"learn to write about the ordinary. give homage to old coffee cups, sparrows, city buses, thin ham sandwiches. make a list of everything ordinary you can think of. keep adding to it. promise yourself, before you leave the earth, to mention everything on your list at least once in a poem, short story, newspaper article."
from the book writing down the bones by natalie goldberg
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ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful thought. Thank you for the link. I am going to have to read that book.
ReplyDeletelove. this. so. much.
ReplyDeletethank you.
that's a great book...i should dig it out & dust it off. thanks for the reminder!
ReplyDeleteI love that book. Natalie Goldberg is pure inspiration.
ReplyDeletethere is so much inspiration here.
ReplyDeletei just purchased this book yesterday...i am so excited about reading it. thank you for your inspiration. i love visiting your blog!
ReplyDeletewhat a great quote. stephanie kallos, a seattle author, used that exact same quote when talking about work as a writer. it's really beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI just discovered this book a few weeks ago...and am loving it... your post is beautiful. It's amazing that I never heard of Goldberg before, and now this book and her name is popping up all over my life... I think it's a wonderful sign...
ReplyDeletei love that book! reading its words pumps my heart.
ReplyDeletePerfectly said. Like Anna, I heard Stephanie Kallos use that quote. I should print it and tape it to my bathroom mirror.
ReplyDeleteI always love a good reason to reserve some books at our library, thanks for the quote.
ReplyDeleteI love photos of glass.
ReplyDeleteI was just thinking this morning I need to pull that off the shelf and give it a re-read. As I try to get myself into DAILY writing practice. You go, girl. :)
ReplyDeleteyes! i love this book, and constantly refer to it when teaching writing to my high school students. : )
ReplyDeletei love glass - so wonderful shot
ReplyDeleteand i will have to look up this book
i think you are well on your way my friend. xo
ReplyDeletethis is an awesome quote from an awesome book.
ReplyDeleteand your photo is pretty darn great too.
great quote.. thanks for putting it up!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely love that quote. It's the simple things in life, that make one reach down and remember.
ReplyDeletevery nice!
ReplyDeletegreat thinking. most times, it's the ordinary that we fail to acknowledge..
ReplyDeletelove it!
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Wow I haven't looked a that book in a least a decade. It deserves another read. Thanks for the reminder.
ReplyDeleteToday I am going to write a poem about light switches.
that's awesome...
ReplyDeletei have this book, too! great resource.
ReplyDeletethank you for the reminder. xo