May 30 Writing Prompt:

The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.
~Henry David Thoreau

 
What does this quote mean to you? Have you paid too high a price for some of your acquisitions? What did you purchase that you wish you could return?

May 29 Writing Prompt:

The purpose of our lives is to be happy.
~Dalai Lama

 

Write about the people, places, things, or circumstances that make you happy. If you’re not happy, write about what you can do to change your situation.

May 28 Writing Prompt:

Do what you can, where you are, with what you have.
~Teddy Roosevelt

 

Does this statement apply to anything in your life? Do you use what you have or are you waiting for something better?

 

May 27 Writing Prompt:

Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear.
~George Addair

Explain how fear thwarts your efforts. What is the worst that could happen if you took that risk?

 

May 26 Writing Prompt:

 

Don’t wait. The time will never be just right.
~Napoleon Hill

Write about whatever it is you’ve been waiting for. Write a scene where that thing has materialized.

 

May 25 Writing Prompt:

Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.
~Louis L’Amour

 

Close your eyes, take three slow, deep breaths, put your hands on the keyboard and start writing nonstop about whatever is on your mind. Write this way, without editing as you go for at least 15 minutes.

May 24 Writing Prompt:

And by the way, everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt.
~Sylvia Plath

Do you have the guts to stand by your convictions or are you filled with self-doubt? What topic are you afraid to write about? Go ahead and write about it.

May 23 Writing Prompt:

Don’t forget what I discovered that over ninety percent of all national deficits from 1921 to 1939 were caused by payments for past, present, and future wars.
~Franklin D. Roosevelt

 

Do you believe in war as a way to resolve differences and conflict? Are there alternatives? Explain your belief.

June 23 Writing Prompt: Defense

When in your life has it made sense to be patient? Were you patient enough or did you take action too quickly or too soon? Write about a time when non-action was the best defense for achieving the desired outcome.

May 22 Writing Prompt:

 

I write to give myself strength. I write to be the characters that I am not. I write to explore all the things I’m afraid of.
~Joss Whedon

 

Why do you write? What is the benefit? What has writing helped you conquer or overcome?