Today you will write down some of the many things you have forgotten. Some things are probably forgotten for good, like the names of every single one of your parents’ friends and the type of coat each one wore in the winter time. Sometimes temporary forgetting can lead to permanent remembering. Do you have an odd fact stuck in your brain forever because you forgot it on … [Read more...] about I Forgot
Change of Season
Some people talk about life in terms of seasons, such as childhood, youth, and middle age. Careers and relationships can have seasons, too. There is a lot to say about seasons: how they change from one to the next, what we notice, and how it affects us. To write about a changing season, have at least 2 pages handy. On one of them, draw a line lengthwise down the middle, and … [Read more...] about Change of Season
Before That
What are you doing right now? You can answer a question like that in a zillion ways. Whatever your answer is, write it down. On the next line, write “Before that…” and write down what you did before that. You can write short things or long things, one word or a whole page. You can skip back one nanosecond in time, or 3,000 years. If you skip back to the Big Bang and … [Read more...] about Before That
What Doesn’t Change?
Everything changes. Always. Or at least that’s what they say. Who is “they?” Poets and philosophers. Therapists and counselors. Geologists. Stock brokers. You? Will the sun stop being round? Will you get different parents someday? Is water always wet? As you clear a space for your writing materials, think about what does and doesn’t change in the world. Loosen … [Read more...] about What Doesn’t Change?
Such a Useful Body
One thing that is certain about having a life in the world is that from start to finish, you do it in a body. Your body. It was issued to you at the start, and it’s yours throughout. So many heartbeats. So many breaths. So many steps taken and meals digested. Your body grows, changes and ages. When it gets ill or injured, you call yourself “sick” or “hurt.” When it … [Read more...] about Such a Useful Body