Shaunta GrimesBe yourself; everyone else is already taken. ― Oscar WildeToday’s writing prompt: Who do you think you are?Aug 5, 2021Aug 5, 2021
Shaunta GrimesTell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn. — Benjamin FranklinIt’s taken me so long to embrace being a teacher — to understand that it isn’t teach OR write. I can teach, because I love it. And write…Jan 7, 20212Jan 7, 20212
Shaunta GrimesLife is what happens when you’re busy making other plans. — John LennonI’m not sure how much I believe this. Most of the time, life is what happens because we don’t bother to plan anything. I don’t want to…Jan 6, 2021Jan 6, 2021
Shaunta GrimesWe know what we are, but know not what we may be. — William ShakespeareWhat if the barrier between who I am and who I could become is as thin as a butterfly’s wing? Maybe it’s made entirely of my own biases…Jan 5, 20211Jan 5, 20211
Shaunta GrimesJust write every day of your life. Read intensely. Then see what happens. — Ray BradburyThis idea is so small. So obvious. And it’s changed my life. Bradbury’s quote became my motto in 2016. It was supposed to be a one-year…Jan 5, 20212Jan 5, 20212
Shaunta GrimesThe Commonplace Book Project for 2021I’ve never been able to do morning pages. I’m trying a morning paragraph this year.Jan 5, 20213Jan 5, 20213