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 A new blog to contain answers to prompts |
Since my old blog "Everyday Canvas "  became overfilled, here's a new one. This new blog item will continue answering prompts, the same as the old one. Cool water cascading to low ground
To spread good will and hope all around.  |
 HAPPY 25th, WdC!  Entries for September 1 and August 31 Prompt: Celebrations "Celebrate the success of others. High tide floats all ships." Susan Elizabeth Phillips Write about this quote and/or what Writing.com's Birthday celebration means to you. ------ Today, WdC is 25 years old , in (I think) SMS's words, "a full quarter of a century of writing, reading, creativity, and community." So true! How would I have known WdC would last for so long, with me in tow, for 25 years! I had no idea this would happen when I registered here 24 plus years ago, using a link a friend had sent in an email. If this isn't an occasion to celebrate, I don't know what is! As to the quote, to celebrate someone else's win, it is good to be genuinely enthusiastic, express admiration with a verbal "well done," and share in their joy by listening attentively to their experience. Maybe, one can also organize a social gathering, give a thoughtful gift, or plan a surprise party to acknowledge this success. Focusing on accomplishments helps us to live in a positive culture where success is contagious and can inspire motivation in everyone. I think WdC has encouraged us for 25 years with more waiting on the horizon. Will I be around in that horizon? I hope so, as long as the breath in me lasts. If it doesn't, then I hope WdC will stay forever being a home to all the lovers of word arts. ================= Prompt: "This is my invariable advice to people: Learn how to cookâtry new recipes, learn from your mistakes, be fearless and above all have fun." Julia Child Write about this prompt, about how good you are in the kitchen and if Julia Child is talking only about kitchens? ==== I cook for myself and I have cooked for my family, almost non-stop. I don't do French cooking, sorry Julia!. I like Italian better. And even better is the kind of cooking I invented for myself, which takes a tiny bit from all the cuisines I was introduced to. My late husband and I, when we went out to eat, we chose restaurants on the water or those with some kind of an ambiance. We never went out for the sake of any food. As for Julia Child, I don't think she was only talking about food, as she said, "learn from your mistakes, be fearless and above all have fun." These words can apply to many situations and above all to life itself. Anyhow, being fearless doesn't mean feeling no fear. It means acting in the presence of fear without allowing it to paralyze one, which often involves acknowledging fear, understanding its source, and taking small, consistent steps to manage it, rather than eliminating it entirely. Real fearlessness is a balance between self-awareness and constructive action. Then, learning from mistakes is a good advice in any situation. Most of the troubles in this world happen because people or nations haven't learned from their past mistakes. As to her advice of "have fun," however, how in the world one can have fun, if that person only thinks of having fun in any situation. If I insistently thought "I'm going to have fun," I wouldn't have fun because I'd be checking myself if I am having fun or not, all the time, while supposedly having fun. Still, Julia Child was fun to watch as long as she and her show lasted. |
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