What are some of the things that you trust? (Things, not people or animals. Maybe not even plants.) Think of trust as a form of expectation. Expectations that you know will be met. Is there a fence that you trust? A tool? Furniture? Explain how you reliably expect this object to perform and how that performance enhances your life. Write about one object or write … [Read more...] about Things You Trust
Mysterious Eating
Write about something you ate. Wonderful, horrible, nutritious, junk, whatever it was. Describe where you were by providing details of what you saw or heard, but not details that identify the place. If you describe who you were with, provide details that won't identify the person. Begin by writing, "Once, I ate..." Include other details about when this was, if you … [Read more...] about Mysterious Eating
Where There’s a Chair
Begin by drawing a chair that fills up the whole page. A real chair or an imaginary one. A sketch is fine. As long as the chair is as big as the page. Your drawing divides the page into sections somehow. In each section, write something about a chair. A chair you have known. One you have forgotten. The best (and worst) qualities of chairs. A chair that isn't a chair at … [Read more...] about Where There’s a Chair
Bubbles of Your Bubble
Imagine yourself inside of a small bubble: your skin, the room, any kind of smallish bubble around you. Write down what you are aware of inside that bubble: sounds, smells, thoughts, people and things. Draw an imaginary bubble that's a bit larger than the first one. What are you aware of inside that one? Imagine the bubble expanding to become bigger. Now what's in it … [Read more...] about Bubbles of Your Bubble
Small, Medium, Large
Dwell in the present. What your senses take in. Your physical and emotional state. The contents of your mind and imagination. Divide a page into four equal sections. Label three of them: Small, Medium, and Large. Ignore the fourth. What, in your personal present is large? What is small? What lies somewhere in between? Make lists in the spaces labeled Small, Medium, and … [Read more...] about Small, Medium, Large