Possibilities and Open Spaces

It is generally a good thing to carry possibilities in your pocket: you never know when you might need them - unknown

Consider the possibilities we need as writers. We write ourselves out of and into holes and spaces. Openings appear.

We learn to break open to our process and discover it's vital to, "Open all your pores and bathe in all the tides of nature," as Henry David Thoreau observed.

How do we also remain open to the changes and transitions in life and avoid the traps? We need to observe nature's ways and watch the unfurling of a rose. The times of twilight intrigue when the sky opens to light and darkens at dusk. The trill of birdsong out of silence awakens us at dawn. What occurs within the fissures where water sneaks and bubbles form?

Our awareness pushes our eyes, ears, noses and taste buds to the next curiosity. Do we dare fall into an opening, like Alice? Will we permit our pens and fingers on keyboards to explore with courage and risk?

When we look for openings, we risk the chance to make mistakes. If closed, we miss opportunities and all the wild and wide open places.

Celebrate the season and spring into possibilities today.

Creative Write: What does it mean to become open and receptive to possibilities?

Choose a metaphor for how you might express openness. Explore possibilities in freewrites. Consider what represents an opening of awareness: Write about a missing piece.