Today is prompt day! Yay!
Years ago, I struggled with my business, trying to turn a profit while feeling I was meant to help people write life stories, but the finances did not cooperate.
A friend and mentor gave me a helpful book that shaped how I thought about this and other obstacles. It’s called The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday.
Today, we’ll discuss the main premise of this book, how we can remove emotion, engage our creativity, and learn from addressing the obstacle.
Then, pick an obstacle you faced and write about how you dealt with it.
But regardless of how you face obstacles, always remember, the only way to do this wrong is to not do it at all!
Until next time, happy writing, everybody.
Good prompt, Patricia! In my case, the obstacle that comes immediately to mind is the flood that took my home in Florida. To be honest, I’m not sure I’ve walked out the other side in triumph – not yet, and maybe not ever, unless surviving is the ultimate triumph. There’s too much to compress into a brief story, but one day I might feel enough distance to write about it in more than an allegorical way. I’ve attached a “magical realism” story I wrote last year that was my initial attempt to come to grips with the change in my… Read more »
It is said that every obstacle contains seeds of solution. Our minds are so focused on the perceived obstacle that we don’t see possibilities. In other words we see the forest not the trees. Good prompt to write to. Thanks Patricia
Hi Patricia. I will definitely write to this prompt. I don’t even have to brainstorm. Everything is already there. Going to put my butt in my chair and hit the keys. Great prompt by the way! Thanks.
Ha- I happen to follow Ryan Holiday! I’m looking forward to doing a bit of brainstorming and then writing to this prompt.