Accidental Ambivalence

Truth Project: Introduction

That's right, I'm on the bandwagon, too. Bradshaw first sent me the list of prompts for the "30 Days of Truth" blog project, and I was apathetic. "I already tell the truth on the blog," I said. "More than a few of these prompts don't inspire me," I said. Those things are both true, but maybe finding inspiration in the uninspired is exactly the point for me. Maybe telling the truth about something beyond what pops into my head on a given day will elicit something really interesting.

First, the list:

1. Something you hate about yourself.
2. Something you love about yourself.
3. Something you have to forgive yourself for.
4. Something you have to forgive someone for.
5. Something you hope to do in your life.
6. Something you hope you never have to do.
7. Someone who has made your life worth living for.
8. Someone who made your life hell or treated you like shit.
9. Someone you didn't want to let go who just drifted.
10. Someone you need to let go or wish you didn't know.
11. Something people seem to compliment you on the most.
12. Something you never get compliments on.
13. A band or artist who has gotten you through some tough days (letter).
14. A hero who has let you down (letter).
15. Something or someone you couldn't live without - because you've tried living without it.
16. Someone or something you definitely could live without.
17. A book you've read that changed your views on something.
18. Your views on gay marriage.
19. What do you think of religion? What do you think of politics?
20. Your views on drugs and alcohol.
21. Your best friend is in a car accident and you two got into a fight an hour before. What do you do? (scenario)
22. Something you wish you hadn't done in your life.
23. Something you wish you had done in your life.
24. Make a playlist for someone and explain why you chose all the songs. (with letter)
25. The reason you believe you're still alive today.
26. Have you ever thought about giving up on life? If so, when and why?
27. What's the best thing going for you right now?
28. What if you were pregnant or got someone pregnant? What would you do?
29. Something you hope to change about yourself and why.
30. A letter to yourself. Tell yourself everything you love about yourself.

A couple of notes. First, I'm not posting every day, so this will most definitely take more than thirty days. Second, the original idea from Bradshaw included photo project, and since I am semi-anonymous and don't post photos of myself on the blog, I'm not doing that part.

I'm going to do my best to be less cryptic in my honesty for this project. I never deliberately write that way, but when I come back and read things later, I often find that if you don't already know the story, the things I've written make little sense. I'm going to avoid doing that for this project.

I'm looking forward to reading what others do for this project even more than I'm looking forward to writing them myself. Here goes.

Labels: truth project

posted by nicalyse @ 12:26 PM