Last night at a writing workshop webinar that Sheila Bender and I are facilitating, (if you are interested in joining the webinar, send me an email at rfolit at lifejournal dot com–it’s not too late!), a participant told us of a writing exercise that I consider brilliant! When her children were school age, she would “catch” them doing something right–helping a sibling, being kind to a friend, cleaning up a mess without being asked. And then sometime before dinner she’d find a few minutes to write about the anecdote. Later, at the dinner table, she would read the story to the entire family. What a creative way to squeeze in some daily writing, and also be an outstanding parent! And let’s not forget, she then has a compilation of some of the best moments of her children’s early life.
What are you waiting for? Find your child or grandchild, spouse or friend doing something right. It’s not only kids that would be honored by a catch-’em-doing-something-right story!
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