tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20983386577701005342024-03-15T19:09:39.998-06:00Kicking Corners~making way for trouping fairies~Deb Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16419809243480266275noreply@blogger.comBlogger168125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2098338657770100534.post-57734590609333252542023-08-23T22:28:00.002-06:002023-08-23T22:39:42.278-06:00Community Creative Writing Course<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thank you for stopping in. Check back soon, more details to come. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipW46fT6aiRx1Pt25EBql8ZLGwKc56N6MfTGDP0iCRhSVxtK_QdWP_z4f0bXTkgJVP-0UMHXUrWE1w7qKm9MWPQVkU-oMd9T1i3FY4KU0oIq1VoCmlhqKN7tt81xzk4lHjtK9oNqXrbN4VMDZFb3z_Tvag8sFmdAKQx6il9f2Khr-VJecR-4nasyI94eU/s3500/creative%20writing%20course.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2336" data-original-width="3500" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipW46fT6aiRx1Pt25EBql8ZLGwKc56N6MfTGDP0iCRhSVxtK_QdWP_z4f0bXTkgJVP-0UMHXUrWE1w7qKm9MWPQVkU-oMd9T1i3FY4KU0oIq1VoCmlhqKN7tt81xzk4lHjtK9oNqXrbN4VMDZFb3z_Tvag8sFmdAKQx6il9f2Khr-VJecR-4nasyI94eU/s320/creative%20writing%20course.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.pexels.com/photo/person-wiring-on-notebook-with-a-pen-6653907/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #04ff00;">Original</span></a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div>Deb Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16419809243480266275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2098338657770100534.post-72147511229486795592023-07-14T21:21:00.001-06:002023-07-15T07:07:37.928-06:00Disaster Relief and Moving Forward<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Beginning April 27, 2022, our family experienced
extensive physical, mental, and financial damage from several incidents
including, but not limited to:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Our entire family’s
contraction of Covid-19.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Hub’s Covid-related heart
attack and ER admittance, start of multiple weekly and monthly doctor
appointments to manage severe health issues.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Our youngest’s admittance
to the ER, then Primary Children’s Hospital for severe health issues,
appendicitis, etc. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Hub’s suspension of work,
causing huge financial insecurity from which our family is still trying to
recover.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Near-complete isolation
due to Hub’s diagnosis of Long Covid.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Flooding and restoration of
our basement which displaced our family from July to November 2022.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">My breast cancer scare,
pregnancy, and severe illness September through December 2022.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Continued financial
insecurity, then Hub’s loss of work December 2022.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">My premature loss of
baby, surgery, and recovery December 2022 through January 2023.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> My returning to work in January due to Hub’s
continued Long Covid symptoms and our now-severe economic insecurity.</span></li></ul><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">All of these and more have caused a complete shift in
our home and family structure. Disasters are defined by multiple sources as
serious disruptions to the functioning of a family and/or community that
exceeds its capacity to cope using its own resources. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Our family has been pushed past our capacity to cope
over and over again. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">There are several phases of disaster recovery and we’re
taking steps in the process of becoming more stable again, adapting to our 'new normal'. But recovery takes time and resources, both of which our family
doesn’t have a lot of right now.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">We’re working on it. We’re moving forward. More details
are soon to come, but meanwhile, we’re having an estate sale. I’ve never done
anything like this before. I’ve never even participated in a yard sale. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">This lack of experience seems strange. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">But this new adventure is super exciting. And exhausting.
And I’m so grateful to those who’ve helped by donating their time, their water,
their love, their trucks. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">I’m looking forward to meeting new people and sharing
with them things we love. Niche paintings created by Hubs and our Littles.
Copper cups that are perfect for lounging outside during summer evenings.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">I hope, in return,
the people who visit our home can share stories and little pieces of their
lives. The joys, the confusions, the disasters, the recoveries. Their own ways of moving forward. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">I love stories. More so now than ever. If you feel like sharing, I'd like to hear a little piece of yours in the comments below.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhurEwYucnCDSgFEaB3WpxJT4Evexu_6EisULZvcH6Jy08dmJjzQ37T4ekjWglhHZrvpnaXY3ff8aJRsxQqgEcF1jo-uPQv_XP_YM2St-V3cQtlV0ihyXilN5ht8ATRBUgzlxXY-AcdTWDrDcktb63SZG_KbF5Jk6mcfqra6QWC7miP3OIEf_fM_EbjCnQ/s1080/estate%20sale%20collage.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhurEwYucnCDSgFEaB3WpxJT4Evexu_6EisULZvcH6Jy08dmJjzQ37T4ekjWglhHZrvpnaXY3ff8aJRsxQqgEcF1jo-uPQv_XP_YM2St-V3cQtlV0ihyXilN5ht8ATRBUgzlxXY-AcdTWDrDcktb63SZG_KbF5Jk6mcfqra6QWC7miP3OIEf_fM_EbjCnQ/s320/estate%20sale%20collage.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><p></p>Deb Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16419809243480266275noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2098338657770100534.post-88101504859627403282023-05-24T00:00:00.002-06:002023-05-24T00:00:00.150-06:00Mindful May: Self-Care Ideas<p>So, for mindful May I'm sprinkling favorite things and good ideas. Today I'm pulling some self-care ideas from here and there and everywhere. Starting with this:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHr10zy3AZt74tBs00ORPDModbOFXwwOIaPk5UVxkwWAY1wr6JqQpC2OcVWE3_lZ9jwjbaTMPpp4_vXEWxDtzaEal3a3Hk2Sxjm8NP3WfHEZpTSTjiJMRihR5pC2rf0JVou6rNe-CDycQaP8h9dtMrpssibzXn9mBjC7MbDl_lOHcaacrVkb1gMysq/s1500/self%20care%20jar.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHr10zy3AZt74tBs00ORPDModbOFXwwOIaPk5UVxkwWAY1wr6JqQpC2OcVWE3_lZ9jwjbaTMPpp4_vXEWxDtzaEal3a3Hk2Sxjm8NP3WfHEZpTSTjiJMRihR5pC2rf0JVou6rNe-CDycQaP8h9dtMrpssibzXn9mBjC7MbDl_lOHcaacrVkb1gMysq/s320/self%20care%20jar.png" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This is from Dominee at <a href="https://www.selfloverainbow.com/self-care-jar-activity" target="_blank"><span style="color: #04ff00;">Self-Love Rainbow</span></a> and she has so many fantastic ideas. So many. Visit her. <div><br /></div><div>And here are some lovely thoughts from Marzi at <a href="https://introvertdoodles.com/sample-page-2/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #04ff00;">Introvert Doodles</span></a>. If you love her, she has so much more to share in her books. So much. Visit them.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8zAkUsOp0QMEGihY7x0rMjBb1nSFw9Ic9oaohDZiayebCgl9ytgtIZvIicA7Q33RcncEuogwHKunSrc-oevt47SkA-LNwhvTSJKWoDWJqw71hZJMneLUlLogQ1UN9Al3ezQ7bJBFBsc78GL6UH0TKMWPpqGsgY2Cd9j4nVvu8eAIj9Ml3Zbg_KsY8/s1880/self%20care%20from%20marzi.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1880" data-original-width="1880" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8zAkUsOp0QMEGihY7x0rMjBb1nSFw9Ic9oaohDZiayebCgl9ytgtIZvIicA7Q33RcncEuogwHKunSrc-oevt47SkA-LNwhvTSJKWoDWJqw71hZJMneLUlLogQ1UN9Al3ezQ7bJBFBsc78GL6UH0TKMWPpqGsgY2Cd9j4nVvu8eAIj9Ml3Zbg_KsY8/s320/self%20care%20from%20marzi.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>So, those are a few thoughts to get us started. Or, you know, go <a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/self-care-charts?epik=dj0yJnU9M3VZZ0t2RDYxOTA3Q0NtN01LbUVNbGxGbDZvd3YyUnMmcD0wJm49VkdZQVJ6enAtRmdOX290UmJnaWRTdyZ0PUFBQUFBR1JtOElv" target="_blank"><span style="color: #04ff00;">here</span></a> to find twenty-seven more charts to give you all the self-care challenges and ideas: </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Utr0URbSkcl5uRmUzBy0Fj3Mo8YxjAUx0mXhjAD9sV-FvLSzSMXZoV6OcmNjOWbv2fQaXa-pw2TtALIn5r-8kyG_a8itIiU0XRQi9cQD2rfFzCUUHCwo_XarWNSSp8qIGmaC2rtKfAGDdPxedJzoMpmOKg9j3UcIcZEBQ_8fW793tMvljFo6CEE0/s1160/27%20self%20care%20charts.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="813" data-original-width="1160" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Utr0URbSkcl5uRmUzBy0Fj3Mo8YxjAUx0mXhjAD9sV-FvLSzSMXZoV6OcmNjOWbv2fQaXa-pw2TtALIn5r-8kyG_a8itIiU0XRQi9cQD2rfFzCUUHCwo_XarWNSSp8qIGmaC2rtKfAGDdPxedJzoMpmOKg9j3UcIcZEBQ_8fW793tMvljFo6CEE0/s320/27%20self%20care%20charts.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Deb Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16419809243480266275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2098338657770100534.post-47226922278518763442023-05-22T00:00:00.001-06:002023-05-22T00:00:00.143-06:00Mindful Monday, Mindful May: Glitter<p>Happiest of Mondays and Mindful Mays, my friends. May you have many moments of merriness and sparkle. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-AfMEe_JIpJlG1PtDkPfCKvSpPmrXPqrfbJ3dUQsNFO2_udgrEZt2Y21bRGMvQ6XP--QgypRWBV5piJoFJcB6qd27YFOsP8AMCCVwICPKcvXFvRs0lrZBQ7_k69S0U_LeJQP1YFv_-7pjeBbbpFKA6hOccY40_K97pOGCTSEr1HC_WtSwFehKuRzm/s500/When%20life%20gives%20you%20Monday,%20dip%20it%20in%20glitter%20and%20sparkle%20all%20day.%20~Ella%20Woodward.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-AfMEe_JIpJlG1PtDkPfCKvSpPmrXPqrfbJ3dUQsNFO2_udgrEZt2Y21bRGMvQ6XP--QgypRWBV5piJoFJcB6qd27YFOsP8AMCCVwICPKcvXFvRs0lrZBQ7_k69S0U_LeJQP1YFv_-7pjeBbbpFKA6hOccY40_K97pOGCTSEr1HC_WtSwFehKuRzm/s320/When%20life%20gives%20you%20Monday,%20dip%20it%20in%20glitter%20and%20sparkle%20all%20day.%20~Ella%20Woodward.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Deb Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16419809243480266275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2098338657770100534.post-86504648030282338322023-05-19T00:00:00.005-06:002023-05-19T00:00:00.149-06:00Mindful May: 27 Children's Books<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie-9cdJmlz6DibuChDZSkpiqHj99xM0agklyXmJs89QBk_UGLUuUnWcG7OI5VAxTQD0nQyYns2vjWHDnJqFFi04EmifduAP88F6YxPwpMPI7n0H5nEt3sqUOk6Ja6moRso6XzOO5fMfP0N5KghL9aewptQk1JxLW11d8TLUL9lsTDZlZ1F-HpXZYdh/s500/Mindful%20May.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie-9cdJmlz6DibuChDZSkpiqHj99xM0agklyXmJs89QBk_UGLUuUnWcG7OI5VAxTQD0nQyYns2vjWHDnJqFFi04EmifduAP88F6YxPwpMPI7n0H5nEt3sqUOk6Ja6moRso6XzOO5fMfP0N5KghL9aewptQk1JxLW11d8TLUL9lsTDZlZ1F-HpXZYdh/s320/Mindful%20May.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Hello, my friends. Happy Mindful May. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Here are more sprinklings of happy mindful things. In
case you missed it, <a href="https://www.kickingcorners.com/2023/05/happy-may-2023.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #04ff00;">this</span></a> is a favorite. And so is <a href="https://www.kickingcorners.com/2021/05/mindful-may-happy.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #04ff00;">this</span></a>, from a few years ago. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Twenty-seven more mental health and feelings books for kids
can be found <a href="https://www.waterford.org/resources/childrens-books-about-mental-health/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #04ff00;">here</span></a>, four of which are free if you click on the links provided via
Waterford’s website (I’m linking them below too, but they redirect back to Waterford's resources):
<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://resources.waterford.org/books-prek-2-/3003/3003.pdf?_ga=2.3609968.119012992.1684462239-818983407.1684462239" target="_blank"><span style="color: #04ff00;">I Met a Monster</span></a></span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">,
by Donna Lugg Pape<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://resources.waterford.org/books-prek-2-/155/155.pdf?_ga=2.75380946.119012992.1684462239-818983407.1684462239" target="_blank"><span style="color: #04ff00;">Moving Day</span></a></span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">,
by Clarence Turner<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://resources.waterford.org/books-prek-2-/1257/1257.pdf?_ga=2.74830162.119012992.1684462239-818983407.1684462239" target="_blank"><span style="color: #04ff00;">Lizard and the Painted Rock</span></a></span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">,
by Elizabeth Lane<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://resources.waterford.org/books-prek-2-/3067/3067.pdf?_ga=2.3609968.119012992.1684462239-818983407.1684462239" target="_blank"><span style="color: #04ff00;">Duc Tho Le’s Birthday Present</span></a></span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">,
by Jo G. Bell<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Waterford Upstart is amazing, by the way. If you have
kids within the age range they support with reading, you should consider registering. You
won’t regret it. It’s definitely one of my favorites. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Wishing you much love and many mindful moments of joy, my friends. Today, tomorrow, and many days to come. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p>Deb Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16419809243480266275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2098338657770100534.post-4035065003419688562023-05-18T20:07:00.000-06:002023-05-18T20:07:02.249-06:00Happy May 2023!<p> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Hello, my friends. Happy May—which is to say, happy
mental health month. To round out the rest of the month I’m sprinkling here and
there some happy mindful things. Some of my favorites. Starting with this:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="308" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ALj7nH_FBfU" width="472" youtube-src-id="ALj7nH_FBfU"></iframe></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">And then this:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-n8f6FuFm5w" width="320" youtube-src-id="-n8f6FuFm5w"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Because there is so much magic embedded here. Yom. </span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p>Deb Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16419809243480266275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2098338657770100534.post-13983517249570150662023-01-28T13:30:00.001-07:002023-01-28T13:35:25.267-07:00Esther Remembered<p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">This time, last month, I was four months pregnant.
Then there was blood, so much blood. And then I was no longer pregnant.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Now, I feel like so much is broken. My words are
broken. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">But <a href="http://songangelsremembered.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #04ff00;">this woman</span></a> happened to be assigned as my nurse, and that is important.
There’s a piece of magic in that she was my nurse. I’m clutching this magic
like a spark in my hand, and I may not be able to use it now, because my heart still
hurts too much, but eventually I’ll loosen my grip and the spark will light
things up so I can see better. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Meanwhile, I want to share this woman’s story and her
song. I want to shed some light on the fact that so many women go through this.
I didn’t know before, but I know now, and I’ve felt deeply consoled by the
women who’ve shared bits of their own stories—bits of their shattered pieces—yet
they’ve found ways to heal, or to deal, and to continue finding joy and love. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I’ve not yet found ways to heal or deal, but here are
some pieces of gratitude I’ve been able to gather over the last month:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I’m grateful for the woman who cleaned the blood off
my legs. She didn’t have to, I could have done it, but she wiped my legs while
I wiped tears from my face.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I’m grateful for the woman who brought soup and
sourdough for my family. I could have done that too, but she coordinated things
in the background, so I didn’t have to. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I’m grateful for those who prayed for us, sent love
to us, condolences in texts and handwritten cards. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I’m grateful for children who hold my hand and wrap
their little arms around me, pressing their cheeks to mine. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I’m grateful for a husband who will cry with me because,
sometimes, that’s all we can do. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I’m grateful we were able to find out our baby’s
gender in December, and name her, and feel her close for a while. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I’m grateful I still feel Esther close, sometimes. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></li></ul><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">To anyone else who’s gone through this, I’m so sorry.
I share this song, “Angels Remembered,” in hope that it helps. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2cZNL-cOCug" width="320" youtube-src-id="2cZNL-cOCug"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><p></p>Deb Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16419809243480266275noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2098338657770100534.post-83897903885904206502022-12-20T00:00:00.001-07:002022-12-20T00:00:00.201-07:00Promptful Tuesdays: Last line<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTBJN2M50hsCInoztsfW1532ifaseV2X8nKOd9HnhhOQFNW14DVv4VoWOkkzDL0NH2bqt6YoYGVGVO5XEHdr77kM7vS0Q1yEgkbw8lcAGDXpFk_JVJas8_Dyi6TK308gTJdJI3e4ZBOqfaQ9PDtR-Do2x3ybqiX-MLcW5bXDAo5wq0eozSYQIxcmSY/s1080/Promptful%20Tuesday%20draft%201%20(1080%20%C3%97%20800%20px).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1080" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTBJN2M50hsCInoztsfW1532ifaseV2X8nKOd9HnhhOQFNW14DVv4VoWOkkzDL0NH2bqt6YoYGVGVO5XEHdr77kM7vS0Q1yEgkbw8lcAGDXpFk_JVJas8_Dyi6TK308gTJdJI3e4ZBOqfaQ9PDtR-Do2x3ybqiX-MLcW5bXDAo5wq0eozSYQIxcmSY/s320/Promptful%20Tuesday%20draft%201%20(1080%20%C3%97%20800%20px).png" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">In prep for 300 Thursdays, where I post bits of
original work written in 300 words or less, I’m putting up prompts on Tuesdays
to get my brain-brew percolating. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Join me, if you wish:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">1. Use the prompt to scribble, write, type up
something original—flash fiction, short essays, poetry or prose, lyrics,
teasers from novels, etc. Keep it 300 words or less.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">2. Post by Thursday and hashtag #kickingcorners300,
and/or share in my comments below to link up.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">3. Come back next week and do it all again. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">This week’s prompt is:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> <b>Write a story with the last line: "He disappeared with the snow."</b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p><br /></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p><br /></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Original source:<o:p></o:p></span></p><a href="https://community.jerichowriters.com/page/view-discussion?id=1137&inf_contact_key=335259e7c79812b71f62401f88649e1a842e902fbefb79ab9abae13bfcb46658" target="_blank"><span style="color: #04ff00;">Jerichowriters.com</span></a><br /><div><br /></div>Deb Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16419809243480266275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2098338657770100534.post-15272549030055997862022-12-13T00:00:00.001-07:002022-12-13T00:00:00.205-07:00Promptful Tuesdays: Fight<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVKF1CQ2Fb3g19pYu4jeSQ7u9ivYKTZfJkmFYs2TcdBJHvhfGdj_m772ZcbxEIXWoEW6eVvfWU1U1Y7ypmvlnbkKbs8f5V0R6_jow62XhPANThlRW8x_wUTrc4O-4k2R7x5wSxVGVQWpVyoBUY5GywGtO433G2tVfteaP3k8lZTilhY4k8_f0jlmv0/s1080/Promptful%20Tuesday%20draft%201%20(1080%20%C3%97%20800%20px).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1080" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVKF1CQ2Fb3g19pYu4jeSQ7u9ivYKTZfJkmFYs2TcdBJHvhfGdj_m772ZcbxEIXWoEW6eVvfWU1U1Y7ypmvlnbkKbs8f5V0R6_jow62XhPANThlRW8x_wUTrc4O-4k2R7x5wSxVGVQWpVyoBUY5GywGtO433G2tVfteaP3k8lZTilhY4k8_f0jlmv0/s320/Promptful%20Tuesday%20draft%201%20(1080%20%C3%97%20800%20px).png" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">In prep for 300 Thursdays, where I post bits of
original work written in 300 words or less, I’m putting up prompts on Tuesdays
to get my brain-brew percolating. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Join me, if you wish:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">1. Use the prompt to scribble, write, type up
something original—flash fiction, short essays, poetry or prose, lyrics,
teasers from novels, etc. Keep it 300 words or less.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">2. Post by Thursday and hashtag #kickingcorners300,
and/or share in my comments below to link up.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">3. Come back next week and do it all again. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">This week’s prompt is:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> <b>Rewrite a scene from your favorite novel as a fight scene</b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p><br /></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p><br /></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Original source:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://www.eadeverell.com/flash-fiction-prompts/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #04ff00;">Eadeverell.com</span></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>Deb Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16419809243480266275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2098338657770100534.post-38396214869230204572022-12-12T00:00:00.026-07:002022-12-12T00:00:00.238-07:00Mindful Monday: Learning 2 Breathe--Empowered<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjZCsDXJB_wSqPPEwRzJg4Li_FYnik7aCyK5dEkMYwKywnTHu-L6VpGHSf5P1M6bC_oDDOLAwtQBCcY3-B2pPmlrEJT2M7fZ8hKQAyk8RJfIzZehhCmO_fCxS5Pwhke5h8cYm77l_2X8R4iZwmLmJzENxeDTC1i40h76xViHQKFOjCrSKbEX_L0-hI/s500/Knowledge-quotes-that-will-make-you-realize-its-true-power%20(3)-min.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjZCsDXJB_wSqPPEwRzJg4Li_FYnik7aCyK5dEkMYwKywnTHu-L6VpGHSf5P1M6bC_oDDOLAwtQBCcY3-B2pPmlrEJT2M7fZ8hKQAyk8RJfIzZehhCmO_fCxS5Pwhke5h8cYm77l_2X8R4iZwmLmJzENxeDTC1i40h76xViHQKFOjCrSKbEX_L0-hI/s320/Knowledge-quotes-that-will-make-you-realize-its-true-power%20(3)-min.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://www.blissquote.com/2020/06/knowledge-quotes.html" target="_blank">link here</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Happy Mindful Monday, friends. We’re finishing up our
exploration of the <a href="https://www.dbhutah.org/L2B/" target="_blank">L2B</a> program, today, and thus far we’ve gone over these
themes:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>B:</b> Body, learning to listen to our bodies<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>R:</b> Reflect, reflecting on our thoughts<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>E:</b> Emotions, we can surf the waves of our emotions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>A:</b> Attend, attend to what’s inside and outside of us<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>T: </b>Tenderness, try some tenderness; take life as it is<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>H:</b> Healthy habits; practicing healthy habits of mind<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Last, but not least, we have <b>E:</b> Empowered<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">When we learn to slow down and listen to our bodies,
reflect on our thoughts and emotions, attend to what’s inside and outside our
bodies, practice tenderness towards ourselves and others, then create healthy
habits so we continue to do all these things—this is when we feel empowered. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Which is not to say we’ll always feel successful in
doing all these things. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">But that’s when we practice any one of the themes some
more. Empowerment isn’t always succeeding, but rather always knowing we have
the tools to help us succeed. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">That knowledge is power. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">And you, my friends, are powerful. I wish light and
love and peace as you move more mindfully into your week. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">*If you’d like a way to put more
mindfulness into practice, this holiday season, consider getting one of these
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Deb-Stevens/e/B097X8GSZN?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1667530791&sr=8-1" target="_blank"><span style="color: #04ff00;">Holiday Thrive</span></a> journals I’ve put together. They are self-care guides to help you
not just survive the stresses of the holidays, but thrive through them. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p>Deb Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16419809243480266275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2098338657770100534.post-10993426403272911542022-12-06T00:00:00.001-07:002022-12-06T00:00:00.191-07:00Promptful Tuesdays: Last Song<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-mZ6eQVEXZAR0FEHB-NwIUgC1E8rCJTahVPJxHAKkM33ytI-Km626AsDO_iPQBwkwGHZ9zrpG3wo8pkC8YfEC5H9aYXOg5eQQNzGajJvlsZV-d8fM-cZljuL2E92gr1AbiI-Mneukq7JWDkiVxsOP1zNrIwjznA1px89l-dbBRBfmDupijg1tn1pR/s1080/Promptful%20Tuesday%20draft%201%20(1080%20%C3%97%20800%20px).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1080" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-mZ6eQVEXZAR0FEHB-NwIUgC1E8rCJTahVPJxHAKkM33ytI-Km626AsDO_iPQBwkwGHZ9zrpG3wo8pkC8YfEC5H9aYXOg5eQQNzGajJvlsZV-d8fM-cZljuL2E92gr1AbiI-Mneukq7JWDkiVxsOP1zNrIwjznA1px89l-dbBRBfmDupijg1tn1pR/s320/Promptful%20Tuesday%20draft%201%20(1080%20%C3%97%20800%20px).png" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">In prep for 300 Thursdays, where I post bits of
original work written in 300 words or less, I’m putting up prompts on Tuesdays
to get my brain-brew percolating. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Join me, if you wish:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">1. Use the prompt to scribble, write, type up
something original—flash fiction, short essays, poetry or prose, lyrics,
teasers from novels, etc. Keep it 300 words or less.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">2. Post by Thursday and hashtag #kickingcorners300,
and/or share in my comments below to link up.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">3. Come back next week and do it all again. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">This week’s prompt is:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p><b> Find the last song you listened to. Use that title as the title to your next story. </b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p><br /></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p><br /></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Original source:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://community.jerichowriters.com/page/view-discussion?id=1137&inf_contact_key=335259e7c79812b71f62401f88649e1a842e902fbefb79ab9abae13bfcb46658" target="_blank"><span style="color: #04ff00;">Jerichowriters.com</span></a></span></p><br />Deb Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16419809243480266275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2098338657770100534.post-64273264333337875062022-12-05T00:00:00.001-07:002022-12-05T00:00:00.200-07:00Mindful Monday: Learning 2 Breathe--Healthy Habits<p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Happy Mindful Monday, all you fantastic people. We’re
back to discussing <a href="https://www.dbhutah.org/L2B/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #04ff00;">L2B</span></a> and thus far we’ve gone over these themes:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>B:</b> Body, learning to listen to our bodies<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>R:</b> Reflect, reflecting on our thoughts<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>E:</b> Emotions, we can surf the waves of our emotions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>A:</b> Attend, attend to what’s inside and outside of us<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>T:</b> Tenderness, try some tenderness; take life as it is<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Today we go over <b>H:</b> Healthy habits; practicing healthy
habits of mind<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">So many times during our days we’re given external
cues from family, friends, teachers, co-workers, media, advertisements, etc.
Cues can be powerful things, poking us in just the right way to get us to do
something. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">We can do this for ourselves too, give ourselves
mindfulness cues. <a href="https://www.dbhutah.org/wp-content/uploads/L2B-Workbook-6-Week-6_Theme-H.pdf#toolbar=0" target="_blank"><span style="color: #04ff00;">Here’s</span></a> a worksheet of suggestions. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">And here’s a video about healthy habits of mind.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZiQh8jA5tVM" width="320" youtube-src-id="ZiQh8jA5tVM"></iframe></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Putting these together, what are things we can do to
help us create habits of healthy living, healthy thinking, being more mindful?</span></p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I would love to hear your thoughts.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">*If you’d like a way to put more
mindfulness into practice, this holiday season, consider getting one of these
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Deb-Stevens/e/B097X8GSZN?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1667530791&sr=8-1" target="_blank"><span style="color: #04ff00;">Holiday Thrive</span></a> journals I’ve put together. They are self-care guides to help you
not just survive the stresses of the holidays, but thrive through them. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Deb Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16419809243480266275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2098338657770100534.post-65374332130126279812022-11-29T00:00:00.001-07:002022-11-29T00:00:00.197-07:00Promptful Tuesdays: Language and Secrets<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNdvcZWOXhvDZAt1mtLVHhWzIehh3M1rLQ71q7mVm6vBGeoumoJGJS-gt1mgCMAkZpPhVIwTnkDF_ndICmfF0XkKZ23f6U09qIZwS7ZQk_-YGksY0WC-eMSUgU2AKAA5F4qA5ylUHzShIACdXF8a2gjit2W9VPAw-9_UweGNaiG4vHU5q_LthI6seW/s1080/Promptful%20Tuesday%20draft%201%20(1080%20%C3%97%20800%20px).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1080" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNdvcZWOXhvDZAt1mtLVHhWzIehh3M1rLQ71q7mVm6vBGeoumoJGJS-gt1mgCMAkZpPhVIwTnkDF_ndICmfF0XkKZ23f6U09qIZwS7ZQk_-YGksY0WC-eMSUgU2AKAA5F4qA5ylUHzShIACdXF8a2gjit2W9VPAw-9_UweGNaiG4vHU5q_LthI6seW/s320/Promptful%20Tuesday%20draft%201%20(1080%20%C3%97%20800%20px).png" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">In prep for 300 Thursdays, where I post bits of
original work written in 300 words or less, I’m putting up prompts on Tuesdays
to get my brain-brew percolating. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Join me, if you wish:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">1. Use the prompt to scribble, write, type up
something original—flash fiction, short essays, poetry or prose, lyrics,
teasers from novels, etc. Keep it 300 words or less.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">2. Post by Thursday and hashtag #kickingcorners300,
and/or share in my comments below to link up.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">3. Come back next week and do it all again. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">This week’s prompt is:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> <b>Write something that includes both the Language of Flowers and a secret passageway</b></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p><br /></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Original source:<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><a href="https://www.eadeverell.com/flash-fiction-prompts/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #04ff00;">Eadeverell.com</span></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><div><br /></div>Deb Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16419809243480266275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2098338657770100534.post-60886371259875687682022-11-28T00:00:00.001-07:002022-11-28T00:00:00.242-07:00Mindful Monday: Learning 2 Breathe--Tenderness<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSNVZ4Nn3kARNWSSDwTh0pqJzpW9vgE6lZ61ra0a3tc1GqUv7Gy34z-a1_WFcaH91_GhGJagCDkRIpgvtQY_Jn7cdHNv7GlLktu7UpwqI2XtOFwK4hdap0t3T_7HSV6dgerGgTNxL-hYS3oLVbT6outDcBhbp_N4IcIkSBhNqJXPKZgE6-qf_u7hMt/s526/Screenshot%20L2B%20Tenderness%20card.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="382" data-original-width="526" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSNVZ4Nn3kARNWSSDwTh0pqJzpW9vgE6lZ61ra0a3tc1GqUv7Gy34z-a1_WFcaH91_GhGJagCDkRIpgvtQY_Jn7cdHNv7GlLktu7UpwqI2XtOFwK4hdap0t3T_7HSV6dgerGgTNxL-hYS3oLVbT6outDcBhbp_N4IcIkSBhNqJXPKZgE6-qf_u7hMt/s320/Screenshot%20L2B%20Tenderness%20card.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Happy Mindful Monday, everyone. We’re back to the <a href="https://www.dbhutah.org/L2B/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #04ff00;">L2B</span></a>
thing and thus far we’ve gone over these themes:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>B:</b> Body, learning to listen to our bodies<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>R: </b>Reflect, reflecting on our thoughts<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>E:</b> Emotions, we can surf the waves of our emotions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>A:</b> Attend, attend to what’s inside and outside of us<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Today we add on the <b>T:</b> Tenderness, try some
tenderness; take life as it is<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The Davis Behavioral Health L2B team has put together
a series of cards that can be found <a href="https://www.dbhutah.org/wp-content/uploads/Card-Deck-English_Final.pdf#toolbar=0" target="_blank"><span style="color: #04ff00;">here</span></a>. The cards have questions or prompts
for each of the themes that help explore the themes and ourselves more deeply. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Some of the Tenderness cards include the questions:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 1.0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“What
kind thoughts can I practice saying to myself?”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1.0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“How
can I be kind at home? School? Work, etc.?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 1.0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“How
does it feel when someone is kind to me?”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">These are great journaling prompts to get us delving
into our hearts and minds so we have more positive go-to thoughts when things
start to spiral up or down or out of control. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">May we never be out of control. That feeling’s the
worst. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">And may you have the best of feelings as you move more
mindfully into this week. I hope this helps you feel, look for, and have
gratitude towards moments of peace and love. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">*If you’d like a way to put more
mindfulness into practice, this holiday season, consider getting one of these
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Deb-Stevens/e/B097X8GSZN?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1667530791&sr=8-1" target="_blank"><span style="color: #04ff00;">Holiday Thrive</span></a> journals I’ve put together. They are self-care guides to help you
not just survive the stresses of the holidays, but thrive through them. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></i></p>Deb Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16419809243480266275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2098338657770100534.post-2957338057219442692022-11-22T00:00:00.001-07:002022-11-22T00:00:00.214-07:00Promptful Tuesdays: Liar, Liar, Truth<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4qCCf0cGfApA8CLzzs1mneMaVBW5vkxRy_GBPYstNW4kyLPG2YUDGiOI3YGka-veSd9cFLk0HPtg8fsEwYeiXwWkWhvdmFWijdu6GHM7zRufJFE5czTB0rrb1SMbjp3FeDEXTkT-fkzJlMkHBnHH0rp2SM6NcwrcBvnu_QHf4as9QiudyNN_Z2HcW/s1080/Promptful%20Tuesday%20draft%201%20(1080%20%C3%97%20800%20px).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1080" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4qCCf0cGfApA8CLzzs1mneMaVBW5vkxRy_GBPYstNW4kyLPG2YUDGiOI3YGka-veSd9cFLk0HPtg8fsEwYeiXwWkWhvdmFWijdu6GHM7zRufJFE5czTB0rrb1SMbjp3FeDEXTkT-fkzJlMkHBnHH0rp2SM6NcwrcBvnu_QHf4as9QiudyNN_Z2HcW/s320/Promptful%20Tuesday%20draft%201%20(1080%20%C3%97%20800%20px).png" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">In prep for 300 Thursdays, where I post bits of
original work written in 300 words or less, I’m putting up prompts on Tuesdays
to get my brain-brew percolating. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Join me, if you wish:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">1. Use the prompt to scribble, write, type up
something original—flash fiction, short essays, poetry or prose, lyrics,
teasers from novels, etc. Keep it 300 words or less.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">2. Post by Thursday and hashtag #kickingcorners300,
and/or share in my comments below to link up.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">3. Come back next week and do it all again. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">This week’s prompt is:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> <b>A compulsive liar meets someone who will only tell the truth. Write their first conversation.</b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p><br /></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p><br /></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Original source:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://community.jerichowriters.com/page/view-discussion?id=1137&inf_contact_key=335259e7c79812b71f62401f88649e1a842e902fbefb79ab9abae13bfcb46658" target="_blank"><span style="color: #04ff00;">Jerichowriters.com</span></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><br />Deb Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16419809243480266275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2098338657770100534.post-17809850794552968532022-11-21T00:00:00.001-07:002022-11-21T00:00:00.199-07:00Mindful Monday: Thanksgiving <p>Happy Mindful Monday, everyone! Happiest of Thanksgiving days/weeks/weekends! I'm wishing you so much love and peace to move you mindfully through this week. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiziuFGKDJcUjyViyEfzPqxTu95PmMnIqLxMbPweMzG6RUte1i3dmIQkNQt_22K3zv78N-Cmr5X2ogw5afR0OzHzId7HGomp2IJg2L4avLFwMiinECLmxviLS7HdY3BTGoZEn-aK0EXerwmIkA_oEinIHLXU_VplEfhGBPd21cBeL4viMghmploZXgt/s822/thanksgiving-quotes%20Rumi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="822" data-original-width="566" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiziuFGKDJcUjyViyEfzPqxTu95PmMnIqLxMbPweMzG6RUte1i3dmIQkNQt_22K3zv78N-Cmr5X2ogw5afR0OzHzId7HGomp2IJg2L4avLFwMiinECLmxviLS7HdY3BTGoZEn-aK0EXerwmIkA_oEinIHLXU_VplEfhGBPd21cBeL4viMghmploZXgt/s320/thanksgiving-quotes%20Rumi.jpg" width="220" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://www.countryliving.com/food-drinks/g2059/thanksgiving-quotes/" target="_blank">link here</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwyu0EJDQusISCzhYtb8wnT3a3NOu__JI7lCTucmuqlHZs_h3gxIza7E1KEXLU1UzS008IQVB3nvjvUzhbIxqubT4qawW3D2hTIcw0CU39OnbT_jccX3EB8Zms9OgC7Iy-rbqXYeGvDpbgqNMt4dvVo_Ss50P49GXZ4m9rDd16bNGLRzsT14Nuo--R/s822/thanksgivingquotes%20Maya.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="822" data-original-width="566" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwyu0EJDQusISCzhYtb8wnT3a3NOu__JI7lCTucmuqlHZs_h3gxIza7E1KEXLU1UzS008IQVB3nvjvUzhbIxqubT4qawW3D2hTIcw0CU39OnbT_jccX3EB8Zms9OgC7Iy-rbqXYeGvDpbgqNMt4dvVo_Ss50P49GXZ4m9rDd16bNGLRzsT14Nuo--R/w221-h320/thanksgivingquotes%20Maya.jpg" width="221" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://www.countryliving.com/food-drinks/g2059/thanksgiving-quotes/" target="_blank">link here</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilXKnPZ2Nd-X5ZsyXFj_e-7bmA-sqhTfTMyweEYOUck6jN4yvr7CI-5bH0UMhyPGcVWaPtYcmHhkHqCx1-g4AV-oIUkPLRC255GJQK_D0KZI9zFiQUmSazU3fraZZx4f9dwKpRWXztq5gKPw8WH-ZuVrwl2ywOjjP4hbHa-VztWgu9eSFIJVC4Lse0/s1080/thanksgiving%20oprah.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilXKnPZ2Nd-X5ZsyXFj_e-7bmA-sqhTfTMyweEYOUck6jN4yvr7CI-5bH0UMhyPGcVWaPtYcmHhkHqCx1-g4AV-oIUkPLRC255GJQK_D0KZI9zFiQUmSazU3fraZZx4f9dwKpRWXztq5gKPw8WH-ZuVrwl2ywOjjP4hbHa-VztWgu9eSFIJVC4Lse0/s320/thanksgiving%20oprah.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Deb Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16419809243480266275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2098338657770100534.post-70598706497460676122022-11-15T00:00:00.001-07:002022-11-15T00:00:00.188-07:00Promptful Tuesdays: Fear This<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU_Pk8FNS8n8ifXb98GoX_N2Rk9PD9-y39NEWy59ejPYl7l9xsUbxeIwh9TwpUooQIhlJbgujMQdw6wA7L8W0pfToDXDe_Ntlrdty7p9E7yotyyMij7vT1YIoAC0DjBM6fzEvd0j_4FEZZ0Sjsez0bsmRWZ91UiIeRe2Z-F7jHrYnAWnEpUVtrr0cU/s1080/Promptful%20Tuesday%20draft%201%20(1080%20%C3%97%20800%20px).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1080" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU_Pk8FNS8n8ifXb98GoX_N2Rk9PD9-y39NEWy59ejPYl7l9xsUbxeIwh9TwpUooQIhlJbgujMQdw6wA7L8W0pfToDXDe_Ntlrdty7p9E7yotyyMij7vT1YIoAC0DjBM6fzEvd0j_4FEZZ0Sjsez0bsmRWZ91UiIeRe2Z-F7jHrYnAWnEpUVtrr0cU/s320/Promptful%20Tuesday%20draft%201%20(1080%20%C3%97%20800%20px).png" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">In prep for 300 Thursdays, where I post bits of
original work written in 300 words or less, I’m putting up prompts on Tuesdays
to get my brain-brew percolating. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Join me, if you wish:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">1. Use the prompt to scribble, write, type up
something original—flash fiction, short essays, poetry or prose, lyrics,
teasers from novels, etc. Keep it 300 words or less.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">2. Post by Thursday and hashtag #kickingcorners300,
and/or share in my comments below to link up.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">3. Come back next week and do it all again. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">This week’s prompt is:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>Make a list of five things you're afraid of happening to you. Then write a story in which one of them happens to your character.</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Original source:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://www.creative-writing-now.com/short-story-ideas.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #04ff00;">Creative-writing-now.com</span></a></span></p><br />Deb Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16419809243480266275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2098338657770100534.post-12663581245170916592022-11-14T00:00:00.001-07:002022-11-14T00:00:00.195-07:00Mindful Monday: Learning 2 Breathe--Attend<p> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Happy Mindful Monday, all you lovely people. We’re
working through the <a href="https://www.dbhutah.org/L2B/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #04ff00;">L2B</span></a> program and so far we’ve done these themes:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>B:</b> Body, learning to listen to our bodies<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>R:</b> Reflect, reflecting on our thoughts<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>E: </b>Emotions, we can surf the waves of our emotions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">So, today we are at <b>A:</b> Attend, attend to what’s inside
and outside of us<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">For this, I’m simply going to borrow from <a href="https://www.dbhutah.org/wp-content/uploads/L2B-Workbook-6-Week_Workbook.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color: #04ff00;">here</span></a>, a memo
from the Body-Mind to all Body-Mind Owners:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDagWVU0q_mrxOFH1fh8s6I6cQa2GboV5LuxPdio-7y3dXJY0rKatHbHxgwcGUY4GQI0ZvVcA7ZXvhRTD0bkdzMoIDkRlZ9-lSHit5lUsI2M2q5l04z-rQ6QTAmPGuMgAEbrWGeM6nkS_vPVv5CqZVA3yyKFJxNZq86aNOK2kVD86howgsI1xADZV0/s1206/screenshot%20body-mind%20memo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="699" data-original-width="1206" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDagWVU0q_mrxOFH1fh8s6I6cQa2GboV5LuxPdio-7y3dXJY0rKatHbHxgwcGUY4GQI0ZvVcA7ZXvhRTD0bkdzMoIDkRlZ9-lSHit5lUsI2M2q5l04z-rQ6QTAmPGuMgAEbrWGeM6nkS_vPVv5CqZVA3yyKFJxNZq86aNOK2kVD86howgsI1xADZV0/w510-h295/screenshot%20body-mind%20memo.jpg" width="510" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">And now, what do we do with this? Slow down, be more
mindful and present with everything.</span></p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Mindful eating includes paying attention to sensations
as we eat; practicing gratitude for all the people whose work made it possible
for us to eat this food. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Mindful walking includes paying attention to movements
of our muscles, our lungs, our arms swinging, our hips swaying; practicing
gratitude for our abilities to move in whatever way we can. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Mindfully going into this week includes paying
attention to our intensions and what we hope/plan to do, closing our eyes and
seeing how things will play out; practicing gratitude for our skills,
abilities, and all the people in our lives whose work make it possible for us
to likewise work toward what we want to do. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I am wishing this for you, my friends, that your week
is blessed and full of peace and love as you move more mindfully through.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">*If you’d like a way to put more
mindfulness into practice, this holiday season, consider getting one of these
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Deb-Stevens/e/B097X8GSZN?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1667530791&sr=8-1" target="_blank"><span style="color: #04ff00;">Holiday Thrive</span></a> journals I’ve put together. They are self-care guides to help you
not just survive the stresses of the holidays, but thrive through them. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p>Deb Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16419809243480266275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2098338657770100534.post-20238762289949520042022-11-08T00:00:00.002-07:002022-11-08T00:00:00.198-07:00Promptful Tuesdays: Last Text<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiBQVa8QTAhBbKnxDqoRg--cJbdt8tyLUCnBW6tmx3jAy74AG1Iq_OllaeCu6iWmsotpMTXew9kAV-WIiuC6ygqd1Q98FLp63HJG67Ko0xi2U3hcR87me42GnIHegpjoHoQ8unjM5G4KUhUMqpAHEqAJFEWLm9FayZa3FZHP6qbWj4GnKnHJ1zkKHK/s1080/Promptful%20Tuesday%20draft%201%20(1080%20%C3%97%20800%20px).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1080" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiBQVa8QTAhBbKnxDqoRg--cJbdt8tyLUCnBW6tmx3jAy74AG1Iq_OllaeCu6iWmsotpMTXew9kAV-WIiuC6ygqd1Q98FLp63HJG67Ko0xi2U3hcR87me42GnIHegpjoHoQ8unjM5G4KUhUMqpAHEqAJFEWLm9FayZa3FZHP6qbWj4GnKnHJ1zkKHK/s320/Promptful%20Tuesday%20draft%201%20(1080%20%C3%97%20800%20px).png" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">In prep for 300 Thursdays, where I post bits of
original work written in 300 words or less, I’m putting up prompts on Tuesdays
to get my brain-brew percolating. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Join me, if you wish:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">1. Use the prompt to scribble, write, type up
something original—flash fiction, short essays, poetry or prose, lyrics,
teasers from novels, etc. Keep it 300 words or less.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">2. Post by Thursday and hashtag #kickingcorners300,
and/or share in my comments below to link up.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">3. Come back next week and do it all again. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">This week’s prompt is:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>Find the last text you sent. Include this in a story.</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Original source:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://community.jerichowriters.com/page/view-discussion?id=1137&inf_contact_key=335259e7c79812b71f62401f88649e1a842e902fbefb79ab9abae13bfcb46658" target="_blank"><span style="color: #04ff00;">Jerichowriters.com</span></a></span></p><br />Deb Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16419809243480266275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2098338657770100534.post-33491351470079386442022-11-07T00:00:00.008-07:002022-11-07T00:00:00.192-07:00Mindful Monday: Learning 2 Breathe--Emotions<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaJv1dCd-R0lQgUfsIk3B3_6G6KO3rAGFSAeQc3dBHyU1J35hji7xPBTbpCnY_anUzo99ZaP-luQX6UDKnk_omVLPpKSHluGN7dIIM6gEv6ohjgwrwfdKPx8uIxXBogClgdWw5NCK-PjKbpPNXykgxnM7rntYS9KuvFSv2ig1DRLjzOpZTClqoeCX_/s1080/Emotions_Wilde.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaJv1dCd-R0lQgUfsIk3B3_6G6KO3rAGFSAeQc3dBHyU1J35hji7xPBTbpCnY_anUzo99ZaP-luQX6UDKnk_omVLPpKSHluGN7dIIM6gEv6ohjgwrwfdKPx8uIxXBogClgdWw5NCK-PjKbpPNXykgxnM7rntYS9KuvFSv2ig1DRLjzOpZTClqoeCX_/s320/Emotions_Wilde.png" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p>Happy Mindful Monday, everyone. Today we return to
<a href="https://www.dbhutah.org/L2B/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #04ff00;">L2B</span></a>.</span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>B:</b> Through this program we’ve explored the idea of
learning to listen to our <b>B</b>odies and the practice of doing mindful body scans.
For a review of this theme, go <a href="https://www.kickingcorners.com/2022/10/mindful-monday-learning-2-breathe-body.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #04ff00;">here (Oct 3)</span></a> and <a href="https://www.kickingcorners.com/2022/10/mindful-monday-body-scans-and-grocery.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #04ff00;">here (Oct 10)</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>R: </b>We’ve also explored the idea of <b>R</b>eflecting on our
thoughts. To reflect on them more objectively—thoughts are just thoughts—and to
replace them, when needed, with more helpful and/or productive thoughts. Spots,
affirmations, positive thinking. There are so many tools available to help us
reorganize our brains. For a review of this theme, go <a href="https://www.kickingcorners.com/2022/10/mindful-monday-learning-2-breathe.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #04ff00;">here (Oct 17)</span></a> and <a href="https://www.kickingcorners.com/2022/10/mindful-monday-power-of-thoughts.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #04ff00;">here (Oct 24).</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>E:</b> Now, we’re going to take the two previous
explorations and apply them when looking at our <b>E</b>motions. A short mindfulness
practice we can do daily is simply this—<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">To
begin noticing our thoughts, the emotions that go along with them, and where we
feel these physical sensations in our bodies as they arise throughout the day.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Practice
being kind to ourselves when uncomfortable feelings come up. Don’t try to push
them away, but rather pay attention to how and where they show up in our
bodies.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">We
can view the strong emotions (anger, frustration, sadness, boredom, jealousy,
etc.) as strong energy in our bodies and minds. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Then,
as we breathe and find calm, redirect our thoughts to more positive/productive
thoughts, we can ride the waves of those emotions as they get smaller and
smaller. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Thoughts are just thoughts and emotions are just
emotions. We can choose to act on them, or we can choose to act in other ways. Ways
that are truer to who we feel we are at our cores. Whatever you choose, my
friends, I hope it brings you more joy and peace and love as you move more
mindfully into this week.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">*If you’d like a way to put more
mindfulness into practice, this holiday season, consider getting one of these
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Deb-Stevens/e/B097X8GSZN/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1" target="_blank"><span style="color: #04ff00;">Holiday Thrive</span></a> journals I’ve put together. They are self-care guides to help you
not just survive the stresses of the holidays, but thrive through them. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></i></p>Deb Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16419809243480266275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2098338657770100534.post-38609222171944094752022-11-01T00:00:00.001-06:002022-11-01T00:00:00.189-06:00Promptful Tuesdays: Fortune Cookie<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVmnW_AE8nbgEXzdQ2oXtxFz23E1U9seTbbSVcu3HcCuOM41Tkq3dJRdLYhFkuKuQwNB1t4LgEDm2BL_ZWnottWLjTaqMqPiOUg6A1Rqvkg57jxr1rpsy6KTxiVvRbU0Wew7FDzRPHARqHwQ-Gts_a7xcU0TFvKA6ZQqqB20wmua1CRRvDt6lVFkuG/s1080/Promptful%20Tuesday%20draft%201%20(1080%20%C3%97%20800%20px).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1080" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVmnW_AE8nbgEXzdQ2oXtxFz23E1U9seTbbSVcu3HcCuOM41Tkq3dJRdLYhFkuKuQwNB1t4LgEDm2BL_ZWnottWLjTaqMqPiOUg6A1Rqvkg57jxr1rpsy6KTxiVvRbU0Wew7FDzRPHARqHwQ-Gts_a7xcU0TFvKA6ZQqqB20wmua1CRRvDt6lVFkuG/s320/Promptful%20Tuesday%20draft%201%20(1080%20%C3%97%20800%20px).png" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">In prep for 300 Thursdays, where I post bits of
original work written in 300 words or less, I’m putting up prompts on Tuesdays
to get my brain-brew percolating. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Join me, if you wish:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">1. Use the prompt to scribble, write, type up
something original—flash fiction, short essays, poetry or prose, lyrics,
teasers from novels, etc. Keep it 300 words or less.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">2. Post by Thursday and hashtag #kickingcorners300,
and/or share in my comments below to link up.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">3. Come back next week and do it all again. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">This week’s prompt is:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>At a Chinese restaurant, your character opens his or her fortune cookie and reads the following message: "[fill in the blank]." And then, whatever it says, comes true.</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Original source:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="https://www.creative-writing-now.com/short-story-ideas.html" target="_blank">Creative-writing-now.com</a></span></p><br />Deb Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16419809243480266275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2098338657770100534.post-76634246775232608232022-10-31T00:00:00.001-06:002022-10-31T00:00:00.196-06:00Mindful Monday: Happy Halloween!<p>Happy Mindful Monday, lovelies! Happiest of Halloweens! I'm wishing you an extra haul of magic and love and peace to move you mindfully through the week.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7I4fCUNlX7Mj1z0zgbc-pn_h26GTIn3mmXV0e5-GdxrJEd2YS1Pk4UaGYLiTvZt6of692h_yvZFNAKmkq2yp1oYVvGZ88jSIdSHZ-yLOJZoXE45m7dKuON4ix0pr1YFPatcTOcUnQkHUqlChvOQfSnHZJw1S4gE-wftVO5cQWXN2Bx4RtcVA7IUA2/s720/halloween%20mindfulness%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7I4fCUNlX7Mj1z0zgbc-pn_h26GTIn3mmXV0e5-GdxrJEd2YS1Pk4UaGYLiTvZt6of692h_yvZFNAKmkq2yp1oYVvGZ88jSIdSHZ-yLOJZoXE45m7dKuON4ix0pr1YFPatcTOcUnQkHUqlChvOQfSnHZJw1S4gE-wftVO5cQWXN2Bx4RtcVA7IUA2/s320/halloween%20mindfulness%201.jpg" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/g22656178/halloween-quotes/" target="_blank">original link</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx402jA5H12yzclrOe5im4GDdHQ6wkEhHSbArZckmJitUdcaentELvbdMGNetyINwMoDh3BSsW3hvYaaA4ieuP5s_Rnz-FRySlVectpmayTVLO-jPpyGKlApGfz-5X6lQJUvCRd4hDRfDFfaa3ZFC9jTQ51q04PfV9x9QjqJNmEp3vyw0tt_Lp7wQX/s682/halloween%20mindfulness%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="519" data-original-width="682" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx402jA5H12yzclrOe5im4GDdHQ6wkEhHSbArZckmJitUdcaentELvbdMGNetyINwMoDh3BSsW3hvYaaA4ieuP5s_Rnz-FRySlVectpmayTVLO-jPpyGKlApGfz-5X6lQJUvCRd4hDRfDFfaa3ZFC9jTQ51q04PfV9x9QjqJNmEp3vyw0tt_Lp7wQX/s320/halloween%20mindfulness%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://quotesgram.com/halloween-inspirational-quotes/" target="_blank">original link</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj82ComWnP4ygh0QiIq0zVpZzTZCYmR2a-bNbJWzTfKk5XDVbEmLv4CiBB5HjQyLy1nxBubAIS5a7lHq-rQEvwEMT02-wygK2QsecpJQ6EhdeTbtOXA5cGLHSiNSKLLfkQGwVHk0waAlPPuE_C53M9Yn8Ns7n9r69vgQaifPOR38B7XSF-R81TTqXA/s1500/halloween%20mindfulness%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj82ComWnP4ygh0QiIq0zVpZzTZCYmR2a-bNbJWzTfKk5XDVbEmLv4CiBB5HjQyLy1nxBubAIS5a7lHq-rQEvwEMT02-wygK2QsecpJQ6EhdeTbtOXA5cGLHSiNSKLLfkQGwVHk0waAlPPuE_C53M9Yn8Ns7n9r69vgQaifPOR38B7XSF-R81TTqXA/s320/halloween%20mindfulness%203.jpg" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://www.womansday.com/life/g3087/halloween-quotes/" target="_blank">original link</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL22fP3Q_dIDs8dAPbDCzrrJ_b9Ip8eEIBCcO_6q5scGa66Nz8yAT6kq--R7SAZApbda0m0YIQy_fA3egmY77mmyYV4ACc0BukDtM8Kvm0g3lR7mn45hiMbCh_4vc9ZdECQMl4bPdFSKhsnKhPlNjRQRQzuejxbvN880pAdkPOOuA123OJcxMuTC2K/s1500/halloween%20mindfulness%204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL22fP3Q_dIDs8dAPbDCzrrJ_b9Ip8eEIBCcO_6q5scGa66Nz8yAT6kq--R7SAZApbda0m0YIQy_fA3egmY77mmyYV4ACc0BukDtM8Kvm0g3lR7mn45hiMbCh_4vc9ZdECQMl4bPdFSKhsnKhPlNjRQRQzuejxbvN880pAdkPOOuA123OJcxMuTC2K/s320/halloween%20mindfulness%204.jpg" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/g22656178/halloween-quotes/" target="_blank">original link</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr6uDO7EdOnbo_t5AMG876ICnDkpMzH0Fs4_Z8Bs_nIjKeOjmNqwFldPOdMuDsvwbMpi6GiHuFe1IfWSadaNdDahNSliaZ8QBCbjec4y2YGcmDPLpHCEp3BkOgtdEeI9OOMVAXSk4MQhBPdopCsca0jfW9rDHBjSBR85GpKi4h99lcyWn22SiOQUGv/s1500/halloween%20mindfulness%205.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr6uDO7EdOnbo_t5AMG876ICnDkpMzH0Fs4_Z8Bs_nIjKeOjmNqwFldPOdMuDsvwbMpi6GiHuFe1IfWSadaNdDahNSliaZ8QBCbjec4y2YGcmDPLpHCEp3BkOgtdEeI9OOMVAXSk4MQhBPdopCsca0jfW9rDHBjSBR85GpKi4h99lcyWn22SiOQUGv/s320/halloween%20mindfulness%205.png" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://witchcraftedlife.com/31-samhain-quotes-that-are-perfect-for-the-witches-new-year/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: x-small;">original link</span></a></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p>Deb Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16419809243480266275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2098338657770100534.post-86837128038229071882022-10-25T00:00:00.001-06:002022-10-25T00:00:00.194-06:00Promptful Tuesdays: Twist Expectations<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5czEo9nSodb4WPeVN4sCYV2RfZkrwHm5Z3j4DCt3wLCIeY8Ln_RZlvSjkh7fTpfDEBzQqRzqUSXp5qKbtnW9fuPo1MHH2VyppzHVjlMAvtsI62_qfdwhrhHbYoAQGateRpyklBRp1nm8hh9a9erbc46agqsl3sYAqLdbAnEAi9xvXN1johDpcQo7g/s1080/Promptful%20Tuesday%20draft%201%20(1080%20%C3%97%20800%20px).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1080" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5czEo9nSodb4WPeVN4sCYV2RfZkrwHm5Z3j4DCt3wLCIeY8Ln_RZlvSjkh7fTpfDEBzQqRzqUSXp5qKbtnW9fuPo1MHH2VyppzHVjlMAvtsI62_qfdwhrhHbYoAQGateRpyklBRp1nm8hh9a9erbc46agqsl3sYAqLdbAnEAi9xvXN1johDpcQo7g/s320/Promptful%20Tuesday%20draft%201%20(1080%20%C3%97%20800%20px).png" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">In prep for 300 Thursdays, where I post bits of
original work written in 300 words or less, I’m putting up prompts on Tuesdays
to get my brain-brew percolating. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Join me, if you wish:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">1. Use the prompt to scribble, write, type up
something original—flash fiction, short essays, poetry or prose, lyrics,
teasers from novels, etc. Keep it 300 words or less.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">2. Post by Thursday and hashtag #kickingcorners300,
and/or share in my comments below to link up.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">3. Come back next week and do it all again. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">This week’s prompt is:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p><b>Twist expectations and write a happy scene in a sinister place, and a sinister scene in a traditionally happy place. </b></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p><br /></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p><br /></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Original source:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://community.jerichowriters.com/page/view-discussion?id=1137&inf_contact_key=335259e7c79812b71f62401f88649e1a842e902fbefb79ab9abae13bfcb46658" target="_blank"><span style="color: #04ff00;">Jerichowriters.com</span></a></span></p><br />Deb Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16419809243480266275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2098338657770100534.post-81606901486332973012022-10-24T00:00:00.002-06:002022-10-24T13:08:43.417-06:00Mindful Monday: Power of Thoughts<p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2l6Jm-94xOnAppfMN_vIh2Cdxxdco1kSAVIXZFEtrSYrgcB7w9KjkaTWg7WqntOy-7MQbAHbVMCZwAwTPzl0s4fBYODMnr0NByzmYQ_B0Fsr8OaUjwJMgQowbk8bwNdSyAiNvLbUL7vQ-afqdWtz8QTbYhcw781W5kr3Yhxj-zQDhvBPF7rnnN7jY/s3840/Ron-Willingham-Quote-You-have-the-power-to-change-your-thoughts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="3840" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2l6Jm-94xOnAppfMN_vIh2Cdxxdco1kSAVIXZFEtrSYrgcB7w9KjkaTWg7WqntOy-7MQbAHbVMCZwAwTPzl0s4fBYODMnr0NByzmYQ_B0Fsr8OaUjwJMgQowbk8bwNdSyAiNvLbUL7vQ-afqdWtz8QTbYhcw781W5kr3Yhxj-zQDhvBPF7rnnN7jY/s320/Ron-Willingham-Quote-You-have-the-power-to-change-your-thoughts.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://quotefancy.com/quote/1716589/Ron-Willingham-You-have-the-power-to-change-your-thoughts-and-your-thoughts-have-the" target="_blank">original link</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Happy Mindful Monday, people of the world. Here we are
again. Let’s reflect on the power of thoughts again. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Years ago, one of my good friends introduced me to <a href="https://recoveryinternational.org/" target="_blank">RecoveryInternational</a>. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, baby. This is wonderful stuff. I’m
not going to go into depth, here, but if you want tools to identify and change
your thought processes and patterns, look into cognitive behavioral training
(or retraining?). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I bring up Recovery International specifically because
they incorporate these things called <a href="https://recoveryinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/A-Sampling-of-Tools-and-Terms-2014.pdf" target="_blank">‘Spots’</a> that help you replace the negative
or unhealthy thoughts and feelings with more useful and positive thoughts or
feelings. Phrases you can use to remind yourself in the moment, or on the spot,
that will support your mental health and wellbeing. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Some examples include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“Any decision will steady you.” –for those moments you
just don’t know what to do, and emotions can well up and even paralyze you. Making
a decision will help you move forward, and any outcome becomes a learning
opportunity.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“Fear is a belief—beliefs can be changed.” –oh, yes, I
know this one well. I need to practice it almost daily. And then…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“Muscles can be commanded to do what one fears to do.”
–right? So if I can’t wrap my brain around changing my fear-belief, and I still
feel stuck, I can command my muscles. Refocus my attention. Do.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“Humor is our best friend, temper is our enemy.” –this
is one of my favorites. I love this one. Humor can fix almost anything.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">So, my friends, what are your thoughts about all this?
About any of the above, or anything else that helps keep your brain boat
afloat? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">As always, I hope something in here helps you this
morning, this evening, whenever you’re reading this. And I wish you peace and love
as you move more mindfully into this week. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p>Deb Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16419809243480266275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2098338657770100534.post-68323594269913321862022-10-18T00:00:00.001-06:002022-10-18T00:00:00.190-06:00Promptful Tuesdays: Singing Bones<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhya_YPGrXDeTk7M4bVFVObZIW948aPbzlhWUa7uRsJ4zUpl-L5teXdLiZxkXhSCu8YpiFfsLK00WxfcwkrXaKbBrINg1UOCGHHlC7U1rOay4bt0uNTLVUFGeLE_gY7OWl8gnzdbkv_7iosDK6LXfrV0dJ60QRGDsYztc8BI1zfEdUuRpCUmV02wNNO/s1080/Promptful%20Tuesday%20draft%201%20(1080%20%C3%97%20800%20px).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1080" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhya_YPGrXDeTk7M4bVFVObZIW948aPbzlhWUa7uRsJ4zUpl-L5teXdLiZxkXhSCu8YpiFfsLK00WxfcwkrXaKbBrINg1UOCGHHlC7U1rOay4bt0uNTLVUFGeLE_gY7OWl8gnzdbkv_7iosDK6LXfrV0dJ60QRGDsYztc8BI1zfEdUuRpCUmV02wNNO/s320/Promptful%20Tuesday%20draft%201%20(1080%20%C3%97%20800%20px).png" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">In prep for 300 Thursdays, where I post bits of
original work written in 300 words or less, I’m putting up prompts on Tuesdays
to get my brain-brew percolating. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Join me, if you wish:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">1. Use the prompt to scribble, write, type up
something original—flash fiction, short essays, poetry or prose, lyrics,
teasers from novels, etc. Keep it 300 words or less.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">2. Post by Thursday and hashtag #kickingcorners300,
and/or share in my comments below to link up.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">3. Come back next week and do it all again. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">This week’s prompt is:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p><b>Title: Singing Bones </b></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Original source:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://community.jerichowriters.com/page/view-discussion?id=1137&inf_contact_key=335259e7c79812b71f62401f88649e1a842e902fbefb79ab9abae13bfcb46658" target="_blank"><span style="color: #04ff00;">Jerichowriters.com</span></a></span></p><br />Deb Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16419809243480266275noreply@blogger.com1