She has a list of things to write about (following a wonderful list of things to journal about). My copy is old, the second edition. But I return to it now and again. The exercises are solid.
Two things on the list caught my eye.
Usually, for lists, I suggest not to belabour, but to set a timer, and let your mind GO. A dozen things in five minutes, I’d suggest.
However… the nature of these two lists is different. It might even take days. You might need to look through old photos, or ask a sibling or old friend a few questions. You might think about types-of-things, and scribble notes about something related—clothing you remember, for instance, in order to remember a school day. Or list past vacations/hikes/parties in order to remember… what you’ve forgotten! Ah, it’s a bit like me being annoying and asking where you last put your keys when you’ve just asked me if I’ve seen them anywhere…
As well as sharing the list, you might also let us know what you did in order to dredge up the memory!
I took your 5 minute timer suggestion and was able to come up with 15 things from a two day road trip my husband and I took 10 years ago when we were first married, when we ventured out into the Nicola valley area of BC.
Oh!! LOVE this list. It ignites Curiosity: is there a story with stopping for roadside Chinese food? What is Faith Frog?? How long was the SWBO (shower with bear outside)...
I took your 5 minute timer suggestion and was able to come up with 15 things from a two day road trip my husband and I took 10 years ago when we were first married, when we ventured out into the Nicola valley area of BC.
1. rattlesnakes
2. Spence's Bridge
3. Jade Springs
4. roadside Chinese food
5. precious stones
6. wine in a travel mug
7. Provincial Park
8. barbequed smokies
9. wifi cutting out
10. TV with TV Guide channel only
11. showers with bears outside
12. darkness like soup
13. Lytton craft store
14. shrubs like cactuses
15. Faith Frog
Oh!! LOVE this list. It ignites Curiosity: is there a story with stopping for roadside Chinese food? What is Faith Frog?? How long was the SWBO (shower with bear outside)...
Thank you for this --