The first time I wrote my backward history I cried. I also smiled. This simple writing prompt can pull unique and forgotten thoughts from the past.
That was nearly 20 years ago, my life has changed drastically since then. Husband, dogs, kids, jobs, life. It might be time for another stab at it.
WRITING PROMPT: Start with a description of you today. (stick to 1 or 2 lines) then below it write “Before that I…”, and continue from there.
Example:
-I am a mother of teenagers, a wife, a high school basketball coach, a writer/author, a poop scooper for two beautiful boxer dogs and a bad housekeeper.
-Before that I was a volunteer coach, a classroom helper, a mom of a gradeschooler and a middleschooler, a slave to the house, a dog walker, a writer, and an avid hoopster.
-Before that I was a decent house keeper, a fashion model, someone that wrote, a wife, a new mom, a woman searching, dabbling in yoga and Buddism, and an athlete.
-Before that I…
You get the picture. Now grab your pen, or your computer, and start writing…
