Playing in the Sandbox once again

 AHHHH yes, I remember this! We had fun, even when going through painful times, but we kept on keeping on… thanks to Lady Calen here at Impromptu Promplings : as we step back into The Sandbox (crayons in hand) for revisiting The Writing Challenge.

Exercise 1

“You find yourself in a quiet room looking at your reflection in this beautiful old mirror. What do you see? Is there anything in particular you like about yourself? Is there anything you don’t like? Tell us about it.”

So what are the odds that I’d decide to come over and take a look at the challenge Lady Calen mentioned in a phone chat, and find the first exercise mirrored (pardon the pun) a thought I’d had not even 15 minutes ago? Standing in front of a looking glass not framed, but rather larger,  spanning the wall of the bathroom. I stood and looked at myself just before washing my hands. From further back, be it my eyes going over more presbiopic, or perhaps the shadows which standing under the lights take away, I couldn’t say, but I recall scowling at myself. Something had changed in my visage – or memory there of – from 2015 to now. But then I stepped up to the sink and I saw a difference. The light made the difference. And I’m lacking light currently, dwelling in this artic land of winter. I found myself smiling as the ‘joy seeker’ I was once upon a time. And it occurred to me that the light was key. It seemed to lessen the dark circles upon which the shadows put emphasis. Hmmmmm SO, is there anything I like? (shrugs). Is there anything I don’t like; don’t ask, and I won’t tell. BUT I have been working on that part. The don’t liking is easy. The liking is… an acquired taste? Meh.

I’d been thinking a lot about covering the mirrors in the house with pictures I’d prefer to see. How’s that for the ‘Art of Self Loathing?’

Oh, wait, I believe I hear a voice…. “you know, there are things you do like about yourself, so quit focusing on the negatory already.” *rolls my eyes* It’s her again.

Alright, let’s wrap it up, as was said to Daniel in “Defending Your Life”… And what an apt reference THAT is.

Later dudes!

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