Category Archives: Challenge
Challenges
In response to Claudette’s Writing Challenge # 1 “the Power of Creativity” Was very surprised when I went to check out the Writer’s Island prompt for today. The site has been closed and there will be no more weekly prompts. … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Challenge, challenges, writing prompts
Tagged activities, Art, Big A, challenges, choices, class, Claudette Ellinger, closed site, creating own prompts, Creativity, decisions, Definitions, direct challenge, energy, enticing self, Growth, healing, initiate, inspiration, no creative bones, old site, power, response, students, teaching, umbrella, Writer's Island, writing, writing prompts
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Me and the Letter M
I volunteered to respond to a letter meme, from Heather on her site: extemporaneous. I must write about at least ten things I love that begin with the letter M. I do not “love” Money, but living on a … Continue reading
Posted in Challenge, exercise, Letter M, Memory, music
Tagged butterfly wings, cloud action, Letter M, letter meme, Me, Meandering, Meanings, memories, Mexican food, Money, Montana, Mother, mountains, Multiples, Munchkins, Murder Mysteries, music, road trip, white water rapids
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Opposite Sides And Another Challenge
I truly like to hear at least two sides of an issue before making a decision. In my last blog, I wrote about why we have difficulty with admitting that we don’t know certain things. I knew when I finished, that I … Continue reading
Posted in advice, Balance, Challenge, Choice, exercise, grief, Growth, Journal Writing, Life, love, Opposite Sides, pain, Self-Awareness, synchronicity, Uncategorized
Tagged carved in stone, Challenge, change, dog and god, expression, grief, issue, know vs don't know, Knowing, love, Opposite Sides, pain, parameters, second chance, story
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Crossing Over
Have been doing a lot of surfing on the Net. Exploring what other people are writing and what they are writing about. And, of course, getting sidetracked into my own personal areas of interest. One of those, perhaps the most … Continue reading
Posted in Challenge, Growth, Journal Writing, Life, Memory, Myths, Poetry, Self-Awareness, Uncategorized
Tagged altered state, blogs, breaking rules, clarity, communication, cross over, falsehood, myth, Not My Usual Whatever, overwhelming the senses, poetry and prose, reality, rules, sexual deviants, silence, truth, writing
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Brief Challenge
I have company coming this morning, a friend I haven’t seen in over a year. So, instead of writing my usual verbose blog, I am sending out a challenge. Can you tell me, in three sentences or less, how you … Continue reading
Posted in Challenge, Choice, Journal Writing, Uncategorized
Tagged Challenge, comments, journal keeping, open form, sentence, write
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“Roll On 18 Wheeler, Roll On”
Last evening, my oldest daughter and I spent several hours downloading music onto a playlist which will accept 100 pieces of music. That seemed rather daunting to begin with, but in a matter of hours, between the two us, we … Continue reading
Posted in Challenge, Family, grief, Journal Writing, Life, Memory, music, truck driver, Uncategorized
Tagged 18 wheeler, air horn, associations, cortege, emotions, Family, funeral procession, highway, Interstate, lyrics, Memory, music, playlist, side trips, songs, story, truck driver
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A Not So Brief Challenge
This is a meme, a writing prompt, an exercise I have found on several blog cites lately. Each one is distinctly different because it is flavored with the individual’s own voice and honesty. It fascinates me, and so I brought … Continue reading →