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
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
A Perfect Meal
Thanksgiving: the kick-off feast in the great American season of overeating. Setting aside the discomfort of an overfull belly, the travails of planning and executing huge meals, or your feelings about large and possibly complicated gatherings, ask yourself, "Thanksgiving aside, what constitutes a perfect meal for me?" Is it the food? The others at the table? (If there's … [Read more...] about A Perfect Meal
Thumb’s the Word
Are writing and drawing different versions of the same thing? Or are they two entirely different activities? Spend most of your writing time drawing and see what you think. Draw your thumb. In ink. So you aren't tempted to erase and make it perfect. Simply look at your thumb and make whatever marks (lines, scribbles, curves, dots) that the details of your thumb … [Read more...] about Thumb’s the Word
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