August Writing Challenge
August Writing Challenge
Week 2 - Diving Deeper
Wow!
You did it. There are over 1600 comments on the first week of this writing challenge!
So many of you took the leap of faith and ventured out into the unknown. Your passions, heartaches and joyful expressions have touched my heart.
Thank you for participating!
I know there are a few of you who still want to participate in this challenge but have been struggling with it. As I said last week, there is no need to share publicly if you don’t want to. The purpose is to get outside your comfort zone.
I know how hard it can be sometimes to share what is so deeply felt. I’ve spent years taking very small steps to finally be able to share my heart the way I am able to today. When I think back to where I was, I could have never imagined I would be here today.
One step at a time. You got this.
Week 2 - Your Magic Painting
This week’s writing challenge is all about tuning into yourself and how you feel. The “Magic Painting Question” that I ask all my guests on my podcast is a great starting point for those who need some inspiration for tuning into their own feelings. If you’re new here or maybe need a refresher on the question, I have included a clip from my latest podcast below.
(Magic Painting Question begins at 41:20)
Share your answer to the question in a piece of writing under 150 words. Focus on the feeling you would want to feel.
A helpful tool can be imagining you’re speaking to someone who’s never felt this particular feeling before and you’re doing your best to teach them what it feels like.
This orients the mind into a teacher mode and drops any assumptions that others will automatically understand what you mean.
If it helps, imagine I’m interviewing you on my podcast and asking you to explain to me this feeling as if I’d never felt it before.