Tag Archives: change

Blowing In the Wind

Posted on July 6, 2019 by 1sojournal

I put this song up earlier last week, but then left it because I couldn’t think of a thing to say in response to it, let alone write anything coherent in relationship to it. Actually I think I was hoping … Continue reading →

Posted in Blowing in the Wind | Tagged Blowin in the Wind, Bob Dylan, change, Family, fragility, his future, judge, men, position, power, predator, prey, women | 6 Comments

Flutters of Change

Posted on October 11, 2016 by 1sojournal

For the most part, I write poetry. But, there are always those spaces of time, like now, when I want, and even need, more than form and structure. Want to spread out, explore more than one specific theme, thought, or … Continue reading →

Posted in Flutters of Change | Tagged Butterfly, change, direction, image, kaleidoscope, Poetry, prose | 1 Comment

Moving On

Posted on May 1, 2014 by 1sojournal

It’s May 1, 2014 and NaPoWriMo is over. Time to move on to other things. I reached for my colored pencils yesterday. Before I could use them, I had to wipe a thick layer of dust from the box because it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Moving On | Tagged active meditation, becoming, beginnings, butterflies, change, language of color, metamorphosis, senses in feet, transformation | 7 Comments

Journal Writing Prompt #4

Posted on November 14, 2010 by 1sojournal

This prompt will be using that little writing exercise I asked you to do last week. The one about writing that statement 10 times, but also taking notes about what was going on inside your head at the same … Continue reading →

Posted in Journal Writing Prompt #4 | Tagged change, filters of experience, friend or foe, Journal Writing prompt, natural, resistance | 8 Comments

Journal Writing Prompt #2

Posted on November 1, 2010 by 1sojournal

Hello again. Week 2 is here. Did you make an attempt at that list? And did anyone besides Viv, jump out in front and add more than casual notes to any of the beginnings you were asked to write … Continue reading →

Posted in Journal Writing Prompt #2 | Tagged beginnings, change, details, increase, Journal Writing prompt, letting go, lists, sections, what was learned | 7 Comments

Perfect Imperfection

Posted on August 28, 2010 by 1sojournal

For Writers Island prompt #18: If Only http://writersisland.wordpress.com/ This is what I wrote, on the spur of the moment, the last time I was faced with this prompt: Circling Flashbacks Ah yes, those famous “If Only’s.” Vultures that visit in … Continue reading →

Posted in Perfect Imperfection | Tagged change, depression, downhill slide, Growth, If Only, perfected imperfection, regrets, revisit, upward climb, Vultures, Writer's Island, writing prompt | 29 Comments

Leaving Normal To Find Normal

Posted on June 28, 2010 by 1sojournal

Not sure just quite where I am at, this morning. Been a very full week, especially for a quasi-hermit. There is a part of me that wants to get back to normal, but normal isn’t what or where it … Continue reading →

Posted in Leaving Normal To Find Normal | Tagged change, complexities, feelings, funerals, normal, place, self-conversation, simplicities, sink hole, what is normal, wider space | 13 Comments

Flying By The Seat of Ones Pants

Posted on March 15, 2010 by 1sojournal

In my last post, I indirectly wrote of the possible consequences of breaking a well established rule. I am specifically referring to the comment about how that might encourage one to peer more closely at all the other rules, scrutinizing … Continue reading →

Posted in Flying By The Seat of Ones Pants | Tagged change, comfortable, destination, direction, flying without an instrument panel, Following The Signs and Symbols, gaps in knowledge, Journal Writing, journey, practice, rules/habits, wind changes | Comments Off

Resisting Conversation

Posted on February 8, 2010 by 1sojournal

It’s far too early to report on my new Q. and A. format in my journal. Just haven’t been at it long enough. One week of it isn’t enough to tell if it’s worth continuing, but I do have … Continue reading →

Posted in Resisting Conversation | Tagged change, conversation with self, dialogue, in a rut, keener sense of self, questions and answers, reasons, resistance, setting up for failure, silliness, stubborn, voice of reason | Comments Off

Mindsets and Leaky Boats

Posted on August 10, 2009 by 1sojournal

One of the easiest ways to close the doors of ones Creativity Closet is to form a mindset that doesn’t allow for new possibilities. A mindset is a habit of thought. Just as we have physical habits that make … Continue reading →

Posted in Mindsets and Leaky Boats | Tagged anchored, business as usual, change, friction, limitations, Mindsets, movement, negative vs positive, personal example, possibilities, Push/Pull of change, thought habits | 2 Comments