Category: Prompts

“We cannot always direct the wind, but we can adjust our sails.”

It isn’t known who originally said this.

No matter, it’s today’s prompt.

Prompt: How have you adjusted your sails?

What would you like to learn?

You can start by using one or more of these sentence starts:

I want to learn . . .

I want to learn how to . . .

I am learning . . .

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Finish the following sentences as your fictional character would.

Or for yourself, perhaps a new way of looking at old ideas.

My full name is:

I live at or near:

I live with:

Today I want:

Today I hope:

I am happiest when:

I daydream about:

If I had my way:

I don’t understand:

What I could do is:

Sometimes I think:

If I were in charge:

I get angry when:

People wouldn’t like it if they knew:

If only we had enough:

A person can’t be happy unless:

I never told anyone that I:

Five years ago, I . . . :

Five years from now, I want . . .

Write an end-of-the-year letter. One you might send, or would never send.

You can capture how the year was for you, where you went, why you went there, what happened on that trip.

Or, it might be “I didn’t go anywhere and I didn’t do anything.”

You can write about a friend or a family member.

Or write about goals achieved, accomplishments met, or what was disappointing.

Just Write!

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My son said, “2020 was last week and lasted three years.”

Writing Prompt: Your take on the past three years.

Or:  Nothing prepared me for . . .

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If you could invent a holiday, what would it be called and what would it celebrate?

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Have you received random acts of kindness?

Have you given random acts of kindness?

Have you witnessed random acts of kindness?

Writing Prompt: Random acts of kindness.

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What would you appreciate seeing or happening this holiday season?

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Back in the day, many people sent Christmas cards with notes or the generic letter.

How about a tweak to the standard holiday greeting?

Write a note of appreciation, letting someone (alive or not alive) know what you appreciate about them. This is a note or letter you may or may not send.

Prompt: Write a note of appreciation.

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“To my mind, the idea that doing dishes is unpleasant can occur only when you aren’t doing them. Once you are standing in front of the sink with your sleeves rolled up and your hands in the warm water, it is really quite pleasant. I enjoy taking my time with each dish, being fully aware of the dish, the water, and each movement of my hands . . . The dishes themselves and the fact that I am here washing them are miracles!” — “Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life,” by Thich Nhat Hanh

Prompt: Write about a mundane chore, or something you routinely do, that has a meditative quality.