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A Safe Place . . . Prompt #642
Today’s writing prompt starts with a visualization. Sit back. Relax. Breathe in deeply. Release and relax as you breathe out. Let go. Let your mind relax. Settle into your chair. Nothing for you to do right now, except be here. Nowhere for you to go. Let your mind drift. Go back to a time when you were little … 4 or 6 or 7 years old. A time when the world was fresh to you. Filled with new sights, adventures and exploring. A time when there was magic in the air. Full of possibilities. Take a deep breathe in and settle into your comfortable space. No worries. No hurries just now. This is your time, in your special place. Imagine or remember what your world was like when you were 4 or 6 or 7 years old. When everyone was taller than you. Everyone seemed wiser than you. But you…
The next thing . . . Prompt #641
Writing Prompt: The next thing I want to do . . . Just Write! #justwrite #iamawriter #iamwriting
On My Mind . . . Prompt #640
Today’s Writing Prompt: What’s really on my mind . . . Just Write!~ #justwrite #iamawriter #iamwriting
The Freedom of Freewrites
The freedom to write whatever you want. Writing freely is like soaring with no limitations. Freewrites can lead to: ~ Ruminating, resulting in new thoughts. ~ Discovery, leading to innovative realizations ~ Revelations, finding the “aha” ~ Exciting, uncover fresh ideas ~ Jubilations, the joy of making connections Writing prompts can help generate writing. There are over 800 writing prompts on The Write Spot Blog, as well as a list of places where you can submit your writing. Just Write! #justwrite #iamwriting #iamawriter
A place you miss. Prompt #639
Write about a place you miss. Or a place you have strong feelings about. Or a place you would like to be. Just Write! #iamwriting #justwrite #iamawriter
Green . . . Prompt #638
Writing Prompt: Green “Green, the color of life, renewal, nature, and energy, is associated with meanings of growth, harmony, freshness, safety, fertility, and environment. Green is also traditionally associated with money, finances, banking, ambition, greed, jealousy, and wall street. The color green has healing power and is understood to be the most restful and relaxing color for the human eye to view. Green also stands for new growth and rebirth, common in the spring season when all of the plants are coming back to life with fresh growth and life after the cold winter months. The color green affects us physically and mentally in several different ways. Green is soothing, relaxing, and youthful. Green is a color that helps alleviate anxiety, depression, and nervousness. Green also brings with it a sense of hope, health, adventure, and renewal, as well as self-control, compassion, and harmony. Additional words that represent different shades, tints, and values…
Songs . . . Prompt #637
Song titles and song lyrics can be beneficial in producing thought-provoking writing. Click on the link to read the lyrics or hear the song. The currently popular “We Don’t Talk About Bruno,” from the movie “Encanto.” Inspired by talking with a washroom attendant, “She Works Hard For The Money,” by Donna Summer. “The Very Thought of You,” by Nat King Cole “It’s Now or Never,” by Elvis Presley “What a Wonderful World,” by Louis Armstrong “Dancing in the Streets,” by Martha & The Vandellas “Somewhere over the Rainbow,” by Israel “IZ” Kamakawiwoʻole Be inspired. Just Write!
What nourishes you? Prompt #636
Prompt: What nourishes you? Write for 15 minutes. Use sensory details: sight, smell & sound. ********************* Next: Picture the kitchen in the house you grew up in. See the table and chairs, the counter, the cupboards. Open a cupboard . . . or walk into the pantry. Take a look around. Open the spice cabinet. Breathe deeply. Prompt: What food reminds you of the kitchen in the house where you grew up in? Memories surrounding that food? ********************* Prompt: Take a few words from previous two freewrites and expand, or describe, using smell and sound. For example, from “The Martian Chronicles by” Ray Bradbury: “There was a smell of Time in the air tonight . . . What did Time smell like? Like dust and clocks and people. And if you wondered what Time sounded like, it sounded like water running in a dark cave and voices crying and dirt…
Memory Lane . . . Prompt #635
Today’s Writing Prompt has four parts. Part 1 Imagine you are going on a trip. Cost is no object. You can go anywhere and take anything you want. Spend a few minutes writing what you would take. ************************ Part 2 Mentally add safety items to your suitcase, or duffle bag, or backpack. You might have already packed some of these things. Medical supplies, bandages, antiseptic. Flares, flashlight. Things to protect you: sunscreen, a soft pillow for a cushioned landing in case you fall, a safety net to catch you. ************************ Part 3 Go on a trip down Memory Lane. Choose a time in your life when something deeply affected you or was troubling. Write about a difficult time, a pivotal moment, when something happened and you were not the same after. If you experience a strong reaction while you are writing, stop writing. Shake out your hands, or look…