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Lil Journal Project: Word Associations

So, I know it has been a few weeks since I’ve posted on Ashley Hackshaw’s Lil Journal Project.  I admit that I fell off the wagon during week 4 (too many other fun projects calling my name).  And Ashley took off week 5 to focus on a few things she was working on.

However, the word association prompts Ashley came up with for this week were too fun to pass up!  So, we’re back.

I love word association games.  They’re great to use when teaching improv as a tool for re-training the brain to trust its instincts.  You get going so fast with word associations that you don’t have time to judge your impulses – – you just blurt out the first word that pops into your mind…which can be a little interesting, especially if you’re working with high school students.  Smile.

Mark and I will even play word association games in casual conversation.  Someone says an interesting word that sparks an association, and we’re off:

M: Antelope.

L: Anteater.

M: Antiquated.

L: Antilly lace.

M: Antenna.

L: Antidisestablishmentarianism.

M: Right….

So, I really enjoyed taking each of the words Ashley proposed and writing about the first memory or event that popped into my mind.  Here are a few glimpses at my journal pages from these past few days.

Lil Journal Project: Word Associations - via The Thinking Closet

Lil Journal Project: Word Associations - via The Thinking Closet

Lil Journal Project: Word Associations - via The Thinking Closet

Lil Journal Project: Word Associations - via The Thinking Closet

Lil Journal Project: Word Associations - via The Thinking Closet

Lil Journal Project: Word Associations - via The Thinking Closet

And with some extra space at the bottom of one page, I brainstormed some words I thought would be fun to try in other word association prompts:

Lil Journal Project: Word Associations - via The Thinking Closet

I recommend you try word associations whether in casual conversation or on the pages of your journal – – it’s interesting to see where you brain takes you when don’t allow it time to second guess itself.  You might be surprised what you discover!

Lil Journal Project via Lil Blue Boo

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8 Comments

  1. I can connect to so many of your journaling stories! Oh the fort and the pink/red blanket! And Autumn Blaze! There’s something powerful about shared childhood experiences…to be known and loved. And to be known for years, to have a history with someone and to continue to walk alongside them in life….I’m so grateful for you!

    1. Your comment makes tears well up in my eyes. Oh to have a sister like you! And I agree, there’s something so wonderful about the deepening of sisterhood through all the seasons of life. (I’d still love to build a fort with you, even now!)

  2. We’ll have to do this when we visit! This is also a Freudian technique for therapy! “The patient is invited to say the first word that enters their mind when the therapist gives a stimulus word. This enables unconscious thoughts to enter the conscious ready for investigation later on in the therapy”.

    But let’s not read too much into our responses! 🙂 Also the parts of your journal that you showed are such a tease! Would love to see more, if you are willing!

    1. Interesting about Freud! Leave it to my psychiatric nurse, Mama, to make a connection to pysch. 😉

      And I’d be happy to share more of my word associations with you during your visit. 3 days!

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