When you go outside, when you begin to move your body just a bit, even slowly, you begin to feel better.
This isn’t any wild revelation, but it’s a truth that I want to remember, and I thought maybe you’d like a reminder, too. It comes down to this:
Sometimes, the last thing we want to do, is exactly what we NEED to do.
For our sanity. Our soul. Our revival in the world.
Read MoreGretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project, encourages us to consider the following advice: “Accept yourself and expect more from yourself.”
This week’s writing prompt is to consider just that. Where, in your life, can you try to be more accepting of yourself? More gentle. More loving.
Where, in your life, can you expect more? Give just a bit more effort. Stop doing something that drains you.
As always, you can use this prompt to examine your own life, or use it to get to know more about a character you’re developing.
Happy writing!
My take:
Accept that...
This is both a difficult and beautiful season.
I am human, and humans sometimes feel anger and envy.
It is winter, here.
I am changing, even when all seems stagnant.
There is not enough time for everything.
Expect that...
I will turn again and again to hope. To God.
I will embrace change.
Spring will come.
I won’t wallow in dark emotions. I will try to be as loving as possible.
I will make time for what matters.
“Be gentle with yourself.”
That’s it. God tells me that. My own writing tells me that. Madeleine L’Engle’s essays on faith and creativity tell me that. The oracle cards, the tarot deck, the yoga video—they tell me that, too. So, really, there’s no need to choose one thing or all the things, as long as they all lead me to the same home inside.
Read MorePostcard Prompt: Take just 10 minutes (set a timer on your phone), and tell us about the light. Describe its color, its texture, its mood. The light this time of year - in both the northern and southern hemispheres - is shifting due to the seasons changing. Does this shift mirror something in yourself? Write about it. 10 minutes is all you need.
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Can you love your Shadows and much as your Light? What would this kind of love feel like - the love of darkness?
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