I recently attended a retirement party, or rather, a Gratitude Gathering. The two honorees wanted to gather together the people they had met and been inspired by during their tremendous careers. When they wrote the next day, to continue to share their appreciation for all of those who attended, they passed along this quote from Proust:
This quote reminded me of a fun summer writing idea shared by another outstanding educator Jessica Mazzone on her Instagram account, @lovetoteachliteracy. Jessica shares many ways for kids and adults to generate ideas to keep them writing all summer and into the fall.
If you’re searching for something to write about today, think about the people that make your soul blossom.
We invite you to craft a slice of life story (in any form), share a link in the comments section below, then read and comment on the stories of at least three other slicers.
Let’s slice.
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I’m taking a little break from blogging. I will be back next week! I have been traveling and resting. I am so GRATEFUL for this space on Two Writing Teachers. You all have made my soul blossom. I love this idea of a Grateful Gathering – thank you, Jessica, for your post!
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My husband’s cataract surgery, rains and a new baby in the family. https://mukhamani.wordpress.com/2023/07/05/everyday-moments-sol-2023-11/
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Old Lady Gardener #57 Making Choices https://wordsfromjl.wordpress.com/2023/07/04/olg-old-lady-gardener-57-making-choices/
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Enjoying the sites from the balloon festival! https://wahooliteracyteacher.wordpress.com/2023/07/04/beautiful-balloons-sol23/
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Bradbury Trio recommendations https://tammyevans.substack.com/p/recommended-reading-df7?sd=pf
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Happy 4th of July! An acrostic about freedom….
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Always good to leave the link!
https://maureenyoungingram.com/about-freedom/
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My Fourth starts with 4 bangs. Did your SOL story get mentioned in mine? https://moonsnailsdaisiesmarmots.wordpress.com/2023/07/04/the-fourth/
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Happy 4th of July! We watched the local parade this morning, so today’s post is a series of parade photos. https://glendafunk.wordpress.com/2023/07/04/celebrating-our-independence-at-the-4th-of-july-parade-sol23/
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A holiday memory I’ll share… https://jumpofffindwings.wordpress.com/2023/07/04/a-song-for-you/
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Trying something different at the moment. I’ve entered a local Australian Poetry Slam, which I have never done before. It calls for a new approach to my writing so I am experimenting a bit. I’ll have two minutes to present. https://kimlwhitmore.wordpress.com/2023/07/05/my-apology/
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Reflecting this morning
http://drferreri.blogspot.com/2023/07/sol23-july-4-beginnings-endings.html
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Breakfast was interrupted: https://arjeha.wordpress.com/2023/07/04/gotta-hide/
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It’s been a long time since I posted. One of my summer goals is to get back to it:https://wordpress.com/post/booksandbassets.wordpress.com/19100
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OOPS: I’m out of practice. Here’s the correct link:https://booksandbassets.wordpress.com/2023/07/04/19100/
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Postcard… https://standingtall47.wordpress.com/2023/07/04/postcards-for-teachers/
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Coincidentally, my post is about a person in my life who is doing interesting things in his retirement: https://reflectionsontheteche.com/2023/07/04/slice-of-life-meet-wilson/
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My walking plans changed and I’m so glad they did.https://lisakeelerblog.wordpress.com/2023/07/04/we-walked-and-talked/
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12 slices of pie for Nick from our drive along Route 66 https://kimhaynesjohnson.com/2023/07/04/chronicles-of-route-66-for-our-buddy-nick/
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Today, I used 3 photos to inspire me to write about 3 summer magic moments…https://readandwritebysally.wordpress.com/2023/07/04/three-glimpses-of-summer-magic/
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Preserving memories and strawberries https://nixthecomfortzone.com/2023/07/04/strawberry-picking/
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It’s been quite a long time since I have put effort into stringing some words together. https://thirdmusings.wordpress.com/2023/07/04/3700/
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Our unexpected house guest from last week came back! https://wheresthejoy.wordpress.com/2023/07/03/return-of-the-unwanted-house-guest/
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Enjoy some pics and history about my recent visit to Istanbul and the Hagia Sophia mosque! https://leahkochtwt.wordpress.com/2023/07/04/experiencing-history-at-the-hagia-sophia/
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Lovely to join you all again!! This weekend, I’ve been thinking about airport goodbyes & how they’ve evolved for me over the last ten years… http://brittescribe.com/2023/07/04/airport-goodbyes/
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The list is long. How do I decide where to begin? https://franmcveigh.wordpress.com/2023/07/04/sol23-procrastination/
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My heart burst with pride as we celebrated my daughter’s Bat Mitzvah, and my heart broke when my mother-in-law died. Both of these happened in less than a week’s time. https://raisealithuman.wordpress.com/2023/07/03/june-23-best-and-worst-of-times
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