INSPIMIMMI

(EN) Valentine’s Day is approaching—there’s no better time for writing a text for appreciating someone close to you! You do not need to share the text with anyone, but you can use this as an opportunity for spreading positive vibes around! ❤️ You can find a printable Valentine’s Day card over my other blogger ! (FI) Ystävänpäivä lähestyy—nyt olisi loistava aika kirjoittaa lähimmäisestäsi lämmin teksti! Sinun ei tarvitse jakaa tekstiäsi kenellekään, mutta tämä on oiva tilaisuus levittää positiivista tunnelmaa ympärillesi! ❤️ Voit löytää tulostettavan ystävänpäiväkortin toisesta bloggeristani !

(EN) Writing is an excellent way to practice some mindfulness. Mindfulness, in turn, may spice up your writing by pushing you to write vivid descriptions of different sensations and perceptions. Here are some ideas to get you started: Focus on eating a piece of chocolate or fruit. Try to describe the tastes, structures, etc. as precisely as you can. Listen to the purring of a cat . Try to describe the sound and the way it makes you feel. Scan your body from your toes to your head. What kinds of sensations do you notice? Write your observations down. How do you feel currently? Write your observations down. Describe smells and scents around you (you can e.g. fetch a bottle of some aromatic oil). The image above can be found as a coloring page over my other blogger ! (FI) Kirjoittaminen on mainio tapa harjoitella mindfulness-taitoja. Mindfulness puolestaan maustaa kirjoittamista, sillä se puskee kirjoittamaan eläväisiä kuvauksia erilaisista tuntemuksista ja havainnoist...

(EN) Randomness goes from a chicken creating a melody to lava lamps being used to encrypt data . Today, the writing prompt challenges you to depict and/or contemplate randomness. You can e.g. Write your definition of randomness Take a book, open it and pick the first word you see; then include the word in a story. Use a random generator for creating characters, names, places... The Internet is full of such generators, so you can use your favorite search engine to find one. Toss a coin to make a real-life decision, do as the results say and analyze your experiences through writing. You can find the picture above as a coloring page over my other blog , by the way! (FI) Satunnaisuus ilmenee niin kanan luomassa melodiassa kuin kryptaustekniikassa, jossa käytetään laavalamppuja (englanninkielinen teksti) . Tänään kirjoitusharjoitus haastaa sinut kuvaamaan ja/tai pohtimaan satunnaisuutta. Voit esim. Kirjoittaa oman määritelmäsi satunnaisuudesta Ottaa kirjan, avata sen j...

(En) Haiku and senryū poems usually follow this syllable structure : 1. line has 5 syllables 2. line has 7 syllables 3. line has 5 syllables. You do not need to be worried about rhymes. A haiku poem typically describes the nature and surroundings without trying to be clever or witty. Haiku poems are excellent for practicing mindfulness and grounding to this precise moment. Senry ū poems , in turn, can be witty and describe the human nature — or other topics which aren't suitable for haiku poetry. The writing prompt : Write haiku and/or senryū poetry. If you want to check the syllables, there are automatic calculators for that: for English poetry, you can use e.g. this one . You can listen to calm music while writing. One example is below. (FI) Haiku ja senryū ovat runomuotoja, jotka noudattavat yleensä tätä tavurakennetta: 1. rivillä on 5 tavua 2. rivillä on 7 tavua 3. rivillä on 5 tavua Kummassakaan muodossa ei tarvitse huolehti...

(EN) Even though the image above shows a piece of sheet music, I do not ask you to play it in order to do this writing prompt (unless you want inspiration for utter chaos. That's because I placed the notes on the lines randomly). Moreover, music isn't the theme of this post this time. The theme is sounds . Sounds are a central element in many forms of media: say, movies and video games would easily feel lacking without it in the background. Sometimes, the surrounding natural voices are enough while the video recording goes; but quite often, these natural sounds aren't enough. Sounds may need to be exaggerated, even through manners which may sound funny: e.g. using coconuts to make the listener believe that a horse is walking ( this link leads to a site which is unfortunately only in Finnish, but the video shows a foley artist making such sounds). The prompt is to write based on sound effects . I've picked some sounds from the Freesound account of Yle , the Finn...

(EN) Comic books use different kinds of bubbles and fonts to convey different types of speaking tones. This time, the writing prompt is: Observe a font; then, imagine what kind of a character would speak using that particular text type. Does the font describe f. ex. their personality or current mood? You can check the speech bubbles at the end of this post. Another option is that you go to f. ex. FontSquirrel and look at a wider collection of fonts. As usual, you are welcome to share your results at the comments section! (FI) Sarjakuvat käyttävät erilaisia puhekuplia ja fontteja kuvatakseen, miten eri henkilöhahmot puhuvat. Tällä kertaa kirjoitusharjoitus on seuraava: Tarkastele jotain fonttia; kuvittele sen jälkeen, minkälainen henkilöhahmo voisi puhua "fontin äänellä". Kuvaako fontti esim. hahmon persoonallisuutta tai hänen tunnetilaansa? Voit käyttää postin lopussa olevia puhekuplia. Toinen vaihtoehto on, että käyt esimerkiksi kurkkaamassa FontSquirrel -sivuston...

(EN) Eyes are an interesting part in any living being. They obviously serve the function of giving us the ability to observe our surroundings, but they are also important for communication. This time, the writing prompt is: create a story that features eyes / seeing. Some potential topics could be: Trying to read the thoughts / feelings of others through eyes. Seeing something which others do not see. Alternatively, being unable to see something that others do. Spying, monitoring. A character / creature that has abnormal eyes. An invisible being or thing. ... But you are naturally free to come up with your own ideas. You are welcome to share your results in the comments section! (FI) Silmät ovat kiinnostava osa missä tahansa elävässä olennossa. Ne antavat meille luonnollisesti kyvyn tarkastella ympäristöjämme, mutta ne osallistuvat tämän lisäksi kommunikaatioon. Tällä kertaa kirjoitusharjoitus on tällainen: kirjoita tarina, joka käsittelee silmiä / näkemistä. Joitakin ...