From Jill Badonsky's Awe-Manac... a (snippet of a) prompt for January 22nd

Toast of the Day
Here’s to the grace of a cat walking through the room and the comedy of kittens in monster drills.

Awe-servances
Happy Birthday to:

Francis Bacon, 1561, philosopher, statesman and essayist,
Joseph Wambaugh, 1937, writer known for his fictional and non-fictional accounts of police work in the U.S.

It’s also: Answer Your Cat's Question Day and Celebration of Life Day

Aha-phrodisiacs
Write a list of questions a cat might have. Have a dialog on paper with a cat.
Write a poem, haiku, laundry-list, or song to celebrate life.
Make a collage that is a celebration of life. Celebrate life with a cat – share some salmon.



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What a wonderful life I’ve had.
I only wished I’d realized it sooner.
– Colette

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From Jill Badonsky's Awe-Manac... a prompt for January 21st

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What a wonderful life I’ve had.
I only wished I’d realized it sooner.
– Colette

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From Jill Badonsky's Awe-Manac... a (snippet of a) prompt for January 20th

Awe-servances
Happy Birthday to:

Director David Lynch, 1946, filmmaker.
It’s also Hat Day and on this day in 1885 The roller coaster was patented by L.A. Thompson of Coney Island, NY. and Aquarius begins.

Aha-phrodisiacs
David Lynch said “I like darkness and confusion and absurdity, but I like to know that there could be a little door that you could go out into a safe life area of happiness." Write as if there were a little door you could go through into a safe life area of happiness. What does the door look like? What does it feel like to go through the door? Make the door and/or the other side of it into art.



http://www.themuseisin.com
http://www.kaizenmuse.com
What a wonderful life I’ve had.
I only wished I’d realized it sooner.
– Colette

This material is (c) Jill Badonsky and may not be duplicated without the express consent of the author/artist.

From Jill Badonsky's Awe-Manac... a prompt for January 19th

give today a name
Write an I get to..

Daily Soul Vitamin

“When I'm inspired, I get excited because I can't wait to see what I'll come up with next.”
~Dolly Parton

Toast of the Day
Here’s to enjoying our own inspirations

Awe-servances
Happy Birthday to:

Edgar Allan Poe 1809, poet, short story writer, playwright,
Paul Cezanne, 1839, Painter,
Dolly Parton, 1946, award-winning country singerauthor, actress and philanthropist.

It’s also National Popcorn Day and Brew a Potion Day

Aha-phrodisiacs

Edgar Allan Poe wrote: "I wish I could write mysterious as a cat."

Use this quote as Starter Fluid.

Search Cezanne on Google images, pick a painting and write what happens in it next or write a poem that goes along with it..

Write an ode to popcorn

Make up your own anti-gravity, anti-aging, anti-dulling potion. What metaphorical ingredients would you put in it?

Dose of Mirth

“The laziest man I ever met put popcorn in his pancakes so they would turn over by themselves.” ~ W. C. Fields

Journal Juju
Repeated completions: “I can’t wait to see …”



http://www.themuseisin.com
http://www.kaizenmuse.com
What a wonderful life I’ve had.
I only wished I’d realized it sooner.
– Colette

This material is (c) Jill Badonsky and may not be duplicated without the express consent of the author/artist.

The Awe-Manac ... blog interview/tour

I'm excited to announce that Jill Badonsky will be "stopping by" for an e-interview on the 21st! We will be discussing her AWE-some new book, The Awe-Manac: A Daily Dose of Wonder. And just so you can get a sneak-peak of what treasures the book contains, we will be getting a daily glimpse for this week!