Rupi Kaur has a new journal out which contains different prompts to think on and then write poetry or journal entries on the topic.

I have been enjoying this book. The last prompt I did was an image of a person blowing out a candle. The prompt asked to reflect on what we saw in the image but I ended up writing about all the feelings that came up while looking at the image.

Candles remind me of calm, romance and birthdays. I remember trying to blow out trick candles at my 6th birthday. You would blow them out and they would just come back! So fascinating at the time.

I remember nights where my partner and I turned off all the lights in the condo and sat by candle light, talking and reading.

Sometimes you just have to be reminded of these simple things to feel calm and balanced and joyful.

I’m enjoying seeing where these writing prompts take me. And will share more here.