Daily Dose of Inspiration for the Week Ahead

Posted on by Teagan Riordain Geneviene

Saturday, November 8, 2025

Hello, all.  You’re an inspired group, and you inspire others, including me.  That inner oomph doesn’t always come easily.  Keeping it can be even more difficult.  So today I’m giving a collection of simple things for each day of the coming week.  You can use them in any number of ways as a “personal power” boost, meditations, writing prompts, or inspiration for any sort of creativity that brightens your day.  Bookmark this post and come back to it each day for your daily dose.

Sunday

Chimp boy ice cream city

Color:  Gold

Gemstone:  Yellow Topaz

Flower:  Sunflower

Animal:  Monkey

Number:  2

Creativity Prompt:  What happened when you made a wish that monkeys would be protected?

Monday

Tiger group with drums city

Color:  Gray

Gemstone:  Pearl

Flower:  Chrysanthemum

Animal:  Tiger

Number:  3

Creativity Prompt:  How might history have been different if Native American rain dancers could easily cause rain, and they used the ability in battle?

Tuesday

Kangaroos pigs tea party

Color:  Black

Gemstone:  Red Coral

Flower:  Orchid

Animal:  Pig

Number:  4

Creativity Prompt:  A kangaroo comes to your door, saying you’ve invited him.  He barges in and makes himself at home.  Then what happens next?

Wednesday

Woman becomes dragon

Color:  Yellow

Gemstone:  Amethyst

Flower:  Lotus

Animal:  Horse

Number:  5

Creativity Prompt:  You are a member of the most powerful royal family in the world.  On your eighteenth birthday, you learn the family secret – Instead of being gifted a dragon, you turn into one.

Thursday

Goat singer chicken background singers

Color:  Crimson (deep purplish red)

Gemstone:  Lapis Lazuli

Flower:  Rose

Animal:  Goat

Number:  6

Creativity Prompt:  You’re a Hollywood agent for actors – but your clients are all fairytale creatures.  Who is your most successful client, and which one is the most problematic?

Friday

amnesia man finds self on poster

Color:  Purple

Gemstone:  Rose Quartz

Flower:  Zennia

Animal:  Rabbit

Number:  4

Creativity Prompt:  You meet the perfect romantic partner.  They are considerate, cheerful, and perfectly normal… except for one thing – they don’t remember anything about their past.  After a few days, you see their face on a missing persons poster.  What happens next?

Saturday

Ox Superhero with Minions

Color:  Indigo

Gemstone:  Turquoise

Flower:  Lily

Animal:  Ox

Number:  8

Creativity Prompt:  There is an electrical storm.  Your computer is plugged in and charging, so you rush to unplug it.  Just as you pull the plug from the wall, you receive a strong electric shock that knocks you unconscious.  When you come to, you realize that you now have a superpower.  What is it?  What problems does it cause you?

I hope you can get some sort of quirky inspiration from all this.  Friendly comments are welcome.  Thanks for visiting.  Hugs!

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49 thoughts on “Daily Dose of Inspiration for the Week Ahead”

  2. What a delightful set of inspiring things to fill our hearts with… Wednesday today so, believe it or not, but I am wearing an Amethyst necklace pendant today… 🙂
    I hope your own week Teagan is going well and full of inspiration…
    Much love to you.. and Mega Hugs xx 💖🦋💖

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  4. Thank you, Teagan!

    This is a fun post for the week.

    My super power would be stopping all war and world hunger, forever.

    The drawback would be once I used it, I wouldn’t be needed any more.

    Oh well, There’s always art!

    Hugs

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  5. I absolutely love this, Teagan! Thank you 🙂 I definitely will be coming g back to this, especially after the grands go home tonight after a couple days visit. Sending huge hugs xo

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    1. Hi, Dan. I’m happy that you enjoyed it.

      So, the kangaroo is brought inside and fed. She makes a bed for it in the garage/shop. Then in the middle of the night, you wake to the sound of your power tools being used out there. And then…

      😀 Sorry — I couldn’t resist. You don’t have to answer that. Hugs.

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  10. Teagan, what a brilliant and imaginative collection! I love how you blend colour, symbol, and story into something that sparks curiosity and joy. I especially love how you connect personal power to creativity itself. Writing, reflection, and meditation all meet at that same crossroads of awareness. You’ve given us not just prompts but pathways, small golden threads to weave through our week. Sending many hugs on speedy wings to you and the Scoobies!!!!

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    1. Thanks, Rebecca. I wanted to share more than just writing prompts, because so many day-to-day things we do can go better with a little inspiration. Each day of the week has various things associated with it. Yes, those things can vary depending on who you ask and where… But I thought it would be fun to collect A week of them. Hugs winging back to you. 🐈 💖 🐈

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  13. Great prompts, Teagan. Reminded me of the old (800s) poem: Monday’s child is fair of face, Tuesday’s child is full of grace, Wednesday’s child is full of woe and so on. What a lovely creation of the little child and the chimp sharing ice cream!

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        1. Oh! That’s wonderful, Mandy. The Monkey King is such a great story. I realize there have been several movies, but I’ve only seen two and both were TV versions. First was a mini-series from 2001, “The Monkey King (aka The Lost Empire)” staring Thomas Gibson. Then in 2018 a Netflix series that I thought was a great take on the story, “The New Legends of Monkey.”

          THE NEW LEGENDS OF MONKEY Trailer 2018 HD

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  16. Teagan, great prompts here. I loved the stately tea setting on Tuesday. So serene and dignified. As for Saturday, I know the Minions follow evil leaders but they may be in for a little more mayhem than they are used to with that guy. Hugs for a great weekend.

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    1. Hi, Bruce. I’m happy you enjoyed this. Haha! You may be right about the minions, Bruce. I made one that I liked better, of a Super Bull with chicken followers. Although it was hard to tell why the chickens were in the picture, so I used the yellow minions. Hugs.

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  17. These prompts are genius, Teagan. This post was fascinating from the perspective of how deep your creative mind is able to go into a story. Each one of these prompts could expand into a full blown novel. You are amazing. Hugs

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