BLOG : December Writing Prompt - EXHALE (December 2, 2022)
Can you believe 2022 is winding down? This year has gone FAST to be sure. I just happened to come across a concept I had not heard of until I saw an author on Instagram, an older woman who lives in Sweden who wrote a book about döstädning , the gentle art of Swedish death cleaning. [Links below.] How's that for a subject?! From what I see, it looks like quite a light and joyful journey! I am ordering the book on my favorite site: thriftbooks.com . Since this month's word in the "Breathe Collection" is exhale , the thought of döstädning seemed appropriate to consider writing about. Honestly, I wasn't thinking of exhale as anything other than coming to rest, the exhale after a full year, but I am curious about writing with a view to death. If you'd like to join me, here are a few prompts to get us started. I have personally set my atmosphere to include music, dim light, and essential oils. Freewrite on whatever piques your c...