by Dave Ursillo | Mar 23, 2020 | Journaling and Writing Prompts
If you’re finding these days that you suddenly have a lot of time on your hands for self-reflection, self-inquiry, and contemplation — you know, like, if you’re maybe in a state of social distancing, self-quarantine, or shuttering in place —...
by Dave Ursillo | Dec 31, 2019 | Journaling and Writing Prompts
What’s the difference between feeling like a year has happened to you and feeling like a year has happened for you? For me, it’s all in the story you tell. Take my last two years, for example. At this time last year, I was not describing my year to you in the...
by Dave Ursillo | Apr 6, 2018 | Journaling and Writing Prompts
Here’s a simple way to brainstorm a list of writing topics based upon ideas, stories, and concepts that you feel that you’ve been avoiding writing about, exploring, or giving yourself to lately. “Avoidance” is the lens through which my course...
by Dave Ursillo | Aug 29, 2017 | Journaling and Writing Prompts
So you’re looking for a fountain pen? Maybe you’re interested in having a more “old-fashioned” experience with writing. Maybe you’re trying to find a more nuanced, artful way to connect with your everyday writing practice. Maybe...
by Dave Ursillo | Aug 22, 2017 | Journaling and Writing Prompts
Before I journaled as regularly as I do now, I used to write in “flip” pads of paper and cheap ringed binders from office supply stores. Unsurprisingly, over these years my writing did not feel like a particularly “artful” experience. But when...
by Dave Ursillo | May 23, 2017 | Journaling and Writing Prompts
So you’re short on time, but you want to live more mindfully. Where do you begin? Try using these 7 writing prompts. By the end of writing out your answers (to even just one of these contemplative prompts), you may well start to feel more grounded, present and...