February 28, 2014 Writing Prompt:

Write about your current state of being.

What emotion are you feeling right now? Love, joy, surprise, anger, sadness, disgust, fear? Write about how you are feeling today or the emotion you feel most often. Does this feeling drive your actions? If so, how?

February 27, 2014 Writing Prompt:

Write about criticism.

Think back to your childhood. Were you criticized by a parent or teacher? What did they say about you? Did you believe them then? Do you believe them now? How has this criticism affected your life?

February 26, 2014 Writing Prompt:

Write about judgment.

Do you judge other people? What do you judge about them? Their appearance, financial or employment status, religion or belief system ? How does judging others make you feel?

February 25, 2014 Writing Prompt:

Write about feeling nervous.

When was the last time you felt nervous? Where were you? What were you doing? What goes on physiologically when you are nervous? What do you think about?

February 24, 2014 Writing Prompt:

Write about joy.

What person, place, thing, or situation brings you the most joy? What do you like to do when you are feeling joyful?  Write about how you can bring more joy into your life.

February 23, 2014 Writing Prompt:

Write about grief.

What makes you sad? Have you lost a pet, child, parent, sibling, lover, job, home? Grief can fill our hearts and make moving forward seem impossible. Give your sadness and grief color and shape and write about it as if you’re describing a painting.

February 22, 2014 Writing Prompt:

Write about lust.

Do you lust after chocolate, an expensive pair of boots or leather jacket, your neighbor’s husband or wife, or your best friend’s salary? Perhaps you lust for power? Whatever it is, imagine you have this particular thing and write about how you got it and how it feels having it.

February 21, 2014 Writing Prompt:

Write about road rage.

We’ve all witnessed or experienced road rage at one time or another. What do other drivers do to piss you off?  Why do you become so annoyed? Pick a road rage situation and write a scene that occurred before the person got into their car.

February 20, 2014 Writing Prompt:

Rewrite history.

Take a scene from your life and give it the happy ending you wish it had. Include how you felt before and how the new ending makes you feel. What did you learn from rewriting history?

February 19, 2014 Writing Prompt:

Write a letter of apology.

The letter can be written to someone who is living or dead. This is an opportunity to say everything you “should” say or “should” have said. Be clear, concise, honest and forthright. Only send the letter if you believe it will improve your relationship.