from which she discovers her moments of greatest delight and draws her confidence and courage for each day.

Here are some other of her writing writing adventures:

Although currently, Dawn has chosen to be social media free (as much as is possible), she hosted a 200-day Journaling Adventure on Instagram In 2018-19 with participants worldwide. Her proudest achievement is discovering a High School teacher was using the journaling prompts to inspire students to write!

Dawn periodically hosts an online class called “Planner Boot Camp” to assist others in the benefits and joys of using paper diaries and notebooks for journaling, schedule management, and creative endeavors of all kinds. Planner Boot Camp’s popularity in addition to Dawn’s availability and willingness to provide writing and journal-styled inspiration regularly led to her interview by consumer trends journalist Ellen Byron and having her planner pages featured in the Wall Street Journal…TWICE: “The Trendy New Way To Organize Your Schedule: A Paper Planner” ; “Covid Spoiled Your Plans? Get a Planner, Say Devotees”.

Passionate about sharing creative writing adventures and encouraging others to explore for themselves the joy awaiting them at the end of their pen is what motivated her to write her first book: Journaling for Discovery and Delight – Creative Prompts for Your Journey

Her writing is included in Crosswinds Poetry Journal and the Neighborhood Guild Creative Writers’ Group Anthology, Editions 1- 5. Dawn shares her passion, poetry, and prose on her blog, Enthusiastically, Dawn, and for local community events and workshops.

Dawn has collaborated in several creative efforts bringing artists and poets together to serve the community including the Artists’ Cooperative Gallery of Westerly and the Wickford Art Association. Dawn’s poetry has been exhibited in the WAA’s Poetry and Art event in 2017, 2020, 2021, and 2022. Limited-edition, full-color, professionally designed books cataloging the yearly exhibit are kept by the Poets House library in New York City, one of the premiere poetry libraries in the country.

For a more detailed list of where you can find Dawn’s writing, features or interviews head over to : Elsewhere: WritingIsLife:

The Book:

Have you always wanted to write in a journal but lack focus, inspiration, discipline, or motivation?

Do you wish you knew what to write beyond “Dear Diary…?”

Would you like to discover untapped joy and creativity for your daily life?

Dawn Paoletta is passionate about journaling. After an injury temporarily curtailed her career in fitness, she reordered her priorities to focus on her passion for writing, poetry, and prose, through her blog Enthusiastically, Dawn. As a former Personal Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor, with over 25 years experience, she is a natural coach and encourager who enjoys sharing life and faith lessons over coffee with friends and strangers, alike.

This self-paced writing journey uses a variety of prompts and journaling techniques to explore and discover the possibilities available with journaling to impact all areas of life. Discover how easy and versatile journal keeping can be. Practice journaling exercises that offer maximum flexibility. Overcome fear of the blank page and track your progress. Enjoy fresh inspiration and insight while stretching your creative capacity.

Thank you for reading/visiting today! I look forward to sharing my next journaling and writing adventures with you soon! More journaling challenges here: Journaling in January and Fall Into Journaling.

 “I know journaling and writing can change lives and save lives. It has done so for me.  Martin Luther King Jr.  said,  ‘If you want to change the world, pick up your pen and write.’  Here’s a place you can begin, or begin again.”

– Enthusiastically, Dawn

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