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When was the Last Time You Were Astonished? · The Daily Writer

• 0:09
  SPEAKER_00: Welcome to the Daily Rider, where we share a lesson each day to help you cultivate the habits for creative success.
• 0:17
  SPEAKER_00: We live in a world where miraculous things happen every day.
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  SPEAKER_00: Of course, most of these things don't seem miraculous to us.
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  SPEAKER_00: They seem ordinary, but it all depends on your perspective.
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  SPEAKER_00: For example, seeing with your eyes seems ordinary to you, but to a blind person, it's astonishing.
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  SPEAKER_00: Taking a breath might seem ordinary to you, but to a person on a ventilator, it's astonishing.
• 0:42
  SPEAKER_00: Walking down the street might seem ordinary to you, but to a paralyzed person, it's astonishing.
• 0:47
  SPEAKER_00: Talking to someone on a wireless phone may seem ordinary to you, but to somebody living in the 1800s, it would be astonishing.
• 0:55
  SPEAKER_00: Having the freedom to go to the store might seem ordinary to you, but to somebody in prison, that's astonishing.
• 1:02
  SPEAKER_00: Mary Oliver once said, Instructions for living a life, pay attention, be astonished, tell about it.
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  SPEAKER_00: As a writer, part of your job is to help other people be astonished, but you must first let yourself be astonished by the everyday miracles happening around you every moment.
• 1:21
  SPEAKER_00: Here's your daily question.
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  SPEAKER_00: Look around and take in this moment.
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  SPEAKER_00: Pay attention.
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  SPEAKER_00: What astonishes you and how can you include it in your writing?
• 1:31
  SPEAKER_00: Thanks so much for listening to today's episode.
• 1:34
  SPEAKER_00: If you've been listening to this show for any length of time, you know that one of the four practices of a great writer is creativity.
• 1:41
  SPEAKER_00: And in order to stay creative, you've got to have great input.
• 1:44
  SPEAKER_00: And that's where writing prompts come in.
• 1:46
  SPEAKER_00: A writing prompt is a sentence or two that helps you break through creative blocks, brainstorm new ideas, and get back into a state of flow.
• 1:54
  SPEAKER_00: Writing prompts are an awesome creative tool for journaling, storytelling, creative writing, stress relief, social media posts, and so much more.
• 2:03
  SPEAKER_00: But the great news is that you don't have to create these yourself.
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  SPEAKER_00: We've put together an amazing package of 365 daily writing prompts.
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  SPEAKER_00: So every day for the next year, you can have a shot of inspiration delivered straight to your inbox.
• 2:17
  SPEAKER_00: You can check it out at dailywriterlife.com/slash writing prompts.
• 2:22
  SPEAKER_00: Thanks, and I'll see you tomorrow.