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Grow — Weekly Creative Prompt

February 28, 2021 by Darren Leave a Comment

It’s time for another weekly creative prompt word. These weekly words, or prompts, are to give me, and anyone else who wants to join in, some focus to our creative work.

The other day I was driving and the sun was out, it felt like a lovely spring day. On the side of the road, I saw some daffodils. They were the first flowers I had seen in the wild this year in fact, the first flowers I had seen anywhere since last year. But there they were, new life by the side of the road. Spring is often associated with new life, new beginnings, and new developments. Therefore…

This week’s creative prompt word is:

Grow — germinate and develop:

grow is a verb, often used with objects and other words to create more complex phrases and sentences, basically, it can create and develop them

Let the prompt inspire you in any area of creativity that you are interested:

  • writing fiction
  • art journaling
  • songwriting
  • journaling
  • photography
  • painting
  • composing
  • blog posts
  • art therapy
  • anything that could use a little nudge to begin

I now have ‘grow’ written on the board above my computer. I am confident it will inspire me on my creative journey this week. Furthermore, I can already feel it bringing new life to ideas and developing others that have been on hold during the wintertime. Spring is hereabouts, what can you grow?

As mentioned before, this isn’t a ‘challenge’ but the prompts can be used that way if you want. If you do create anything using them, I would love to see or hear about it. Leave a link in the comments below or tag me @darrenrhill or #thecreativeminimalist on any social platform.


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Fear — Weekly Creative Prompt

February 21, 2021 by Darren 1 Comment

Fear - weekly creative prompt

It’s time for another weekly creative prompt word. These weekly words, or prompts, are to give me, and anyone else who wants to join in, some focus to our creative work and journaling.

A few weeks ago the weekly creative prompt word was ‘hope’. Hope is seen as positive, and yet so many times we tag it to something we don’t want to happen ‘I hope x or y doesn’t… etc’. In these situations, we betray the emotions that are really running through our minds. Therefore…

This week’s creative prompt word is:

Fear — an unpleasant emotion caused by the threat of danger, pain, or harm:

I admit to being a little fascinated by the concept of fear, the fact that so many of the threats are created by my thoughts. Something I try to deal with quite often as I journal.

Let the prompt inspire you in any area of creativity and journaling that you are interested:

  • writing fiction
  • art journaling
  • songwriting
  • journaling
  • photography
  • painting
  • composing
  • blog posts
  • art therapy
  • anything that could use a little nudge to begin

I now have ‘fear’ written on the board above my computer, although, I have added a smiley face next to it. The prompt is not to instill fear but to explore how fear is linked to the unknown and what-ifs and maybes. Fear is no more a reality than hope, and yet so often I let it control my thoughts and actions. I am confident it will inspire me on my creative journey and journaling this week. Furthermore, I can already feel it impinging on how I can begin to overcome fear and be positive and proactive.

As mentioned before, this isn’t a ‘challenge’ but the prompts can be used that way if you want. If you do create anything using them, I would love to see or hear about it. Leave a link in the comments below or tag me @darrenrhill or #thecreativeminimalist on any social platform.


Thank you for reading this post. Please share your thoughts in the comment section below.
namaste
d
xox

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Cold — Weekly Creative Prompt

February 14, 2021 by Darren Leave a Comment

Cold - weekly creative prompt @darrenrhill

It’s time for another weekly creative prompt word. These weekly words, or prompts, are to give me, and anyone else who wants to join in, some focus to our creative work.

Last week the UK was in the grip of weather hailing from Siberia. Snow and low temperatures caused, as usual, travel disruption and the need for thicker jumpers. And not just the UK, parts of the US and Europe were also caught in winter weather. The canals in the Netherlands froze, allowing residents to take a stroll not by, but on the canal. Therefore…

This week’s creative prompt word is:

Cold — of or at a low or relatively low temperature, especially when compared with the human body:

cold can also relate to feelings, following a lead and an infection, among other things

Let the prompt inspire you in any area of creativity that you are interested:

  • writing fiction
  • art journaling
  • songwriting
  • journaling
  • photography
  • painting
  • composing
  • blog posts
  • art therapy
  • anything that could use a little nudge to begin

I now have ‘cold’ written on the board above my computer. I am confident it will inspire me on my creative journey this week. Fortunately, the cold snap has moved on from the South West of England, but the memory of feeling chilled is stored in my bones. And memory plays an important role in my creativity.

As mentioned before, this isn’t a ‘challenge’ but the prompts can be used that way if you want. If you do create anything using them, I would love to see or hear about it. Leave a link in the comments below or tag me @darrenrhill or #thecreativeminimalist on any social platform.


Thank you for reading this post. Please share your thoughts in the comment section below.
namaste
d
xox

If you enjoyed this post please support my writing by making a donation of any amount.

Sign up for my (ir)regular newsletter to keep up to date with my creative adventures, including special offers, and join me on Instagram | YouTube | Twitter | Pinterest

Filed Under: Creativity Tagged With: cold, creativejournaling, creativeprompt, prompt, weekly creative prompt

My November Journal and Planner set-up

November 8, 2020 by Darren Leave a Comment

My November journal and planner set-up - images of my journals

My November Journal and Planner set-up. A walk through my planners, journals and other creative bits and pieces. My current set-up this November is a mashup of Bullet Journals, daily journals and junk journals. Oh, and I am also using Things on the computer to keep track of digital projects. It seems my journey to journal simplicity is taking a circuitous route. Please join me on my creative adventure by subscribing to my YouTube channel or blog, and please let me know what you think and how you plan and journal in the comments. Stay safe and well x

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