Initiation Tool - Drama, 'The Right to Write'

For today’s blog, I completed the Initiation Tool for the ‘Drama’ chapter from Julia Cameron’s book, The Right to Write.

The goal was to set aside one half-hour (I compiled my list on my morning commute), be comfy (I wasn’t exactly comfy), and list on a blank page, 100 things you love.

It was easier than anticipated. I could have kept going!

My loves (etc):

1.      Seedless oranges

2.      Whirligigs

3.      The smell of old books

4.      Thunder and lightning storms

5.      Postcards

6.      Prayer beads

7.      Old photographs

8.      Gord Downie

9.      Liner notes

10.  Poached eggs

11.  Hubbards, Nova Scotia

12.  My cat, Booger

13.  Daydreaming

14.  Puns!

15.  Instagram

16.  Fresh raspberries

17.  Writing short stories

18.  Palm trees

19.  Mom’s stew

20.  Leonard Cohen

21.  Playing crazy eights

22.  Sleeping in

23.  Making lists!

24.  Seafood

25.  Road trips

26.  Afghans

27.  Dad’s BBQ’d steak (miss it so much)

28.  Art galleries

29.  Belly laughs

30.  30 Rock

31.  Scarves

32.  Red wine

33.  Mix tapes/playlists

34.  Christmas trees

35.  Sex and the City

36.  Rotary phones

37.  Reading in bed

38.  Bonfires

39.  Giving

40.  Ma Familia

41.  Writing poems

42.  Cover songs

43.  The ocean

44.  Post-It notes

45.  Duran Duran

46.  Handwritten letters

47.  Nostalgia

48.  Pens!

49.  Scented candles

50.  Patio hangs

51.  California

52.  Beat Poets

53.  Cupcakes

54.  Stationary stores

55.  Music videos

56.  Coffee mugs

57.  Surprises!

58.  Patti Smith

59.  Solitude

60.  CBC

61.  Romance

62.  Babies

63.  My tribe

64.  English cucumbers

65.  Hummingbirds

66.  Brunch

67.  Sunrise

68.  Farmer’s markets

69.  Bees!

70.  Live music

71.  Old typewriters

72.  Birthday cake

73.  Tattoos

74.  Beards

75.  Sad songs

76.  Folding towels

77.  Socializing

78.  Vodka

79.  Picnics

80.  Subversive art

81.  Binge-watching TV shows

82.  Fireworks

83.  Carols Shields

84.  Gnomes!

85.  Halloween

86.  Text messages

87.  Mac n cheese

88.  Hair salons

89.  John Mayer

90.  Flirting

91.  Headphones

92.  Dinner parties

93.  Coat sweaters

94.  Libraries

95.  Cooking

96.  Vinyl records

97.  Cafes

98.  Active listening

99.  Ice-cream cones

100.                      Paris

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If you’re so inclined, give it a try.

It’s fun and makes your heart feel good.

A great and positive way to start a gloomy Thursday.

In propinquity,

Nic