| Today is July 29, 2010 |
Here you can find the most recent nudges. And keep this in mind, you don't have to respond to the current month's nudge. Feel free to respond to any of these old nudges anytime.
My New Year’s resolutions have turned into a cruel April Fools joke, so this month I’m starting over.
Every now and then everyone wants to start over. Sometimes you can and sometimes you can’t. Sometimes starting over only leads you to a place where you just want to… start over. But sometimes, oh, sometimes you can start over and do it right. And pretend the first pass never happened.
So here’s to New Year’s April Fools resolutions! Go ahead, start over!
I am not athletic.
Maybe that’s not quite true–maybe it’s just that I haven’t found a sport or activity I like. Or, perhaps, it’s because I’m too shy and self-conscious to enjoy things when people might be watching. Maybe, having chosen drama as my extracurricular activity at a young age, I haven’t had enough opportunities to become athletic. Could it be that some people just aren’t?
All I know is that some people are extremely athletic, including my younger siblings, and I’m not. Are you athletic? What does “being athletic” mean to you? Why do you think you are or aren’t athletic? Was there someone who got you started or a time when you remember becoming more, or less, athletic? How does it make you feel?
I’m trying to get some exercise this month, breaking out of my usual routines. I might like it… I encourage you to try something new this month too: If you usually write, try painting or sculpting to express your thoughts about being athletic. If you are a photographer, try starting with words. If you’re a musician, try creating a short skit. Who knows? You might find new dimensions to your art by breaking out of your usual routines. And I might actually be a little athletic.
February’s nudge is: Lace, a fabric that was once carefully crafted by women, a talent handed down by grandmothers, but is now produced in factories with computerized machines.
The idea came to me while thinking about Valentine’s Day. Cards and lingerie decorated with lace. Two lovebirds “lacing” their fingers together. Frilly and fine and fancy.
Of course, the second example I used refers to something entirely different–you know, those things that help keep your shoes on your feet when you go out for a run. Or maybe, if you prefer a more romantic notion(depending on how you look at it), the laces could be on a corset.
Or another unromantic idea: a yellowed piece of lace on the musty sofa of the dead woman. Hey, wait… that could be a pretty romantic story depending on how you write it…
What can this little word inspire?
Another new year is upon us. Are you ready? My desk has been cleaned and my resolutions have been made. I resolve to… actually, I’m not going to say just in case I fail miserably. Again.
As we transition into 2010 many people have been reflecting on where they were and what they were doing ten years ago, their memories pulling them back and pushing them forward into a new decade.
This month: reflect. Find a memory, good or bad, shared or yours alone and make something of it.
Ready… set… CREATE!
“Classic Books” is November’s nudge.
When the weather starts to get cooler I just want to curl up with a great book and read the winter away. I’m tempted to buy a Snuggie just for that purpose(you get a free book light!) Of course, if you want to make the best use of those long hours you’ll grab a cup of cocoa and a “classic book.”
Are you embarrassed that you’ve read too few? Is there a book that is considered to be a classic that you positively despise? Are “classics” great works that everyone should be familiar with or should they be replaced by more diverse and modern works? Did a book change your life? What was the last “classic” you read?