right out the back door

my neighbor likes to sit in the swing on her screened porch...i wonder what she daydreams about. my husbands uncle likes to sit on the picnic table, summer or winter, i wonder what he thinks about. my son and i both love places to retreat and clear our heads and write and daydream. if you don' t have a little spot near your back door to retreat then i strongly suggest finding one. spend as much time there as possible. here's some suggestions of how it can help you:

• read


• journal


• sketch


• pray


• listen


• plan


• watch nature

this should get you started; it doesn't have to be a complete setting, it can simply be a chair in the yard in a quiet place. i understand that carl sandburg sat on the large rock at the back of his house to write much of his poetry.

Image is from my little house book.