Memory
Remember to rememeber
Monday, December 14th, 2009What is your favorite holiday story? Do you have one?
When creating your life story you may have to dive deep into past memories to unearth the gems. Family photos are a good way to jog your memory of past experiences. Don’t be afraid of the less then pleasant memories. We all have stories of arguments, [...]
Creating Your Life Short Story
Thursday, February 5th, 2009I was recently sent a story by someone who asked, “Should it be a short or long story?” The text was just about 12 pages making it a longer short story.
The thing is this story could go two ways. The themes of invincibility, love, and loss addressed in the piece could be expounded upon, fleshing [...]
Holiday Memories
Wednesday, December 24th, 2008What are you favorite holiday memories?
My mother, a young widow, with two small girls managed to make Christmas spectacular. We had a small apartment so I don’t know where she hid gifts. But Christmas morning we would wake up to a wonderful smell of breakfast. Usually pancakes or waffles something good and gooey. The tree [...]
Casting a vote
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008I don’t know about you but I am very relieved to have cast my vote and can now just watch the results.
Before I left and turned off TV I saw Obama with his daughters as he cast his vote. Can you imagine the imprint it will leave on his two daughters, no matter the outcome, [...]
Exploring the World With Your Senses: Touch
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008See me, feel me, touch me, heal me.
See me, feel me, touch me, heal me.
See me, feel me, touch me, heal me.
See me, feel me, touch me, heal me, heal me, heal me.
~ Pete Townshend, composer of Tommy
Do you remember the first thing you ever touched? Most likely you don’t. Nonetheless when you were young [...]
Today’s Take Action Prompt: First Love
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008Remember the first person or thing you loved. Was it a parent, toy, character, pizza? Take five minutes and write about that first love.
Take five minutes and write about the love that got away.
List 25 things you associate with the word heart. As an example - Valentine’s Day, weddings, surgery, chocolate, babies, exercise. Looking over [...]
When Writing of Love, Love the Artist Within
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008A lifetime without Love is of no account
Love is the Water of Life
Drink it down with heart and soul!
~ Divan-i-Shams 1190
Remembering First Loves
My first love was Popeye. Yes, the sailor man, the cartoon. As a young child Popeye was a larger then life character. He would mumble incoherently, seemed unaffected by most things but [...]