Do you recall your childhood association with words? Did you create names for animals and plants? Did you tell them stories?
Where's your child's mind today? Frederick Smock. a teacher of creative writing, learns daily from his students to think with a child's mind. One student astonished him with her words when she wrote from the point of view of a coconut. "I never have to go on vacation because I carry the waves inside of me," she explained.
Today, play with possibilities and let your words scurry around corners and under bushes. Look into the sky to capture connections. Consider all your areas of knowledge" animals, insects, gardening, travel, economics, and relationships.
Communicate the awareness that makes your days and night glitter. Let words flow and flee. Delight in metaphors to share your stories.
Rediscover your child's mind of wonder.
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