Wellspring, Brook, Lake, Sea: Shared Online Space for Journaling

Explore the depths of your story through the restorative power of journaling.

Join Jessica Brown, writer, poet, creative writing teacher, and narrative studies and public humanities researcher, for Wellspring, Brook, Lake, Sea—a four-week online journey designed to provide a gentle, guided space for anyone and everyone, in which to write, reflect, create, and be.

Water in all its forms—from the quiet bubbling of a wellspring to the vastness of the sea—reflects the different rhythms of our inner lives. Over four weeks, we will use these metaphors to guide our pens and our hearts:

• Wellspring – Connecting with our inner source and beginnings.
• Brook – Finding flow, movement, and navigating the stones that are scattered along our course
• Lake – Embracing stillness, depth, and the power of reflection.
• Sea – Expanding our perspective into the vastness beyond ourselves.

What to expect: This is not a writing masterclass; it is a “shared space.” Whether you are a lifelong journaler or have never picked up a pen, you are welcome. Each session includes guided prompts, quiet time for personal writing, and an opportunity for gentle group sharing in a safe, supportive environment.

Details:

• Where: Online via Zoom (Link provided upon registration).
• When: each Wednesday in March. The guided session runs from 7.30-8.30pm, but don’t worry – if you’re in the creative flow, you won’t be cut off! We’ll keep the Zoom meeting open until 9pm for those who want to stay.
• What you need: A quiet space, a notebook, and your favorite pen.

Jessica writes: “Journaling can be a gentle way to express the soul, reflect on hardship, capture everyday joys, ponder and wrestle with concern and longings, articulate fears and hopes, and play with ideas and dreams. It is a way to connect with ourselves, growing in self-knowledge and compassion, and it is a way to connect with our lives as we navigate through the days and seasons. But it’s often difficult to keep showing up to a quiet time or reflective practice on your own, so this is an offering of shared space that values that intention. These four Wednesday evenings in March will offer a variety of prompts and stretches of quiet as we write away in shared company. Bookended with welcoming and closing meditations, there will also be opportunities to share or reflect aloud (with absolutely no pressure to!). Following what waterways can teach us, the prompts will be grouped loosely around water metaphors for journaling: wellspring, brook, lake, seas. As we step further into the unfolding of 2026, I so look forward to this online gathering!”