I have not participated in a Group Writing Project in months and I am very grateful to Liz Strauss fromSuccessful Blogfor this wonderful opportunity. I thoroughly enjoy blogging but sometimes it is nice to go back to my roots of poetry and looking at fewer words at a time instead of editing a 1,300+ word post. I love writing exercises as mentioned in my post "5 Writing Exercises to Help Heal Pain" and this project brought my attention to another area of my writing -- the importance of every word. I loved Liz's personal examples in her post explaining the "Writing Project: 25 Words of Work/Life Wisdom". Here are my entries:
(A smile from my daughter Christina pictured ALWAYS lightens my mood)
The rules are simple and are as follows:Make an Observation--Look for something you see too much or too little of.
Write a sentence about it.
Countthewords you have written.
Editthesentence until you have 25 words exactly. Notice how your idea changes as you edit and how your feelings change with each rewrite.
Add a picture if you can.
Post your 25 words on your blog by July 19th.
Link back to this post or leave a link to your post inthecomments section.I don’t want to miss yours when I compile all ofthem.
Thanks again to Liz Strauss for coming up with this Group Writing Project. I hope many join and am excited to see the final result when Liz puts them all together.
#1
I see
too many people
blaming
external factors
or othe rs
forthe ir own unhappiness
not realizing
their own power
for greatness
lieswithin
awaiting discovery.
#2
I see
too few people
smilingat strangers
passing on
the kindness, warmth
and infectious lightness of mood
a smile brings
in a few seconds.
(A smile from my daughter Christina pictured ALWAYS lightens my mood)The rules are simple and are as follows:Make an Observation--Look for something you see too much or too little of.
- Write a sentence about it.
- Count
the words you have written. - Edit
the sentence until you have 25 words exactly. Notice how your idea changes as you edit and how your feelings change with each rewrite. - Add a picture if you can.
- Post your 25 words on your blog by July 19th.
- Link back to this post or leave a link to your post in
the comments section.I don’t want to miss yours when I compile all ofthe m.
Thanks again to Liz Strauss for coming up with this Group Writing Project. I hope many join and am excited to see the final result when Liz puts them all together.