First Prompt for Creative Introspection

It's here, it's here . . . we really did it . . . our first prompt!

Beginnings are so important, not only in our life (where we come from, our biography, and what we are made of, our biology), but, especially, in journeys.  You have to decide when to get away, where to go, how to get there, and, what exactly will you DO when you arrive?  Will you stay?  Will you leave?  If you leave, you have to START ALL OVER AGAIN!  Phew.  I'm tired already!

Let's focus for this prompt on HOW WE GET THERE.  Metaphorically, we take ONE STEP AT A TIME.  We take BABY STEPS.  We take TWO STEPS FORWARD, and ONE STEP BACK.

Shoes PROTECT.  Just a bit of brainstorming there . . . do we have someone walking IN STRIDE with our steps, or are they solitary steps?  And, aren't we always alone, anyway?  What prints do we leave behind  us? 

Here are some images about steps/shoes and a few poems and quotes about them:


Sole Mates, 1999, Mixed Media, Sher Fick




 

Step Lightly, Altered Wedding Shoe, Sher Fick, 2005



 

"It is important to expect nothing, to take every experience, including the negative ones, as merely steps on the path, and to proceed."   - Ram Dass

“There are no mistakes.  The events we bring upon ourselves, no matter how unpleasant, are necessary in order to learn what we need to learn; whatever steps we take, they are necessary to reach the places we have chosen to go."   - Richard Bach.

"Mistakes are merely steps up the ladder." - Paul Meyer

Baby steps are tiny.

Each little gain is applauded.

And when you fall

someone is there

to help you up.

No one seems to mind

that you didn't make it all the way.

In fact,

they're just happy that you tried.

You and I, we're grown up,

if only on the outside.

Doesn't anyone realize

that we are just like children inside?

It's ok;

take baby steps.

If you fall

I will be there to help you.

I don't mind if you don't make it all the way,

as long as you try.

hidden poet

 

So - take your FIRST BABY STEPS, or if you are a well-practiced sprinter in creative expression, we can't wait to see what you have to offer.  We want to hear about the ideas, the struggles as you create, and then see/read your final expression.

 

It is kind of like we are all on a hike together, we will leave no one behind!