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Reclaiming a life…The Red Leather Diary by Lily Koppel

Love to WriteDecember 12, 2012799Views 0Likes 0Comments

What do you think it would feel like to be ninety-two years old when one day someone hands you back your teenaged self? That’s exactly what happened for Florence Wolfson Howitt in July 2006 when a New York Times reporter reunited Florence with the five-year journal she received as a gift for her fourteenth birthday…

The (holi)days we remember

SpotlightDecember 12, 2012471Views 0Likes 0Comments

After you marvel at today’s date—12-12-12, the last time we’ll have a repeating date like this until January 1, 2101—let’s turn our writing attention to the holidays. We’re in the middle of Hanukkah right now, and Christmas is only thirteen days away, so what are you doing to prepare for the festivities? Do you have…

Sick of being sick

SpotlightDecember 5, 20121KViews 0Likes 0Comments

I’m sick today, fighting a bad cold or flu or something. I say my husband gave it to me; he says I took it from him. Regardless, I feel crummy, so we are going to write about being sick today, not the in-the-hospital kind of sick but the not feeling well that interrupts your normal…

Five-Year Journals

SpotlightNovember 29, 2012990Views 0Likes 0Comments

A fast, easy way to write your life... Record your day's events, thoughts, feelings, and such in this sturdy, hardback-bound journal. The top of each page displays the month and day and provides six ruled, quarter-inch lines for each of the five years. Use this versatile book as a diary, a gratitude journal, a place…

To cheat or not to cheat

SpotlightNovember 28, 2012360Views 0Likes 0Comments

Dan Ariely, Duke University, professor of behavioral economics and founder of the Center for Advanced Hindsight and author of the bestselling book, The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty, says, “The capacity to cheat a little bit and feel good about ourselves is really much more common than we think it is.” So today, let’s write about cheating.…

It’s all about perspective

SpotlightNovember 22, 2012488Views 0Likes 0Comments

I've been thinking today about who we are when we write — and I don’t mean how we view ourselves as people, but who we are as storytellers — because when we write, we can do so from many different perspectives. Depending on what we’re writing about, we can be whomever we want to be. …

Fall 2012 Writing Marathon

SpotlightNovember 22, 2012520Views 0Likes 0Comments

What a lovely day on the lake. The Fall 2012 Writing Marathon held on Lake Fairview on Saturday, November 3rd, couldn't have been more perfect. The weather was ideal, we had a great potluck, and people went out and sat by the lake to write. How inspiring. Throughout our day we used a variety of motivational writing…

Turkey Talk

SpotlightNovember 21, 2012736Views 0Likes 0Comments

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, and you know we have to talk turkey in this week’s Wednesday writing prompt. We could write about how grateful we are for the many blessings we experience each and every day—and I encourage you to do that—but for today’s writing exercise, let’s write about turkey days that didn’t go quite like…

Fall 2012 Class Reading

SpotlightNovember 8, 2012323Views 0Likes 0Comments

Looking for something fun to do tonight? Check out the Fall 2012 Writing Your Life class reading where you'll hear fantastic stories and meet some great people. Plus, it's free! I hope to see you there. Click here for details. (Left to right) Seated: Judy Otto, Kathy Cowden, Patricia Zarek, Jane Peterson, Norma Beasley and Loyd…

Five-year journals

Love to WriteOctober 29, 2012647Views 0Likes 0Comments

I speak to lots of people each month about the many ways to write their life stories, and whenever they hear about the five-year journal and how it works, they get excited. They remind me of myself when I first learned about this wonderful way to record all the ordinary and extraordinary days of our…