A couple of weeks ago, I was chatting to a lady (I’ll call her Patty) who told me, ”Oh, how I wish I could write!”
There is nothing physically wrong with her that limits her ability to do so…. it’s just that it’s not a passion for her, and she says that she continuously stares at blank pages, not knowing where to start! So I queried the ‘blank pages’ part.
Her explanation made me smile, because I already had the answer, sort of 😉
Patty said that she had been battling depression for the past year. It started shortly after she lost her husband. Every day had just been so hard! She started seeing a professional about six months ago, and things had started improving for her. Then, about a month ago, her sister in law came for a visit. It was a good visit… but then Patty had to say goodbye. The departure stirred up some deep hurt…
Patty received a text message that evening from her sister in law : If you haven’t already found it, there’s a gift for you on my bed 😉
A tear fell down her cheek as she told me, ”She had written me the most beautiful note, and inside the prettily wrapped package was the most exquisite ‘Gratitude Journal’- my favourite colours, decorated with splashes of glitter! You know how much I love glitter! I opened up the journal, hoping there would be words already there, but the pages were all blank, except the To and From page where she had penned : Write something every day. It will help. But what do I even write? It’s not like I am not grateful, I just feel silly writing on a page that I’m grateful for the rain today, and nothing else.”
So here’s a little message for today :
On the hard days? The days when your heart is hurting and you feel a bit lost? It really IS okay to JUST be grateful for the rain ❤
On the other days, when the sun has broken through the clouds and you feel like you can focus a little more? Perhaps these little prompts (I found this picture a few months ago and had it saved on my phone 😉 ) will help you to write a bit more…
Remember that a ‘grateful heart is a magnet for miracles’ 😉
Here’s hoping you all have a miraculously beautiful weekend 😉 ❤
nopassingfancy 
Hi Meg,
I hope that you and your family are well 🙏 ❤
It’s really funny how things work out because yesterday I was at lunch with some people who I’d never met before, the estate that I have now moved onto has a community centre which hosts a community wide luncheon club on Thursday afternoons anyway I digress, meeting with the coordinator I have been asked to set up a peer led group with potentially someone else on the subject of journaling and creative writing.
I know how your friend feels because I don’t feel like I’m creative in my writing style but I’m truly grateful and feel very blessed for what I have in my life and the experiences I have had along the way.
Thank you though for your reminder of what we should feel grateful for in our lives ❤🤗
I wish that you and your family have wonderful day and a happy and fun filled weekend x
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What a wonderful story! I’m starting to use prompts to help me to think in new ways when I write. Thanks for the list of ideas.
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It’s an absolute pleasure! Thank you for the comment, and for reading! 🙂
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