#001 the First Journal Prompt- First word, Same word.

Hello from a little cafe in Thailand, come write your hearts out with me.

Sep 23, 2022

teacup on book beside pink flower decor — Photo by Carli Jeen on Unsplash

Each week I will be sending out journal prompts to inspire you to write with me!! We will explore all different types of writing and see where our imaginations take us. I hope you find value in these prompts like I do, they will give you the key to explore parts of yourself and other worlds that you don’t realise exist until you start writing.

I found the healing of creative writing through the Muse of my friend Gabby. It’s funny, do you ever find yourself saying when it comes to art, I’d love too, I just don’t have time. Like the things you know are good for you, that you know you will receive great pleasure from, just tend to take a back seat to other things that seem more important.

That was me for years.

My creative energy was always channelled into income producing productivity and whilst I got joy from it, there was always pressure and expectation.

Write for writing sake?

Create for creating sake?

But what for? I don’t have time for that.

The other times I have sat down to write have been to process my thoughts and share them or to try find the answers to my life through journaling.

Ive spent the last decade in hustle culture, where creation time was used to generate income. Now don’t get me wrong I loved that season of my life, but now I find myself in a season of slow down, healing, reflection. I’m in creation of a new world I wish to live in. One where the nervous system is regulated and peace is a daily presence.

This is where the unknown magic of exploring all my range in creative writing comes in.

I’ve given myself permission to get completely lost in the world of my imagination again and it’s more beautiful, broken, whole and fulfilling than I thought possible.

But before I share what i’m very excited to share, this message is for all my ‘can do it all’ readers…

Just because you are good at something, doesn’t mean you have to do it.

Yep, I said it.

Now breathe in, and out. Think about where in your life you maybe holding onto work or doing things that you really just don’t need to be doing.

What space can you create in your own life, for more time to just be?

I use to be a very proud time filler. Full schedule, full life. But I was always burning out and feeling frustrated in my pattern of giving more than I had to give.

I took my power (and peace) back when I started to receive my life instead of trying to earn my own time.

Which brings me to todays writing session. Last night Gabby sent me through a journaling prompt to do together and i’m excited to share it with you too!

#001 JOURNAL PROMPT

First word, Same word.

Choose a word and make it a title, then use that word to start each line. See if you can make it into a poem aiming for 10 lines.

Words like- ‘if, and, because’ are great but you can also challenge yourself by choosing harder words like- ‘fall, run, fire’ etc

And remember when you write, there’s no right or wrong, have fun. Sometimes you won’t like what you write and sometimes you will love what you write, it’s more the process of creating a writing piece than the piece itself.

Here’s what I wrote, I have two poems to share today. (I’ve been very emotional lately and found this to be great therapy! So todays writing is quite depressing)