Find an Outlet

Granite echoes waves of the wind.

An invitation to climb,

where no one has traveled.

Clouds move 

Beyond elephant and tiger bodies

to ramble and search

past the mind's limitation.

Imagine your view
beyond negativity.

Where does
intuition

Move away
from the No?

Creativity
nurtures energy

Provides
the vision

With an outlet
for expression.

Imagine your view.

A Day Say

"My talent is making connections. That's why I'm an essayist."  - Stephen Jay Gould.

"I don't dream at night, I dream all day; I dream for a living." - Stephen Spielberg

The word, essay, comes from the Latin verb exigere, which means to examine, test or drive out.  Mary Oliver advises to pay attention and be astonished.  Dreams add spice. Then write!

In 2009 I began to test my views each day in a morning Blog. I write as soon as I awaken when creativity sparks the moments' intensities. Today marks the 2508 entry from my gathered notions. I have only missed one day.

Encouraging writers to write and interact with me energizes my focus. 

These Day Says include ideas that fire from a variety of stimuli.

My mind plays as it flicks among ideas.
They leap to access arrangements of fun and fantasy.

Magenta to tangerine to cream.













Creatures pose for word capture.

Textures of leaves and frog sounds sprout in unexpected places.

Scents collect in cedar and sunlight and attach to memories.

A collage blooms as my camera invites connections.

My mind whirs during morning runs for the next day's writing adventure. I re-arrange wording in menus and gain ideas from horoscopes.  

Overheard conversations add to the mixture.

Messages appear at odd times as words drive my day.

While reading a variety of subjects, my kaleidoscope turns.  I reflect on patterns and edges, then search for connections to examine and drive out ideas!  

A taste of caramel reminds me . . .

Senses stalk and roam in nature for details. 

Photography chooses slants and close ups that assist the process.

Like a tree in the forest, do the words fall silent?  Might they roar?

Day Say fragments often arrive the night before. They flash during dreams. By morning the text has awakened.

Collect and collate ideas for a day. Write to let them lead you on an adventure. Develop a writing practice based on weaving the threads.

Responsibility

Freedom is the will to be responsible to ourselves. ~ Friedrich Nietzsche

The Dalai Lama says, "We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves."

If individuals took the responsibility to care for the landscape in and around themselves, a new freedom would flow. The magnetism could attract the positive behavior of others.

When gravity sucks, let humor soar.

Nurture responsibility.


In what ways will you share your strengths?