Your Writing Well-Being

Delve into your writing well-being. Take from fifteen minutes to an hour to give yourself a check-up.

Respond to these questions and others that arise as you write. Close your eyes, take several nourishing breaths. Then begin the flow of words. 

As a child, do you recall the first motivation to write a story or poem? Bring this experience into view. Where were you? What prompted the writing? How did you like the results?

Move the flow of words into why you write now. 

Finish with how you imagine your writing to grow and thrive. Give life to your ideas and feel the life-affirming magic of words as they color the page or screen.

The What's - Right here. Right now.

Consider your choices in the "right now."

What will you appreciate?  What will you ignore?

What do you have the power to change?

What does it take to accept what's given to you and spin it your way?

What do you long for?

What do you search for?

Pick up a pen or tickle the keyboard and write to the questions.  Just go with it.  Right Now.  Just now.  

Awareness of What you Eat, Drink and Love

Today at the supermarket as I arrived in front of the checkout line, the checker attempted a smile and said,  "Hello."

"How's it going?"  I asked.

The sigh deepened as she offered, "OK."

Feeling buoyant after the challenges of the last month, I spouted, "Beware of what you eat, drink and love."   I stopped myself, no idea why those words collided.

She brightened and with a chuckle said, "Wow, may I write that down? That makes my day."

"Let's change it for a positive to "Stay Aware of what you eat, drink and love," I laughed and thanked her for encouraging my words to bounce.

The exchange left us both perkier.

Pushing my cart to the car, I wondered - Whatever did the words mean?

I pondered their expanded usage:

Eat!      Savor healthful food and delight in the nourishment.

Drink!   Indulge in every moment with all the senses.

Love!    Begin by admiring yourself and give your Love away.


Creative Write:  What three words come to mind for you?   Where will those words take you on a writing exploration today?