Blog: November Writing Prompt - RESONATE (November 18, 2022)

 August Writing Prompt SING

Does it Resonate?
What does resonate even mean? I had to dive into this a bit since it's time to write about it. The "Breathe Collection" images were chosen first for their look and then given a name. I went on intuition. Now that it's November (and more than halfway into it), I realize that I wasn't so sure what resonance has to do with breathing! My intuitive feeling had something to do with being in alignment--but not necessarily with a breath, just with life . . . or something. LOL. That's the creative mind for you!


Turns out, there is quite a lot. I'm actually overwhelmed by the amount of information out there. I won't try to reflect that here. But I'll just say that intuition is pretty cool. There's a bigger world than what I just sensed with my heart. But let's just keep it simple for a writing prompt.


This year's theme is "breathe," and this month's focus is "resonate." Let's do something really simple:


  1. For one minute, try to breathe in 3 seconds (nose), out 6 seconds (mouth).
  2. If you feel calm, change your breathing to a natural rhythm (still in through the nose and out through the mouth but without the longer exhale) and see if you can time it with your pulse.
  3. When you feel ready, start freewriting while keeping the calm breathing.
  4. If you need a prompt, answer this: "What do I resonate with?"


Get your paper, pen, or computer and get ready to:


RESONATE

Ready . . . set . . . write!


PS. If you would like to have a matching notebook for each month and theme (or just your favorites), click here to see the collection. 

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