Look at your life through the eyes of gratitude. Go back through your life. Last week, last month, last year, 5 years ago, 10 years ago, early adulthood, teenager, child, toddler, baby, birth, beginning in the womb, conception, before that? What are you grateful for? Begin making a comprehensive list. You can share your response to this prompt below. ... [Continue Reading]

I stand up and show my soul when I ...  You can share your response to this prompt below. ... [Continue Reading]

What is living in you at this moment? What duet of wonder and grief marks your world? You can share your response to this prompt below. ... [Continue Reading]

What does your heart want to say to you today? Feel free to speak directly in the voice of your heart in the first person. You can share your response to this prompt below. ... [Continue Reading]

I want you to remember where you were when you heard the news on Saturday that put Joe Biden and Kamala Harris over the top on Saturday. Slow down and give me the sensory details and the reality of that moment for you. Slow down and tell me in detail what you saw, what you heard, what you smelled, what you said, what was said to you. Tell me in vivid, moment by moment detail, what that moment was like for you. Whether you were elated or devastated by the results, you can write a powerful piece recounting a hugely significant moment.  You can share your response to this prompt below. ... [Continue Reading]

“There is no election outcome that will change my ongoing efforts to create a safe, more just and peaceful world.” --a school principal said this in a Zoom call

Write a piece in which you rotate between a paragraph describing the big things going on right now in the world and then shift to the micro view: a paragraph describing what's happening in your daily life. Then go back and write another sentence or paragraph about the larger world, and then come back and write a sentence or paragraph about your daily life. Go back and forth at least five times, or more. It’s okay to experiment by varying the lengths of the segments, but keep going back and forth. Don’t get stuck in one point of view. You can share your response to this prompt below. ... [Continue Reading]

I’m no longer waiting for… You can share your response to this prompt below. ... [Continue Reading]

Tell me about a time you had to wait. A time you waited for a decision, a test result—medical or academic, a job to end, a pandemic to end, an election to be decided, your spouse to return from war, your life to start. Tell me a story about waiting and about your relationship to waiting. You can share your response to this prompt below. ... [Continue Reading]

Write your own prayer or benediction for your vote. You can share your response to this prompt below. ... [Continue Reading]