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Daily writing prompt
What do you enjoy most about writing?
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Whether I’m writing in my journal, which I do every day, or composing a post for my blog or putting my thoughts down on paper (real or virtual) to create either prose or poetry, I enjoy getting the gunk out of my head so that I can revisit, revise or – at times! – revile what I’ve written. What I enjoy most about writing is the satisfaction of having expressed myself as fully as I’m able to, to feel pretty much terrific when I’ve arrived at the phrasing, the language, the tone that beautifully – to me! – articulates what it is I want the world to know, even if – sometimes especially if – no one but me will ever read it.

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Daily writing prompt
What positive emotion do you feel most often?
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And most often, JOY is triggered by the simplest things. That, in itself, makes me happy! It gives me additional joy, knowing I can be content with little things, with serendipity, with the majesty of nature and the kindness of good people. I’m not a religious person but truly, I do not want.

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Daily writing prompt
List 30 things that make you happy.
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  1. Dragonflies
  2. Books
  3. Colorado
  4. My bestest friend: my husband
  5. Autumn
  6. Sitting in the shade on a hot day, with a good book, puppy at my feet
  7. My dog Coco, the best puppy in the world!
  8. Hiking
  9. Early morning walks before the sun is up
  10. Reading poetry
  11. Writing poetry
  12. Getting published
  13. Pizza
  14. Football & Basketball, especially NCAA
  15. Photography
  16. Olympic Curling!
  17. Fleetwood Mac’s Rumors album
  18. Pink Floyd
  19. Dire Straits
  20. Tom Petty
  21. My favorite movie, The Godfather
  22. Long, hot showers
  23. A good thunderstorm with lots of thunder & lightning
  24. Getting some much needed rain
  25. The first snowfall
  26. Halloween: the vibe, the decor, the candy, the fun, Trick or Treaters, the spookiness!
  27. Quilting: FABRIC!!
  28. Getting letters & postcards in the mail
  29. Mackinaw Island
  30. Travel & exploring new places: anything from going down a ‘virgin’ gravel road to visiting (or dreaming about visiting) foreign countries

Wait. There’s more!!

31. Peaches & strawberries

32. A good Cabernet sauvignon

33. Watching Netflix / Hulu / Apple TV series with my husband, preferably at night with the lights out and a candle or two burning low & unobtrusive

34. Thanksgiving

35. The movie All That Jazz, especially the opening number

36. Getting lots of Likes and Comments on my blog posts (!!!)

37. Seeing baby goats run & kick & frolic

38. PUPPIES!!

39. Exploring any art museum

40. Craft shows

41. British TV

42. Baby kittens

43. Old barns

44. Riding my bike

45. Drinking lots of water