Stephen King said, “Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.”
What do you think about that quote? Do you believe that inspiration will strike you like lightning while you are sitting on your couch? Or do you believe it will sneak up on you while you are working hard to achieve your dreams?
Set your timers and ready … set … write!
I think I was 6 when I learned to ride a bike. After many wobbly rides, bloody knees, and soothed tears I finally learned. Though I’ve never become the fanatic that some of my friends are, I have done the occasional 50 mile ride…okay, that was long ago.
What about you? When did you learn? Did you take to it like a fish to water? Do you still bike?
Set your timer and ready … set … write!
Home – Is it a place or a feeling? Sometimes I feel at home even when I am far from home if I am comfortable and with the ones I love. Home can also be a place where I grew up, but exists only in my memories because the structure is no longer standing. And sometimes, home is where I live, watching the sunset with my husband (as in this picture).
What about you? What does home mean to you? Take a few minutes to write about it and see where it leads you. You may be surprised. 🙂
Okay… Set your timer for 5 minutes and ready … set … write!
Maya Angelou has so many great quotes, but this is one of my favorites. So for today’s writing prompt, write about someone you remember because of the way they made you feel…special or otherwise.
Set your timer for 5 minutes. Ready … set … write!
I walk over to my sink and get a glass of water. I don’t even think about it or worry about whether it is safe – unless it smells or tastes too much like chlorine. Then I am likely to complain or grab the filter to get rid of the bad flavor … but I know it is safe. The likelihood of having contaminated water here in the states is very low and if it happens, a bulletin goes out from the local health department to let everyone know to boil before drinking.
Unfortunately, safe water is not available to everyone. The CDC estimates that 2 BILLION people are without access to safe water. That’s billion – with a B. World Water Day is to raise awareness about the importance of clean water and how access to it can improve the lives of those currently living without it.
So for today’s writing session, write about all of the ways water impacts your life. Do you have access to clean water? It’s definitely something to be thankful for. Then, if time allows, write about how access to fresh water could change the life of someone who currently lacks access.
Are you ready? Set your timer and ready … set … write!
For more information visit the CDC website here, or the WHO website here.
Happy writing!
Dreams are what help us see a better future … better for us, our family, or maybe our country or the world.
Dreaming allows our imagination to explore things we may have previously thought impossible.
What are your dreams? The ones you’re afraid to even tell yourself?
Use your free writing time to explore them and write them down. It will help make them real.
Are you ready? Set your timers and ready … set … write!
I have had the opportunity to listen to Julie Anne Cairns speak on a couple of occasions. I feel she has a lot of insight not only into finances, but also into human nature and living a “rich” life. I have to say though that this quote: “Frustration is a portal to your next level of growth” was one of my favorite insights that she shared.
What do you think? Do you agree? Set your timer for 5 minutes and write out what you think. Then, if you wish, share it with me.
Happy writing!
Kari
Want to learn more about Julie Anne Cairns? Visit her site at http://theabundancecodebook.com/julie-ann-cairns/
What are the things that inspire you? A sunset, the ocean, a rainbow?
All of these things provide inspiration for me, but so do simple things like snow on tiny pinecones or the first flowers of spring.
I often relate inspiration to a feeling of awe, but really it doesn’t have to be awe-inspiring to provide inspiration.
So what do you think? What
In January 2020 I had the opportunity to visit Rome. It was unlike any other place I have visited – from the 800 year old fountain across the street to the almost 2000 year old Colosseum and 2700 year old ruins of the Roman Forum.
Then, a couple of weeks after we returned home, Rome went on lockdown. People were sick and dieing by the hundreds. Yet it was the same city we had just left.
It seemed unreal. We were in shock, hoping those people we had met were safe yet knowing that they likely could not escape some impact.
What about you? What were you doing in January of 2020 before life changed? How did your life change in the following weeks and months?
Okay. Set your timer for 5 minutes; then ready … set … write!
Hey there!
Have you ever heard of National Oreo Day? Well apparently that is today. I love Oreos. They are one of my favorite store-bought cookies. But a national day? I guess almost anything can have its own day now.
What do you think? Do Oreos deserve a national (or worldwide) day? Although, I’ve heard it said that Oreos in Europe do not taste the same as Oreos in the US. Not sure about other countries, but if you don’t like them, they may not be the same as the little round bits of yumminess that we have here in the US.
Anyway, set your timer and write about Oreos, or National Days, or whatever your heart desires.
Ready – Set – Write!