Write about a time something felt big. Sometimes it is easy to forget that the world is big and I am small. Humans don’t like to be small, because it is easy to believe that small is insignificant. It is not. Rather than thinking about the small matters, the beautiful details of tiny experiences andContinue reading “open invitation no. 61: big”
Author Archives: Ruth Ayres
open invitation no. 60: oops
Sometimes things go haywire. Even the best laid plans and the most honorable intentions can be derailed from time to time. The important thing is we pick up and keep going. If it’s been a hot minute since you’ve shared a story, remember that it’s okay. You can always make space to write this week.Continue reading “open invitation no. 60: oops”
open invitation no. 59: flowers
“A flower cannot blossom without sunshine, and a man cannot live without love.” —Max Muller Share a memory of a flower. *Remember, you don’t have to accept this invitation…but I do hope you will accept the invitation to write. Sharing our stories is magical. PS—I started a Facebook Group for the #sosmagic community. Join here.Continue reading “open invitation no. 59: flowers”
open invitation no. 58: Scents
Adding scent to your writing makes the reading experience more powerful for the reader. Recently my friend gave me a diffuser. I added it to my studio and have been dropping lavender essential oil in the well. Each time I work as a writer I turn it on. Months later, the scent of lavender isContinue reading “open invitation no. 58: Scents”
open invitation no. 57: Write
Just write. What’s a small moment that you almost missed this week? Write about it. *Remember, you don’t have to accept this invitation…but I do hope you will accept the invitation to write. Sharing our stories is magical. PS—I started a Facebook Group for the #sosmagic community. Join here. write Open your blog and writeContinue reading “open invitation no. 57: Write”
open invitation no. 56: Storms
A storm is either brewing, raging, or settling for everyone. Always. Everyone you meet, everyone you scroll past on social media, everyone who is walking on this big rock of a planet has a storm brewing, a storm raging, or a storm calming around them. It is true for you. It is true for me.Continue reading “open invitation no. 56: Storms”
open invitation no. 55: Stop
Sometimes writers stop one thing to write. What can you stop doing in order to make time and space to write? Go stop it. Write. And share your post with the #sosmagic community. *Remember, you don’t have to accept this invitation…but I do hope you will accept the invitation to write. Sharing our stories isContinue reading “open invitation no. 55: Stop”
open invitation no. 54: out loud
Read your writing aloud while you draft. I constantly read my writing aloud as I draft. This allows me to: Hear the sound of the words. Slow down and consider the meaning. This allows me to craft the writing and make the words bubble or burrow. Try it. Read your draft aloud. Hear the soundContinue reading “open invitation no. 54: out loud”
open invitation no. 53: habits
Make it happen. Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken.—Warren Buffet Habit is essential for writers. If we develop a habit that allows us to enter into writing, then we will write more often. Consider the habit you have for joining #sosmagic. Do you haveContinue reading “open invitation no. 53: habits”
