{"id":9341,"date":"2020-05-22T07:42:40","date_gmt":"2020-05-22T14:42:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/?p=9341"},"modified":"2020-05-19T19:44:46","modified_gmt":"2020-05-20T02:44:46","slug":"entering-a-cave-prompt-502","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/entering-a-cave-prompt-502\/","title":{"rendered":"Entering a cave . . . Prompt #502"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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For this writing prompt, we\u2019ll go through a visualization first, then I\u2019ll suggest the writing prompt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please remember: The prompts are only suggestions. Go with what is on your mind while you are writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen to what you really want to write about . . . what you really want to say. Honor that. That is how to do a freewrite . . . go with what is uppermost on your mind<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Visualization<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As we go through this visualization, you can tap on your chest, just above the breast bone, with the tips of your fingers. This is a calming and centering activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As we go, take deep breaths, another calming technique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sit back in your chair. Get comfortable. Take a deep breath in. Hold for a moment. Release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Imagine you are about to enter a cave. You see the opening to the cave and see the darkness ahead. You are apprehensive, but you know you need to go into the cave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stepping into the cave, you smell the dank air and feel the coldness of the cave. A few more steps in. It\u2019s getting darker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You are still a bit apprehensive but you are determined to see this through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Up ahead you make out a shape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Continue with tapping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As you get closer, you realize . . . the shape is you. Like in a dream, you see yourself chained to rocks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take a deep breath in. Let it out.                   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your heart tells you that when you get quiet you will hear what you need to hear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your Self that feels chained might talk about fear, anger, frustration, hope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take a deep breath in. Release. Continue tapping if you want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take a few minutes to check in and note how you are feeling right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The chains that were holding you have slipped away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You are magically transported to outside the cave, where it\u2019s a bright and sunny day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing Prompt:<\/strong> What is the chained version of yourself telling you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What does this version of yourself want you to know?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just write whatever comes up for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This prompt is inspired from a writing class given by Lara Zielin<\/a>, Author Your Life Now.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For this writing prompt, we\u2019ll go through a visualization first, then I\u2019ll suggest the writing prompt. Please remember: The prompts are only suggestions. Go with what is on your mind while you are writing. Listen to what you really want to write about . . . what you really want to say. Honor that. That […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sfsi_plus_gutenberg_text_before_share":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_show_text_before_share":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_icon_type":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_icon_alignemt":"","sfsi_plus_gutenburg_max_per_row":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4],"tags":[1382,1358,1190],"class_list":["post-9341","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-prompts","tag-author-your-life-now","tag-lara-zielin","tag-writing-freely-just-write-writing-prompts-the-write-spot-blog"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p43Dj8-2qF","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9341","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9341"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9341\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9344,"href":"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9341\/revisions\/9344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9341"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9341"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}