PROMPT: 5 Everyday Things

Daily writing prompt
What are 5 everyday things that bring you happiness?

A breath of air when I’m suffocating.

A drink of water when I’m thirsty.

A bit of bread when I’m hungry.

Sleep when I’m weary.

Company when I’m lonely.

PROMPT: High School

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Describe something you learned in high school.

The one thing I learned in High School was that I really should have learned more than one thing in High School.

PROMPT: Positive Change

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Describe one positive change you have made in your life.

I’ve embraced the Crazy. #embracethecrazy

PROMPT: Most Fun

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What’s the most fun way to exercise?

Playfully. Followed by enthusiastically, and – finally – naked.

PROMPT: Read Over

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What book could you read over and over again?

孙子兵法, i.e. “The Art of War” by Sunzi (孙子) is one that I can and have read more than twice.

I’m not a huge re-reader, but others include “Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras,” “Hamlet,” “Leaves of Grass,” and Miyamoto Musashi’s “Book of Five Rings.” Translated literature is often good for more than one read because translations vary so much.

PROMPT: Character

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If you could be a character from a book or film, who would you be? Why?

Tom Sawyer. I have zero capacity to convince anyone that whitewashing is powerful fun. It’s a skill I envy.

PROMPT: Best/Worst Pets

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What animals make the best/worst pets?

Cats and dogs are great pets. Crocodiles and Hippopotami are the worst.

PROMPT: Free

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What job would you do for free?

Operating a car crusher seems like it would be satisfying. Any activity that goes with the flow of increasing entropy would be a nice change. Most human endeavor feels Sisypheanly futile.

PROMPT: Olympic Sports

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What Olympic sports do you enjoy watching the most?

Summer: Gymnastics and Diving because it all seems impossible.

Winter: Short Track Speed Skating because of its high-speed crashes, and Curling because it’s mesmerizing like a slow-motion crash.

PROMPT: Community

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How would you improve your community?

First, I would have to figure out what my community is.