When you have some time, and want to write something deep and important:
The big events… not always easy to write about
Set your timer for five minutes, and choose one of these topics to write/collage about, on a single sheet of paper:
First time you realized you could coast down a hill with your bike… maybe with "no hands." First/one time you deliberately drove faster than the speed limit.
One time you seriously thought about running away from home. How far did you get? Did you tell anyone?
First kiss… where, when, with whom, and what happened afterwards? And, first big heartbreak, and what you learned about getting over it.
For girls: First lipstick, first high heels, first earrings, first slow dance.
For boys: First real suit, first tie (not clip-on), first time you gave someone flowers or a "romantic" gift.
Commitments: first car purchase, engagement/marriage, first apartment, first roommate, mortgage, haircolor change.
Arrivals and losses: pets, older relatives, friends, teachers, cars, neighbors.
Your fantasy life
(Many people's dreams change regularly. They also reveal a lot about you.
Devote a few pages to your dreams and fantasies.)
When you graduated from high school (and/or college), what did imagine as your perfect (and most likely) future?
If money was no object and you could have three homes, where would they be, and why? When/what season would you live in each home?
If time, money, and talent were no problem, what would you be/do in a perfect world? Where would you live? What car would you-or your chauffeur-drive? Would you wear high fashion, or thumb your nose at society and dress casual?
The White House invites you to dinner. Why would they do this… what do you do--or what could you advise the President about--better than anyone else? Who else would you want to see at the dinner table, who would you sit next to, and what would be served? Describe the entertainment after dinner.
If you could relive one disastrous time, when would it be, and what would you change? And… if you could relive one perfect time, when would it be and what happened then?
Assuming you could take the conveniences of modern medicine, etc., with you, what time period would you like to live in? Who would you be?