Balance is a tricky act.
Like a pie crust, balance is sometimes tender and light, and sometimes fails.
Sometimes we find balance. Then we totter. Then we regain balance. And totter again. And find balance once more.
Write about finding balance.
You can use any of these phrases for your writing prompt or use the image. Isn’t this a beautiful pie crust topping? Not something I made. But something I would enjoy eating!
When the flame flickers and goes out, sometimes the simplest thing is to let it go, other times just re-light it.
You know what to do with these writing prompts, right? Don’t overthink them. Just write!
You can’t move forward from a stuck place.
Let go of perceptions.
Acceptance.
If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem.
What matters?
Learn to let go.
Ideas on how to use freewrites:
It’s only five minutes. Go ahead. Do it now. We’ll wait.
Humming in the background while writing gets done.
Quiet while writing gets done.
Are you still reading? Write! Just write. For five minutes.
After five minutes . . .
Yes, you. Now. Just write. Go ahead. We’ll wait.
Waiting. Waiting. Patiently waiting. I’ll write, too.
After five minutes . . .
Hmm . . . what will you choose from nature to write about?
Feathers, rocks, trees, birds, rocks, dirt, peach blossoms, river, waterfall, penguins, geese.
Write whatever comes up for you about nature.
Shhh. . . Writers are working here. Doing what we do.
Writing. Just writing. Keep on writing. For five minutes.
Next . . .
Can use repetition.
Doesn’t have to make sense.
Have fun with this.
Play with words.