188. I Am: Write a motivational poem or journal entry about positive traits that make you who you are. I used to think I was smart because I was top of my class and could learn pretty much anything that I wanted but as I met people outside of my cohort, I found myself average. […]
187. Longing: Write about something you very much want to do. How do you know what you want to do? I’m three weeks into a four week workshop called “What you really really want” designed to answer that question. A GF who was enrolled suggested that because I was retiring that this course would be
186. Old Endings Into New Beginnings: Take an old poem, story, or journal entry of yours and use the last line and make it the first line of your writing today. “Missing the 80s (temperature and decade)” – sister quoted from a 2015 blog post. I like her clever word play reference. Mid-summer in Los Angeles is
185. Applause: Write about giving someone a standing ovation. Is it me or have ovations become the norm rather than the exception? When I was younger, ovations were rare, reserved for sublime works of art. I would go to LA Philharmonic symphonies conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas which were beautiful performances and there would be
184. Chemistry: Choose an element and write a poem or story that uses that word in one of the lines. Neon is greek for “new.” When DH2 got married the first time, their reception was held at the Museum of Neon Light and they were gifted a neon sign that he would talk about on
