Writing Exercise

This is a more serious exercise that can be used as a journal entry or as a start to another piece. In this exercise in 500 words or less write of a grief experience. For those of us that have lost loved ones in the past choose one person and bring him/her to life through your writing. What are your fondest memories, or difficult memories you still need to deal with? What reminds you most of this person? If you could speak to this person again what one thing would you want to tell them about your life since they have moved on?

These are just some ideas of things you can ask yourself to bring the writing forward. You can do this as a journal entry, or write an essay or poem in memory of this person, or even a letter. The point is to keep it at 500 words or less, yet still make it heartfelt and descriptive. Don't just skim the surface really go deep into the feelings, memories etc associated with this person.