You Good, Girl? (DAY ONE JOURNAL PROMPT)
What emotions are you feeling today? 1) Joyful 6) Neutral 11) Anxious 2) Grateful 7) Numb. 12) Fearful 3) Motivated. 8) Sad. 13) Guilty 4) Hopeful. 9) Tired. 14) Angry 5) Content 10) Stressed 15) Other.____________ Exhale: What are the reasons you are feeling these emotions? RELEASE POINT: Here’s today’s focus and curated definition. SELF: narrative (n.) 1. a written account of a series of related events 2. a story 3. the representative of a situation that conforms to a predetermined set of aims, beliefs, and values NARRATIVE: Writing YOUR Life Story Too many members within our community and society as a whole have been reduced to hashtags and their life stories have been at the narratives of those hashtags and the assumptions society has made due to those hashtags. So let’s reclaim our stories, starting today. Use today’s activity to get you started. At the end of the next 45 days, you’ll have the opportunity to write your full story. However that may look to you. Questions to think about: 1) Where did it all start for you? Briefly describe your family of origin, where you’re from, and where your journey begins. 2) Where are you now? Describe what’s going on in your life right now. 3) Make a list of as many impactful moments in your life that you can remember that were integral in getting you from where you started to where you are now. Include the good, the bad, and the ugly, (You can comment your thoughts below if you would like, but no requirement to.)