Evolution and epiphanies

Accidental poetry: Improve your english through creative writing - Lisa Lieberman 2015

Evolution and epiphanies

I stood…staring at the emptiness of time. — First year English student

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As we grow older, we see the world through a shift in perspective. These exercises are designed to have you ponder where you’ve been, where you are today, and where you might be in the future. As you write, notice what new words creep into your vocabulary.

224.What shades of gray do you now see where it was once black and white?

225.What is now important to you that wasn’t before?

226.What is no longer important that once was?

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227.When has an open mind been your greatest asset?

228.How much is enough?

229.Growing older brings detachment. From what are you detaching?

230.Can you embrace the thought of death?

231.Do you want to go back to your youth? Tell the story.

232.Are you your memories?

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233.Do you cling to a former image of yourself?

234.How has your view of success changed?

235.What outer worlds do you still need to conquer?

236.Can you give up the accumulation of things?

237.How are you embracing the flow of time?

238.What will contentment look like as you get older?

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