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I always get the most from my work when I write deep into my secret thoughts, when I pull apart the fruit. There I find things that I wouldn’t ordinarily dare to admit to thinking, feeling or desiring.
With this in mind…
a) List three big things that you would ask/ask of someone that you love
1) if their feelings could not be hurt
2) if you were not afraid of the answer
3) if the answer had to be yes
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b) I am only just learning the power of my NO, and how to use it without shame or fear. People do not like it, yet I do not die.
Think of something you have recently agreed to that you would rather not have agreed to. Challenge it now, on paper.
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c) Tell the truth about something you have not been honest about recently or write down an account of an interaction today in which you did not reveal how you felt. Stop at nothing. Write as though no one else you know will ever see this. Speak it out or write it; your choice.
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d) Put a song that you cannot get enough of on repeat. Even if the song has lyrics, and you are influenced by those, put your pen to paper and respond to what courses through you, with the music as your partner. What comes up for you?
What sensation is present?
What do you not want to feel?
Does it surprise you?
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