1. Close your eyes, and breathe deeply for a few minutes.
2. Open your eyes.
3. Write down the very first thing that you focus on.
4. Describe ten possibilities that this object could be.
5. Now apply those possibilities to yourself.
6. Write down these possibilities.
7. Viola! Your metaphor! (for today anyway)
To begin: a beeswax candle
1. light
2. warmth
3. sweet scent
4. colorful
5. melted wax could be made into new candle
6. melted wax could be made into an ornament
7. melted wax could be used to strengthen thread
8. remolded and given as a gift
9. inspiration for a poem
10. creates peaceful ambience
My metaphor:
1. Teaching, playing music, and writing hopefully enlightens.
2. My kindness could add warmth to someone's life.
3. Some have said I am sweet, and honeysuckle oil is my fragrance of choice.
4. My choice of clothing often is quite colorful.
5. I renew my perspective of life daily through prayer.
6. Once, I played the role of an 'ornament.'
7. Through my tears (melted wax), I have gained inner strength.
8. As I continue to redefine myself, hopefully, my contributions become gifts to this lifetime (like the holiday fruitcake that makes its way around the world each year).
9. Don't know if I've ever been an inspiration for a poem, but I get inspired by others daily.
10. I love peace: peace of mind, peace on earth, peace- love- joy!
Now, you try!
