The Book of Alchemy: A Creative Practice for an Inspired Life

by Suleika Jaouad

Write about a time when you began doing something daily, be it a creative endeavor, a new course of study, or a form of exercise. What prompted you to start it? What obstacles got in your way? When you felt resistance or missed a day, what called you back? Now reflect on what you gained from it and

100 day project

Choose a line from a book—you can grab the nearest one and flip it open to a random page, or pick an old favorite you’ve memorized by heart. Whatever grabs your attention; whatever intrigues. Use it as the opening sentence

What food evokes a transporting moment of time and place? Taste the moment and write down everything you can remember.

This is your prompt: Write about a teacher, cataloging what you remember (good, bad, and otherwise) and how you saw them as a child. Then write about them as the student of life you are today.

What a fun one. Write about a teacher. Great used this one