Thank you for the warm welcome in Herisau.
 

"Books are the covers of wisdom,
embroidered with the pearls of words. "

"What you say drifts in the wind. Only what you do, puts down roots."

Karl Heinrich Waggerl.

 

Kool-Aid And Cariboo Stew

a pleasant surprise arrived in my mailbox right before Christmas ... Your book.  I enjoyed reading your wonderful stories ... As did my daughter.

Thanks for sharing your interesting life in print. Are there more books in your future?  I hope so.

Cheers,

Carla Glessing

The art of aging gracefully is the gift of becoming yourself.

 

White space on the written page has power. 

"An artist is a person who is centered in himself."  F. Schlegel

"You become great only if it is your destiny"  A. Boticelli

Talk to people who write. Write to people who write. Don't write to people who talk, since they won't write back.
 

"A book is a garden
an orchard
a storehouse
a party
a company by the way
a multitude of counsellors."

Henry Ward B.

Advent 5

Today's Writing Exercise

To finish off this week on a positive note, let's think of the best Christmas you ever had. Why was it the best for you? Was there someone speical who made the Holiday so wonderful?
Write a letter to that person, write and thank him/her/them.


Write until you're done.




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Advent 4

Today's Writing Exercise

Do you have memories of a particular sad Christmas? What went wrong that year? Why?
How did it change your way of celebrating Christmas after that?

Write for ten minutes.


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Advent 3

Today's Writing Exercise

Do you give considerations of the less fortunate around Christmas? Do you volunteer somewhere, maybe shake the Salvation Army's Kettle?  Does it bother you that there are so many less fortunate people out there?




Write for ten minutes.




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Advent 2

Today's Writing Exercise

What other special traditions to you have in December? Do you write wish-lists? Do you plan your visiting and dinners early? Do you shop all year around, or at the last minute?




Write, filling a page.



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Advent 1

Today's Writing Exercise

Yesterday was the 2. Advent Sunday. Do you celebrate Advent? What does it mean to you? Do you have a special tradition in your house? Do you have an advent calendar?




Write for five minutes.


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Recipe 5

Today's Writing Exercise

If you could cook a dish for someone, anyone, who would it be and what you serve?




Write for fifteen minutes.



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Recipe 4

Today's Writing Exercise

What is your typical Holiday dinner? Will you cook it this year? How many guests will sit around your table?

Write for ten minutes.


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Recipe 3

Today's Writing Exercise

Remember the first time you cooked or baked with your children?  What was the occasion and what did you cook or bake?

Write for ten minutes.


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Recipe 2

Today's Writing Exercise

Remember something your mom cooked so deliciously. Why did you like that particular dish so much?


Write until a page is full.



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Recipe 1

Today's Writing Exercise

What is your all-time favourite food?
Write how you cook it and whom you like to serve it.

Write for five minutes.


For more information about writing exercises, myself or what else I am up to, visit my website: http://www.verenaberger.com/sidelink%20writing%20exercises/writing_exercises.htm