December 2010
10 posts
#reverb10: On Future Self
The prompt for today comes from Jenny Blake, the author of Life After College: The Complete Guide to Getting What You Want.
December 21
Future Self
Imagine yourself five years from now. What advice would you give your current self for the year ahead? (Bonus: Write a note to yourself 10 years ago. What would you tell your younger self?)
Wow…this may be one of the biggest challenges...
#reverb10: On Trying
The prompt for this Saturday is from Kaileen Elise. Today’s theme is trying.
December 18
Try
What do you want to try next year? Is there something you wanted to try in 2010? What happened when you did / didn’t go for it?
Ironic that a blog ends up being the place of confession for me tonight. One of the things that I really committed to try to do this year was to read and write on a...
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#reverb10: On Lessons Learned
Today’s prompt came from Tara Weaver…
December 17
Lessons Learned
What was the best thing you learned about yourself this past year? And how will you apply that lesson going forward?
Wow…this year, that is actually a difficult question.
I would say that the overall lesson that I learned this year that is bringing about all of this change in my thinking is, that it is...
#reverb10: On Friendship
Today’s prompt came from Martha Mihalick.
December 16
Friendship
How has a friend changed you or your perspective on the world this year? Was this change gradual, or a sudden burst?
I have had many things change my perspective on the world this year…both good and bad. My friends have been a huge influence on that change in thinking.
When I was younger, friendship for me was...
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#reverb10: Five Minutes
A thoughtful topic for the day from Patti Digh.
December 15
5 Minutes
Imagine you will completely lose your memory of 2010 in five minutes. Set an alarm for five minutes and capture the things you most want to remember about 2010.
Simply put, 2010 was a very difficult year for me personally. So I would probably overall, just let it go and say, “good riddance”. That being said,...
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Great stuff…thanks Patrick for sharing.
practicalopacity:
Herein lies an interesting filter through which to pass every status update/post/tweet/submission: “If I was sitting and having coffee with these friends right now, would we actually bother talking about this? Does it matter?” If it doesn’t matter enough to warrant thoughtful, reflective conversation, then what value does it hold,...
#reverb10: On Letting Go
The prompt for Sunday 5 December was issued by Alice Bradley
December 5 – Let Go.
What (or whom) did you let go of this year?
Why?
Interesting thought.
Thanks to some great writing from many of my friends this year, I have started to embrace simplicity. Obviously, I was not alone in that line of thinking. Many great minds were having the same kinds of thoughts.
What exactly did that mean...
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#reverb10: Wonder
I am really behind on this. Thanks to general stuff happening and the now infamous Tumblr crash this weekend…I am in catch up mode and hope to be in sync with everyone else by this weekend.
Jeffery Davis provides the prompt for this post.
December 4 – Wonder.
How did you cultivate a sense of wonder in your life this year?
At my age, a sense of wonder is not necessarily something I...
#reverb10: Moment
After being invited by my partner in crime, Michael Ramm, I have joined the parade of bloggers and writers participating in this year’s Reverb10 event. Reverb10 is a month long writing event in which writers “reflect on [their] year and manifest what’s next.” The organizers and selected authors send out prompts or topics for everyone to write and reflect on.
Ali Edwards presents...