New month, new prompts in the 2022 Words for Creating and Being series.

These are words for contemplation, words for action, words for creativity. They can be a starting point for a drawing, a poem, a painting, a song. Or use them to spark a conversation, or something to contemplate while out on a walk.

1. shift
2. beauty
3. search
4. nurture
5. crossroads
6. burrow
7. establish
8. scent
9. tide
10. embolden
11. scour
12. mesh
13. essence
14. moonlight
15. imbibe
16. engage
17. enter
18. diminish
19. weave
20. layer
21. transition
22. inhale
23. magnify
24. evolve
25. balance
26. bloom
27. current
28. elaborate
29. spread
30. gather

What happens when we sit with a word? When we unpack it? When we investigate every single letter? When we consider what’s behind the definition? That’s what these words are for. They are intended to create space for contemplation, they are an ask for you to invest time in the creative process in all of its forms.

You can find previous monthly lists of prompts here.

As always, these monthly prompts and a lot of my other work are made possible thanks to supporters on Patreon.