Get Lost in Socks

Do you even wonder about single shoes? Some sit alone on the sidewalk. Others arrive in the gutter on a busy street.  How did they escape their mates? Who left them lonely on the highway?

What about socks lost in the laundry?  Some hide scrunched in towels. 
Others wrap around underwear for comfort. Should we wear mismatched socks to attract the soxes errant?

We develop comfort zones in our writing. Once in a while, we need to delve and take risks to push boundaries. Writing grows when everyone experiments.

Play. Play. Play. If you find your internal editor invading your playground, write yourself out of the judgment.

Nurture your freedom to risk and choose one of the above for a fun write.You can always write about those escaped shoes and socks.

Get lost in socks.

Body Over Mind

I begin the day with a yoga class to move past tightness and breathe beyond difficulties. By twists and turns, I ease my mind and limbs into the poses. Stretching right side, then left extends boundaries. How grateful I feel that I do not possess the appendages of an octopus today.

Remaining in each moment soothes all tightness. Strength enlivens my body and mind. The process itself unravels frustration and opens possibilities like my writing does.

After class I watch clouds clumping into animal shapes.  The wind lifts my hair in a face tickle. Spring seeps into my cells and brings thoughts of renewal with flashes of color that erupt from the earth.

I feel refreshed and returned to my true nature.

Alain de Botton writes, "We should not feel embarrassed by our difficulties, only by our failure can anything grow." 

Consider what you find difficult today. How will you bring successes from the past to your present moments of discomfort? 

Laugh and breathe to discover and move beyond today's difficulties.

Dessert in Words

 

Add spice and imagery to your writing by avoiding worn out modifiers and phrases.When you write an overused image like blue sky, consider what else you could use in sound, scent, taste or texture to pique the reader's curiosity and gain attention. 

Notice the difference in imagery:

a broken tool          half a pair of scissors


a rusted car              Cadillac dappled with rust

beautiful woman     woman with a piano player's fingers

quiet day                  even the birds overslept

good friend              tasty as triple chocolate cake


Create descriptions:  summer day, hot morning, wet dress, cheeping bird, frustration, anger, anxiety.