Cast your eyes slowly on the world around you, indoors and through a window, perhaps. Try to disengage your mind from the names and edges of things and only notice the colors. Notice how "one color" is really a blended combination of many colors. Choose a single, specific color that you see. Take note of it. Then start your eyes moving again and find that same color in an … [Read more...] about Connected by Color
Observation
Giving Thanks for Stuff
It's fashionable these days to berate yourself for having too much stuff. Here in the season of giving thanks, write about why you like your stuff. What do the the inanimate objects that populate your life do for you? Look around you--or deep into the bottom of your closet--and celebrate your attachments. You have the things you have because you like them for some … [Read more...] about Giving Thanks for Stuff
The Easy Ones
The mountains in front of us don't often escape our notice. You can blindly step over the molehills. Today when you write, focus on the molehills. Write about some of the things that are easy for you. Consider your skills and abilities or the tasks that you never procrastinate. Think about the effortless parts of your routine. What are your favorite foods and forms of … [Read more...] about The Easy Ones
The Old and the New
Divide your writing space into two relatively equal parts. Label one part "Old" and the other part "New." Set aside some space at the top for a title. Leave some space to draw or doodle, too if you like. In the "Old" part of the page, write about things that have been in your life for a long time. They can be objects or possessions. They could be attitudes, beliefs, or … [Read more...] about The Old and the New
Left and Right
Set up your page before you begin to write. Draw a line at the top where the title will go. If you want to set aside some space for drawing or doodling, put it in the middle. Then draw a line down the center of the page. Look directly to your left. On the left hand side of the page, write down some of the things that you see and make a comment about each one. Then look to … [Read more...] about Left and Right