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Daily writing prompt
What is one thing you would change about yourself?
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Oh, my. I wish I was more at ease with myself and around others. Anxiety, I’ve come to realize of late, has weighed on me my entire life. Rooted in self-doubt – no doubt! – I’m always overthinking, overanalyzing and my body always pays the price. Psyche too, I am certain.

I picked up a book at Barnes & Noble recently called The Anxiety Handbook, and I’m trying to use deep breathing, stretching & excercise – movement (!) – to relax my body, undo the knots, and make myself whole. An ongoing process, to be sure.

We recently bought a boat and I am very much looking forward to next summer, being on the water, relaxing to the soothing sound of the waves and the beauty of nature all around us. In the meantime, lots of self-care, enjoying my passions & pursuits while appreciating the many good things in my life!

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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

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Daily writing prompt
What would you change about modern society?
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This one is easy — I’d love for us to return to the innocence (some might call it naivete) of the world before internet technologies, social media and 24/7 regurgitations poisoned our days. There are benefits, no doubt, but I’ve been wondering for a while now if the cost is just much too high.

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Daily writing prompt
What is your favorite season of year? Why?
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Easy-peasy. Fall is the very best season of any 12-month calendar!

There’s the color, the vibrancy, those chill walks in a magical wood, good old-fashioned hayrides. There’s Halloween and mums and jack-o’-lanterns and fall decor and Trick or Treat and the lead-in to Thanksgiving and Christmas.

There’s fun sweaters, turtlenecks, leggings, boots and comfy sweatshirts. The yummy fall hues of orange and red and yellow and gold and crimson, scarlet, mauve and purple.

We’ve got outdoor craft shows and college football. Don’t forget those delicious hot beverages: steaming cups of chai and hot chocolate. Or a glass of wine listening to outdoor music.

Falling leaves, that satisfying crunch underfoot, that somehow pleasant scent of decay in the air. Pumpkins and gourds, acorn squash and apples.

Fall is my favorite time of year, hands-down, bar-none. As soon as the heat & humidity starts to wreak its havoc – even in June – I’m ready for autumn. Each and every time!