If. It's the word that we use to discuss what's not real. It helps us talk about the way we hope the future will go: If I can get there on time... It helps us understand why the past didn't go so well: If my battery hadn't died... It gives us a chance to talk about the world the way we wish that it was: If more people would listen to each other... Write a page today … [Read more...] about A Strange and Useful Word
Wash It Away!
Imagine a great shower, a waterfall, a flood. One that washes everything that you wish wasn't there from your life while damaging nothing important. Write about that today. What would disappear? Why won't you miss it? Maybe you'll describe things that are tangible and straightforward, like the grime behind the kitchen faucet or the dirt under your nails. Maybe you'd … [Read more...] about Wash It Away!
Don’t Want To!
Write about one or more times when you did it, even though you didn't want to. Whatever it was. Obligations. Responsibilities. Commitments. "The right thing." Tasks that get done with much procrastination. Tasks nobody else is going to do for you. Tasks that others ask for help with. Acts of resistance, like holding your tongue or eschewing a habit. Write about … [Read more...] about Don’t Want To!
A Pleasant Surprise
You didn't expect it. You didn't plan for this to happen. But it did. And you think it's great! Write about one or more pleasant surprises you have experienced in your life. Maybe the kindness of others. Or a dreaded event that didn't turn out dreadful. Perhaps something you never expected in a million years--or at least not that afternoon. Write one long story, or a … [Read more...] about A Pleasant Surprise
Milestones
Make an alphabetical list where each of the 26 items refers to some kind of milestone in your life. Explosive events and major turning points are often milestones. So are smaller things. If you have a sense of "before" and "after" about it, it's a milestone. When you say something like, "I know that happened before 2019 because the room wasn't painted pink yet," painting … [Read more...] about Milestones