Observation

What makes you call something round? You can hold a round ball in your hand, but how do you know that the earth is round? Is a pencil round? A belly? A knot? Can ideas be round? What about history? Or procrastination? What goes around? What comes around? Around what? Today, fill a page with round things and ideas about what makes them round. Give your work a … [Read more...] about Round

How much do you actually notice air? And when you do notice it, what is that you perceive? Think about all the messages and information about air that come to you by way of each of your senses. Much of the world wouldn't function as we know it if it wasn't for air: candles, car engines, bullhorns. What else? Fill a page with some of your observations about air. More … [Read more...] about Where is the Air?

So much. Maybe too much. So many. Too many? Write about one or more things that are abundant in your life. Look to your immediate surroundings. Notice large things and small ones, new ones and old. What are there lots and lots of? Consider your thoughts--both the pleasant and the unpleasant ones. What kinds of thoughts or mental images pass by endlessly in your … [Read more...] about Lots and Lots

Without writing down a single number, describe some of the numbers in your life. Write about numbers that you keep track of and numbers you are curious about. Numbers that you remember and numbers you always forget. You can tell how to find out certain numbers, or which numbers will never be known. Are there numbers you like and dislike? What can you do with a lucky … [Read more...] about Got Numbers?

Where is the line between your mind and your body? Nobody really knows, so it is something you can explore for yourself based on your experience. Begin with page setup: Draw a line from the top to the bottom of the page, about an inch or so from the right-hand side. In the large remaining space, draw a line where the title will go and beneath it, make two column … [Read more...] about Mind and Body