- October 18, 2010
- 5 Comments
- General, Make Me Laugh Monday, My Spawn
Make We Laugh Monday: With My Hands I Can…
I am thirty-none-of-your-business years old.
If someone gave me the writing prompt, “With my hands I can…”, I’d probably write one or all of the following:
Feed myself.
Button a shirt.
Stir stuff.
Spray glitter.
Text my BFF.
Update my Facebook status.
Sprinkle sprinkles on cupcakes.
Write in the sand.
Write a blog post…
But I when one is 5 and the kindergarten teacher gives this prompt,
With my hands, I can...
My daughter… My dreamer… My driven little spawn of goodness, hope and all things dreamy comes up with this:
hold a chocolate bar and two balls
Inspiration can be found in anything and everything. Lately, as I hunger and thirst for inspiration… in writing or just coping with the daily grind… I am finding a fountain of inspiration in my little girl. Her eyes are open. Everything is exciting. A simple pink bow in her hair, I swear, makes her eyes sparkle.
How does she do that?
Even her disappointment inspires me. A child’s unaffected view of how things should be… viewing all things in full color. Without concern. Yellow is yellow even if it’s purple.
Ooooooooor… one can hold a chocolate bar and two balls at the same time even if short one pinky.
So. I have to ask — what inspires you lately?
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5 Responses to “Make We Laugh Monday: With My Hands I Can…”
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Oh, I heart your little girl. That is so sweet.
How can you not love her? “I can hold a chocolate bar”
Girl afta my own heart. So. Cute.
What inspires me?
My kids. My puppy. Fatigue. Yep, I come up with some really interesting thoughts when I’m flat out exhausted. You know, when EVERYTHING is funny?
And you. Too cool for words.
I find inspiration everywhere. Or at least I try. Most comes from my children when they don’t know that I am looking.
Or a phrase from a fantastic book. Or even a hilarious tweet.
It can be found everywhere even though sometimes I am too busy to just open my eyes and SEE.
That is adorable. I love how little ones think.
I find my inspiration in some very expected (my daughter, my mom, my husband) and some very unexpected (traffic, rude clients) places. It all depends on my mood.
JendoubleN – Fatigue. YES. I would say I would be nothing without fatigue. But not fatigueS. I don’t wear that stuff…
JG – busy-ness causes the biggest blinders!
Conflicted – Mood… oh yes, mood…
Hey Jenny!
I find inspiration in music, in the lyrics of random songs,
I find inspiration in the words of other writers, other blogs, of writers of old.
If I am very still and listen closely, I find inspiration in nature, but one has to pay close attention. If you live at today’s fast pace, you’ll miss it!
Bernice
http://bernicewood.wordpress.com/2010/10/11/a-season-of-change-for-me-and-for-my-blog/