Make a list of everything that you want. Make you list as long as you can. Go for quantity, not quality. Leave a little bit of space between each thing you write down. Don’t skimp. You don’t have to figure out how to get the things on your list. They don’t even have to be possible. You only have to want them. For at least as long as it takes to write them down. Do you want to … [Read more...] about Whatever You Want
Take Another Look
Choose a place to write about. It has to be a place nearby, one you can stand up and visit during your writing time. Choose a place to write so that when you are sitting there you can’t see the place you are writing about. Go take a good look at the place. Go back to your spot and write about it. Go look at the place again. Sit down and write about it some more. Do this many … [Read more...] about Take Another Look
Invisible You
You wouldn’t be you if you didn’t have a body. Everything about you is connected to your body somehow. Much of you is tangible and visible. You can point to your fingers and your toes. You have some kind of idea of where your intestines are, and if need be, a surgeon could actually find them. You have invisible parts, too. You can’t point to your childhood or your … [Read more...] about Invisible You
Setbacks and Calamities
No matter how well we might understand that life is unpredictable, we still make plans. We have dreams and desires. We have expectations. Whether it’s a set of lost keys or a sudden tragedy, things are always happening that knock us off course. And when they do, we have no choice but to keep going, because time only moves in one direction. Write about one time or several … [Read more...] about Setbacks and Calamities
Alphabet Book
Putting your thoughts in alphabetical order can be a good way to calm down a whirling mind. Any kind of order helps. Here is how to do that. Similarly, you can write about a complex situation by making an alphabet book. Make one page for each letter of the alphabet. For each page, draw and decorate a letter. Draw a decorative border around the edge of the page. In the … [Read more...] about Alphabet Book