a sentence

A Beginning of An Autobiography –

A thinker who took the time to make sense of what he saw. He didn’t listen because he didn’t like what he was hearing. That is the way I would like to be remembered. It had to make sense and I would keep thinking until it did. Socrates would ask questions and believed you could learn something from anyone you had a dialogue with. Let’s talk.

Daily writing prompt
You’re writing your autobiography. What’s your opening sentence?

a necessary thing

A Life Without It –

A need like air, water, and food? I’m thinking. My bike, my coffee pot. my egg pod, my rocking chair, my pipe, my beer, my computer. I’m thinking. When I take a trip, I have to bring beer, a cooler, and a koozie. That’s three.

Daily writing prompt
What are three objects you couldn’t live without?

a bore

A Lack of Learning –

A time to think. Not having something to think about is boring. Learning is happiness. Hated studying. Loved trying to solve a problem. Looking for the answer was always exciting. You have to believe there is an answer.

Daily writing prompt
What bores you?

a thinker

A Title –

A biography. Spent more time thinking than doing. Maybe should have spent more time listening. Asking questions. Looking for answers. Always believed there were answers. You just had to look for them. Found history late in life. The missing link. Found my job. I think.

a difficult question

A Problem With Thinking And Listening –

A parent at my current age, my father, was still telling me, “sometimes we think too much” and “don’t forget to listen”. Now I spend a lot of time thinking about why I don’t get a hearing aid. I don’t like what I am hearing.

Daily writing prompt
What were your parents doing at your age?

a first thing

A Beer –

A celebration. Rejoice and be happy. Good news must be passed on to whomever you meet. It must be shared. Let them know. Happiness is possible. It is a gift to be appreciated. Show that. Something to think about.

Daily writing prompt
You get some great, amazingly fantastic news. What’s the first thing you do?

a treat

A Favorite Candy –

A difficult decision. Something with dark chocolate. It could be almond, coconut, peppermint, or lemon. I’m thinking. Take time to think. Thinking takes time. Can I get back to you?

Daily writing prompt
What’s your favorite candy?

a complaint

A Negative Reaction –

A lack of sunshine. A lack of truth. Censorship. A lack of thinking. Complaining. Corruption. Thinking about what I complain about the most. An inability to stop complaining.

Daily writing prompt
What do you complain about the most?

a change

A New Routine –

A time to listen. A time to think. Is it possible to spend less time thinking and more time listening? Not if you don’t like what you are hearing. That’s what I think.

Daily writing prompt
What could you do differently?