Writing Warm UP

Warm up before your "real" work:

Write for 15 minutes:

Begin writing about the color tangerine. What does it evoke?

After five minutes, switch to magazine. Keep working on the "ines" - Consider limousine, benzine and aquiline.


What other "ines" can you add?

Exercise your Point!

"Never give in. Never give in. Never. Never. Never. Never.” – Sir Winston Churchill



We clash with the F word from time to time – Failure. Don't let it send shock waves through you just to see it written. It’s just another F word – a Fact of life. If you’re not making mistakes, you’re not pushing yourself beyond your comfort territory into the terror-itory where breakthroughs occur.

Mistakes teach us to make different choices. Even the uncomfortable consequences will lead us toward our goals. Push on with a smarter approach. Make mistakes and thrive! Resilience keeps writers on task and in process.

It takes more than hard work and good intentions. Avoid a focus on how hard you’re working. A commitment on results becomes part of the writing process.

Reinforcement becomes key to progress. Make certain you have a support system for your writing.

Remember, a pencil has a point and an eraser. Wear down the eraser and also make certain you exercise the point!


Creative Write:  What will you write if you break your pencil's point today?

Beyond Avoidance!

Gandhi said, "I never let anyone walk through my mind with dirty feet."

Through the power of awareness and in a centered state, we can notice the temporary nature of harmful thoughts about our writing. We have the ability to choose thoughts that enrich us. They will become self-enhancing. In that way, we avoid the dirty feet of guilt and self-rejection.

Take time today to notice your stormy emotional "weather." Respond to it rather than suppressing the emotions through negative behavior or avoidance.

Pain, loss, and sadness are emotions - part of life. Suffering, guilt and resistance/avoidance are behavioral choices. Like physical training, mental training takes time and practice, but over time, your mental muscles show strength.

Use writing to maintain centered awareness. Develop your sense of wonder. You will discover its indestructible quality!

Creative write: What dirty feet did you avoid by writing today?