Brilliance

Today's Bingo: Brilliance. Light pouring through damp window pains drenched by weeks of rain. A child's face at the zoo the first time she sees a monkey jump from limb to limb. The golden dome of an ancient building, gilded to edify and dazzle. Any idea you focus on long enough to appreciate and savor.

Grief

Today's Bingo: Grief. "I don't want to," the teenager whined. The moving van arrived at her family's house only two days after her high school graduation. Her mother asked her to finish packing her room. The teenager left the house, slammed the door, and her mother simply smiled. She knew her daughter felt things deeply, and she was grateful for a child who cared so much.

Holy

Today's Bingo: Holy. "Holy Vegetables," said the ten year old. Everyone at the farmer's market looked at him and smiled. He walked the endless rows of perfect shapes and colors touching, squeezing, smelling the summer's first production. He found his mother an hour later and said, "Mom, we've got to get this." He showed her the biggest eggplant she'd ever seen. "But you don't like vegetables," she reminded him. "I do right now," he said, and lead her to the collard greens.

Limp

Today's Bingo: Limp. The elephants had walked so far without finding any water, the little one's didn't look like they were going to make it. But the leader, no longer strong, limped on, and would until they found the river.

Will

Today's Bingo: Will. "Will can only do what will can do," said the Sage. "But I want to make things better," said the Student. "That is a good start," said the Sage. "So what do I do next?" Asked the Student. "Something more than want."

Wind

Today's Bingo: Wind. The three friends went on vacation and it never stopped raining. The wind blew so hard their cottage shook, seagulls got stuck in mid air, and the whistling at night made sleep impossible. They woke up every morning exhausted and cold. They laughed more that week than ever before.

Pour

Today's Bingo: Pour. "If it doesn't stop raining, everything is going to die," the young man said. "Yep," replied the old farmer. "But what are we doing to do?" "Till the field," said the old farmer. "But we already did that?" Said the young man. "Yep," said the farmer.

Chill

Today's Bingo: Chill. What would you do this weekend if you had a whole day to yourself? Imagine: Your mind is suddenly rid of all its worries and all you have to do, from an infinite bucket of possibilities, is choose how to rest. What will you do? Oh wait? Shouldn't this happen every weekend?

Rain

Today's Bingo: Rain. "Mom, can we go puddle stomping?" Said the boy. "No darling, I don't want to wash more cloths today." "No problem," said the boy. "I'll just stand out in the rain when we're done and you'll just have to use the dryer."

Early

Today's Bingo: Early. The monk rose before the sun. Dressed in his orange robes, he walked the narrow path up the mountain above his home. As the golden orb began to rise, gigantic, like a pancake on fire, he reached the top. He hated waking up early, and sitting on the summit, that thought never crossed his mind.

Hands

Today's Bingo: Hands. As the man and wife came home from dinner, their neighborhood was surrounded by police, fire trucks, and media. A lightening bolt had set a house on fire. Everyone was okay. Earlier in the day, the couple, driving on the highway, had nearly been run off the road by someone texting while driving. That night, the two sat on the porch and watched the stars holding hands.

Tax

Today's Bingo: Tax. The thing you pay. The first three letters of TAXi. The cost of running a country. The privilege of living in a community. What doing too much does to your soul.

Jackpot

Today's Bingo: Jackpot. "I just won the lottery," said the man waiting for the bus. The other man was in a business suit, and going to work. The other man asked, "Why are you riding the bus?" "Because I like it," said the winner. They stood quietly, watching the traffic. "What are you going to do now?" Asked the other man. Said the winner, "For the first time in my life, I'm not going to worry about it." What do you need right now to be happy wherever you are?

Connect

Today's Bingo: Connect. "How many ways are there to find enlightenment?" Asked the student. "You need only one," said the master.

Broken

Today's Bingo: Broken. The nurse said to the patient, "It doesn't look good." He said, "Depends where you're sitting." "Sir," the doctor added. "You don't have much time." "Depends on what I need to do." "Are you not worried?" The nurse pressed him. "Only about you, and your perspective on life." The patient smiled and enjoyed a sip of his coffee.

Mask

Today's Bingo: Mask. The stewardess did her usual routine. She smiled at the people in front of her as she clipped the seat belt together in the air. Her partner on the microphone told a joke about where they were flying today. She demonstrated how to put the oxygen mask on. Then, it happened. The woman on the microphone said, "And don't forget to put your mask on first before helping someone else." Did they realize they just offered the formula for enlightenment? If you're not breathing deep, your no good to anyone else.

Story

Today's Bingo: Story. Here goes: You have to produce the greatest story ever written if you want to save your love from your nemesis dropping her into a pit of solicitous anteaters. Now write yours: Only one rule: You only have thirty words.

Rainbow

Today's Bingo: Rainbow. "I just love those socks," said the friend. Her buddy was wearing rainbow socks. "Oh these? I got them when I was a kid," said the buddy. "No, they're really great," said the friend. She couldn't help staring at the woven technicolor. "My mom always said they were the color of my soul."

Gamble

Today's Bingo: Gamble. An old man sat with his daughter in the sun room of his nursing home. She said, "Dad, you have food on your shirt?" He shrugged his shoulders and smiled. They kept chatting. "Dad, you shouldn't talk so loud." He shrugged his shoulders and smiled. "Dad, I'm worried about you." The old man smiled again and said, "Did you notice the sun making the trees sparkle?" What's the riskiest thing you'd like to do? Climb a mountain? Quit your job? What about waking up in the morning and not worrying about what people think of you?

Draw

Today's Bingo: Draw. Picasso drew one-liners. He'd place his pencil on the page and then draw until the portrait, animal, or scene was complete. The pictures are an exotic diversity of squiggles and smooth lines. Bored in a meeting today? Draw your colleagues in one line. Wanting to get caught up in the moment? Observe something and recreate your fantasy version with one stroke of your pen.
*Note, this is not by Picasso, but in the same style found on Flickr.

Bad

Today's Bingo: Bad. "Dad, these pancakes taste like sawdust," said the Son. "I made them just like grandma used to," replied the Dad. "Yeah, except she made hers good." You and what you add to an experience are often the difference between bad and amazing!

Sneeze

Today's Bingo: Sneeze. "In the fall it's colds, in the winter it's flu, in the spring it's allergies," hurumphed the lady at the bus stop. "What's next?" She asked. Without looking up from his paper, the man standing next to her said, "Grumpopotamus flu." "What's that?" She sneezed as she asked the question. Still not looking up from his paper, he took one side step away from her. "It affects those who can't see the good that's always around them. Looks like you have it."