She was a stage legend, even in her lifetime. Hear wisdom - and create from it - from Sarah Bernhardt
STAY UNSTUCK:
A practical way to stay unstuck with your blogging, writing and creativity as well as "out of the box" thinking.
Each weekday, a quote, an image, several questions and a writing prompt are offered to you to use for Your Blogging, Writing & Creative Inspiration in order to increase your creative thinking as well as your personal and soulful development.
Quote:
"Life begets life. Energy creates energy. It is in spending oneself that one becomes rich."
Sarah Bernhardt
Sarah Bernhardt was referred to as "The Divine Sarah" during her career as a stage actress, probably the most famous of her time during the 19th Century in both Europe and the United States.
Question:
In what ways to you "spend" your personal gifts and talents in your life work/career?
What might you do to spend your gifts and talents more wisely than you do now?
Bonus: Take one small action to invest your gifts and talents for both your benefit and for the world's benefit.
Lists:
Make a list of 3 to 5 ways people compliment you. What do people tell you you are good at?
Make a list of 3 to 5 activities you particularly enjoy. Where do your compliments and enjoyable activities overlap?
Make a list of 1 - 10 things you would love to do that you have yet to do.
Bonus: Take action steps toward doing at least one of those things you would love to do.
Traditional Writing Prompts:
I am energized when....
Stage 2: Write a vignette of a moment when you felt increased energy while engaging in your life work. If this gets your energy moving more, write another and another and another. You might want to take one per day for a week and watch what happens.
I wish I could spend my life.....
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There are no rights and wrongs as to following the prompts here. There is only showing up for your life and your creativity and using what inspires you to fulfill your dreams, passion and purpose.
Brava for being here!!
This Blog Series was created to increase your creative thinking process as well as inspire writing and ideas to take form that may not have taken form without these specific quotes, questions and prompts. If you find them helpful, I hope you will pass them along to friends as well.
I’m so glad you are here, reading and creating.
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Julie Jordan Scott is a writer, performance poet, Mommy and mixed-media artist. Her word-love themed art will be for sale at First Friday each month in Downtown Bakersfield. Check out the links below to follow her on a bunch of different social media channels, especially if you find the idea of a Word-Love Party bus particularly enticing.
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