Journaling prompt: How do we forgive ourselves for the things we did not become?
Prompt: How do we forgive ourselves for the things we did not become? This is a line from the Doc Luben poem, ‘14 lines from love letters or suicide notes’ It speaks to me on a deep level. We all have things we wanted to be or wanted to achieve or do. Goals we set…
Journaling prompt: Why should I fear death?
Prompt: Why should I fear death? “Why should I fear death? If I am, then death is not. If Death is, then I am not. Why should I fear that which can only exist when I do not?” Epicurus A beautiful philosophical exercise in logic and mortality. Why should we fear the things we don’t…
Journaling prompt: The homebrewers mentality
Prompt: The homebrewers mentality My first proper job out of University. I worked in marketing for a homebrew alcohol company. Normally, when I tell people that (and when I elaborate that the job involved traveling to beer festivals around the world) they say something along the lines of, “Dave? Why would you ever leave that…
Journaling Prompt: The Monkey Trap
Prompt: The monkey trap I first learned of ‘the monkey trap’ through the wonderful podcast, a beautiful anarchy by David duChemin. (If your goal for journaling is increased creativity, I implore you to check out this podcast!) The basic premise is fiendishly simple: A coconut has a small hole cut in it. Rice is placed…
