Writing
Today is day 85 in a row I've written something intentional. I started at the beginning of Lent, using the United Methodist Church's Lenten Word-of-the-Day. Starting on Ash Wednesday, I wrote daily reflections on the words, usually with a spiritual bent, and included a stock photo evocative of the word or concept. Some days the words flowed easily, filled with alliteration and imagery, surprising myself with the insights that just came to me with very little effort. Some days were a struggle, with verbs that would have been better in their adjective form, or plurals that would have been easier to write about in the singular; or words that I needed the dictionary to clarify. The thesaurus was my best friend, and many times song lyrics said it better than I could. Ultimately, though, I found I really enjoyed the discipline, and have continued it in the weeks since Easter, coming up with my own topics or words some days, and getting input from friends fo...