This morning I was moved to join a call facilitated by Julie Jordan Scott. The call was one of her current 49-day daily writing program in AND NOW, YOU WRITE. I’ve been a participant in countless calls and programs that Julie has offered over the past eight or more years that I have known her. She is a truly authentic, loving, sharing, caring, generous human being. I consider her one of my mentors and know that always something will open up for me out of being in her presence. If you are interested in writing and/or being comfortable in expressing yourself, I strongly recommend you check out Julie’s AND NOW, YOU WRITE virtual writing camp.
The prompt for today was “I fill the paper with the breathing of my heart” and in the subsequent five minutes of free-flow writing time, the words that filled my paper became:
I fill the paper with the breathing of my heart. Prompt from Julie Jordan Scott
If I don’t pay attention to my breathing is that protecting my heart protecting me from my heart?
My heart/your heart is/both are our lifelines to our beings.
Thump. Thump. Thump.
What is my heart saying?
What does it want me to hear?
Is it “hearing” or is it “feeling” that it wants me to do?
Are there words that I am hiding, suppressing? Words that want to come through?
Thump. Thump. Thump.
Steady is my heart in rhythmic breathing – breaths.
Does it pound? Does it want to pound?
What happens when I am excited? Do I pass on that excitement to you?
Do you feel it?
I haven’t said anything or much, yet and
I have filled the paper with words.
What do you hear my heart saying?
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I hear your heart saying, wordlessly, “open”… “still”… “be..” …”in the space between”…. “the questions….”
What… if….. you… loved… this…. space… between…. and allowed… the… questions…. to…. respond…. to themselves…..?
I definitely feel your excitement, Sheila. I feel your connectedness and the depth of love you feel and share in every word you write be it formal writing or email to individuals or groups.
Grateful for you!
I love the spaces you put between, beloved Julie. Now for me to remember to breathe into them and my own.
Much appreciation also for the acknowledgment.
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