A couple years ago, the blogging world came alive with people reflecting on the past year throughout the month of December, courtesy of #Reverb11 (and #Reverb10). Although there are no longer any active Reverb prompts that I know of, I found that the daily prompts were still listed on (what I believe to be) the original site. Hmm... Upon further reading, it looks like there are people doing their own reverb projects for this year using other prompts. I googled "reverb 12 prompts" and found a few of them.
In essence, these prompts can still be used any year. I am looking forward to answering some of these daily prompts and seeing how this contributes to the road map of my life.
The prompts (from #Reverb11) can be found here. While a lot of the links listed on this page are dead, the prompts are there.
Here are the prompts as they are listed. Since it is a direct quote from the site, please adjust the years listed accordingly (and don't whine over the fact that the dates are wrong) :-)
Day 1 - One Word - Encapsulate the year 2011 in one word. Explain why you’re choosing that word. Now, imagine it’s one year from today, what would you like the word to be that captures 2012 for you? If you did Reverb10 then bonus points for also re-posting your 2011 word from last year along with how you feel about that in retrospect.
Day 2 - My Children Will Do it Differently - If you could choose one thing that your children will do or experience in a different way than you have, what would it be and why?
Day 3 - A Moment in Time - Tell us about one moment that you lived in 2011 that you will never forget.
Day 4 - Addition through subtraction - What have you let go of this year and how has it affected you?
Day 5 - 5 Things - Describe 5 guilty pleasures
Day 6 - What made you laugh this year?
(Author: @amanda_hirsch )
Day 7 - Forgiveness - Who have you forgiven this year and what was the journey like that brought you to forgive them?
Day 8 - Joy - Take us back to a moment this year when you experienced pure, unadulterated joy.
Day 9 - Disappointment - What was the one disappointment that has turned out to be a blessing in the last 12 months? How will this affect how you deal with disappointment in the future?
Day 10 - Beauty - Describe a moment of beauty that you witnessed this year.
(Author: @amanda_hirsch )
Day 11 - What do you wish you had done more of in 2011?
Day 12 - 12 Things - What are 12 things your life doesn’t need in 2012? How will you go about eliminating them? How will getting rid of these 12 things change your life? (Props to original Author: Sam Davidson) If you did Reverb10, how are you making out on your 11 Things from last year?
Day 13 - Fear - What scared you this year more than anything else? Did you learn anything new about yourself?
Day 14 - Gratitude - What five (5) things are you most grateful for from 2011?
Day 15 - Teaching Moment - Sometimes we find teachers in the most unexpected places. Who surprised you as a teacher this year, and what did you learn?
(Author: @amanda_hirsch )
Day 16 - A Community I Love - Online & IRL we're all part of a multitude of communities. Tell us about one that moves you.
Day 17 - Loathing - Who or what do you loathe and how have you expressed that in 2011?
Day 18 - Lets do lunch! - If you could have lunch with anybody, who would it be and what would you like to discuss?
Day 19 - Being Moved - Tell us about a time this year that you were moved by the generosity of another.
Day 20 - Friendship - What kind of a friend were you in 2011? What kind of a friend do you want to be in 2012?
(Author: @amanda_hirsch )
Day 21 - Party Time - Tell us about the "best" party you attended this year.
Day 22 - Passion - If you could quit your day job and your quality of life wouldn't change, what would you do?
Day 23 - Travel - Did you visit anywhere new this year? Any plans to travel next year?
Day 24 - Somebody Has to Say It… - I'm looking for as little as one sentence here although you should feel free to explain yourself if you see fit.
Day 25 - The reason for the season - What's the most memorable (or the worst) gift you've ever received?
Day 26 - Music is powerful - Think of one song that you turn to time and again, and describe why it's important to you.
Day 27 - Author! Author! - Share with us the title and inside jacket cover of the book you'd most like to write.
Day 28 - Forgiveness - What one thing do you need to forgive yourself for this year?
Day 29 - Shaking Things Up - Looking towards 2012, what can you do to shake things up a little next year?
Day 30 - 3 Wishes - If a genie could grant you 3 wishes for 2012, what would they be?
(Author: @amanda_hirsch )
Day 31 - Reflect - Take a moment to think back on your reverb11 responses. Have you learned anything? What surprised you about this experience? Which of your responses was your favourite?(retrieved from http://reverb11.geekinhard.com/)
I encourage all of you to pick any - or all prompts - and reflect on the year. I may even continue to search online in order to find other prompts that speak to me. Discover and embrace Possibility in this exercise.
Happy Writing!
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