QuickWrite of the Day #63: Taking Care

"Writing can be used as a vehicle to express ourselves as we negotiate the journey through our lives” (Gallagher, 2011: p. 24)

Today’s QuickWrite:

Today’s QuickWrite is inspired by writer and illustrator Mari Andrew’s image below, which outlines what she does to take care of herself when she feels stressed out. These are the things that calm her down and nourish her soul, that ‘recharge’ her energy like a battery!

With this in mind, have a go at drawing your own version of what recharges your battery--what do YOU do to take care of yourself when you feel anxious, sad or stressed?  You might even want to borrow Mari Andrew’s sentence-starters and start writing a poem for yourself, which you can take out whenever you feel you need it: ‘Take your eyes to…’, ‘Take your nose to…’, ‘Take your ear to…’. Start with the drawing, and use it as inspiration to write, write, write! 

*To see more Mari Andrew images, check out her Instagram page here.

Want more QuickWrite topics? Check out the slide deck here, or see it in presentation mode on our Resources page.

Happy writing!