Curiosity: Inspiration for Your Blogging, Writing & Creativity - Dorothy Parker Quote, Prompts & More

Each day, a quote, an image, several questions and a writing prompt are offered to you to use for  Your Blogging, Writing & Creative Inspiration in order to increase your creative thinking as well as your personal and soulful  development. 

Quote

"The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity."

Dorothy Parker

Questions:

What are the first things you think about when you hear the word 'curiosity'?

Tell me, did curiosity really kill the cat? What's the story behind that saying? Do you believe it?

List 5 - 10 topics that hold your curiosity.

List 5 - 10 times when being curious lead you to an important personal discovery or growth situation?

Writing Prompts:

If I was more curious, I...

If I acted as curious as I felt.....

My beliefs about the value of being curious are based upon.....

Personal Growth/Creativity Coaching

1. What do you think Rumi means when he wrote, "Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment." Write about it.

2 Draw, sketch, collage, paint or meditate on the word "curiosity" for at least 15 minutes. Repeat three days in a row and then use one of the earlier prompts to dive more deeply into the subject. Your subconscious will be so happy you are utilizing her!

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One helpful strategy is to read the quote, questions, prompt and list and not to "take them on" all at once, but to allow them to simmer in the back of your mind throughout the day. Sure, you may "write" one immediately, but don't call it "done" until you have allowed your powerful subconscious mind to bring up some unexpected responses for your conscious mind to create within.

Remember, though - there are no rights and wrongs, there is only showing up for your life and your creativity. Brava for being here!!

This Blog Series was created to increase your creative thinking process as well as inspire writing and ideas to take form that may not have taken form without these specific quotes, questions and prompts. If you find them helpful, I hope you will pass them along to friends as well.

I’m so glad you are here, reading and creating.

Julie Jordan Scott is a writer, performance poet, Mommy and mixed-media artist. Her word-love themed art will be for sale at First Friday each month in Downtown Bakersfield. Check out the links below to follow her on a bunch of different social media channels, especially if you find the idea of a Word-Love Party bus particularly enticing.

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