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Now - on with today's inspiration -
Image Prompt: Write about a current obstacle in your writing or creative life. Next, write as if you were water, flowing around the obstacle. Just write, freely, without concern about what shows up. Write.
Quote
Water does not resist. Water flows. When you plunge your hand into it, all you feel is a caress. Water is not a solid wall, it will not stop you. But water always goes where it wants to go, and nothing in the end can stand against it. Water is patient. Dripping water wears away a stone. Remember that, my child. Remember you are half water. If you can't go through an obstacle, go around it. Water does.”
― Margaret Atwood
Questions
What do you feel when you float on your back in water?
Remember a time when you felt utterly at peace in water. Where were you? What did it feel like? How would you describe it?
Lists
Make a list of 5 - 10 areas in your life you are tolerating something: you know, putting up with something that is annoying you so much so, sometimes, that it is always there yet it becomes invisible to you like the squeaky back door you don't hear anymore or the paint stain on the jeans you are wearing.
Bonus: What is one toleration (obstacle) you will begin to go around today?
Make a list of 5 - 10 ways you feel caressed, like in the quotes example of water caressing the hand. (It might be fabric, your cats fur, your lovers hand against the cotton of your shirt when s/he touches the small of your back, a sip of wine as it caresses your throat as you drink it.)
Conventional Writing Prompts
When I think of flowing water, an image that comes to mind is... (and repeat)...
My favorite water memory includes.....
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Are you ready to be inspired to be a more passionate writer and/or blogger? The Purposeful Writer is another series from the Let Your Words Flow Program.
The month of July will be filled with quotes, prompts and more for you to be even more passionate in your writing and blogging. Each day I will create a number of prompts for you to play with either now or in the future.
Whenever you feel like you need some extra ooomph for your writing, you can trust the Passionate Writer will be here for you.
This series was inspired in part by the Ultimate Blog Challenge, a semi-annual challenge for bloggers post 31 times in 31 days. This post is 3/31.
You may participate as well!
Simple click on the image to the left to be connected or just click here, on this link to the Ultimate Blog Challenge I created for you.
I'm glad you're here, participating with us.
May you be inspired to create, to grow and to Let Your Words Flow.
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