{"id":7048,"date":"2017-11-24T01:00:14","date_gmt":"2017-11-24T08:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/?p=7048"},"modified":"2017-11-21T20:06:28","modified_gmt":"2017-11-22T03:06:28","slug":"strongly-affected-prompt-347","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/strongly-affected-prompt-347\/","title":{"rendered":"Strongly affected. . . Prompt #347"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Today’s writing prompt is a visualization . . . then the prompt. Set yourself up for an uninterrupted twenty minutes. Get comfortable. Have your writing implements nearby . . . paper and pen or computer.<\/p>\n

Settle into your chair. Feet flat on floor. Hands relaxed.<\/p>\n

Rotate shoulders in a circle. Reverse direction.<\/p>\n

Stretch arms out in front. Arms overhead. Arms to the side.<\/p>\n

Take a deep breath in. Hold. Let go.<\/p>\n

Feel your feet connected to the floor. And that connection goes down into the earth, way down, deep down, to the center of the earth.<\/p>\n

Firmly planted, deeply rooted.<\/p>\n

Feel the connection up your legs, through your calves, into your knees.<\/p>\n

Feeling connected up into your thighs.<\/p>\n

Completely relax into your chair, letting go of all tension that might be in your legs and thighs.<\/p>\n

Just let go.<\/p>\n

Deep breath in. Deep breath out.<\/p>\n

Let your hands go limp. Feel the relaxation travel up your arms and into your shoulders.<\/p>\n

Take a nice deep breath in and bring your shoulders up to your ears. And then let them down with a loud hrumph sound. Another deep breath in, shoulders up and down with the outward breath.<\/p>\n

Relax deeper into your chair. Let your stomach muscles relax. Let your shoulder relax.<\/p>\n

Feeling completely supported in your chair, feel the connection to the earth. Feeling connected to the center . . . the core of the earth. Your connection goes deep.<\/p>\n

Relax your neck muscles. Loosen your jaw. Just hang loose.<\/p>\n

Let your head drop forward on your chest. Just rest there a moment.<\/p>\n

Rotate your head in a circle. Opposite direction.<\/p>\n

Deep breath in. And deep breath out.<\/p>\n

We’re going to do a bit of exploration now . . . scanning memories.<\/p>\n

Sitting comfortably in your chair, scan your relatives for the person who affected you the least.<\/p>\n

Next, a relative who affected you the most.<\/p>\n

Now, a friend who strongly affected you.<\/p>\n

What are some of the emotions that came up for you?<\/p>\n

Go a level deeper.<\/p>\n

Which friend or relative affected you in a way that surprised you?<\/p>\n

Prompt: Write about that time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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