If someone says, "No pain," many people will respond, either aloud or in their mind, "No gain." There's a falsehood in that notion, however. While it's true that in overcoming pain, a person often grows, it's not true that the way to grow is to inflict pain on yourself. What can occur in the absence of pain? Write a page about that today. You can write about … [Read more...] about No Pain
Imagination
The Summer Ahead
Over the next few weeks everything from the sky to the shrubbery will shed its memory of winter. Until that happens, however, summer can feel far away and unreal. What will the summer bring? The possibilities are endless. Write sentences that begin with the phrase, "Summer might bring ________." You can write about your plans. You can write about a miracle or two that you … [Read more...] about The Summer Ahead
About That Groundhog…
It's a familiar story. The groundhog either causes or prevents the coming of spring, depending on whether or not it sees its shadow on a certain day. Is this a story of fear or perseverance? Is it a story about a rebel, an outcast, or a pioneer? Is it a story about how someone takes all the credit--or gets all the blame--for something they didn't do? How would other … [Read more...] about About That Groundhog…
Take A Seat
Where do you sit? When? How? Where would you sit if you could? Write about sitting. List a series of places you have sat, or a series of things you would do if you were sitting down. Tell a story of a favorite chair, a mystery chair, or an imagined chair. Tell any story at all, as long as it has something to do with sitting. Give you work a title when you have … [Read more...] about Take A Seat
No Such Thing
Complete this sentence, "There is no such thing as..." Add another sentence to the statement you made. You can explain it further, comment on it, or twist it into absurdity. Then begin again. "There is no such thing as..." Continue down the page that way, describing the impossible and expounding upon it. If you find this hard to do, close your eyes, relax your … [Read more...] about No Such Thing