Time
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Welcome to Monday Metaphors!
To begin, open your notebook, date the page.
Set your timer for 15-20 minutes. Breathe in, release.
Have fun, be present, it's okay to go slow...
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Opening Quotes...
“Time is a created thing. To say ‘I don’t have time,’ is to say, ‘I don’t want to."
~ Lao Tzu
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"Don’t let the fear of the time it will take to accomplish something stand in the way of your doing it. The time will pass anyway; we might just as well put that passing time to the best possible use.”
~ Earl Nightingale
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"Life isn’t a matter of milestones, but of moments.”
~ Rose Kennedy
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“You can have it all. Just not all at once.”
~ Oprah Winfrey
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"We all have our time machines. Some take us back, they’re called memories. Some take us forward, they’re called dreams."
~ Jeremy Irons
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In your notebook, copy the quotes that resonate the most. Reflect on each quote and ask, "What's true for me today? What's sacred here?" Write in a way that is loose and free. Write to explore.
5 Minute Word Play...
gumusservi
What's the pronunciation? Definition? What do you love about the sound and feel and meaning of this word? What do you not like? What's happening for you in the space of this experience?
"For 30 Days"
Before you watch the video below, title a new page in your notebook, "For 30 Days" and then use this phrase as an idea generator to fill every line on the notebook page with "I'd like to ____ for 30 days" and then fill in those blanks. For example...
I'd like to walk a mile every day for 30 days.
I'd like to list gratitude for 30 days.
I'd like to pause the donuts for 30 days.
Keep going until your page is full.
Then, watch the video.
What's coming up for you from what Matt is most hoping to relay? Are you wanting to add more "30 Days" statements to the page?
Watch the video one more time and collect all the words that resonate for you. This, along with your "30 Days" page, is a lexicon. A body of words. What would you love to do or create with all of this? What is the one thing you'd like to do for "30 Days" and why?
Exploring Metaphor...
Time is a...
thief
storm
trap
teacher
gift
wheel
mirror
spiral
dream
What's true for you today?
Image to Words.
What's the story inside the glass?
A Writing Tip...
With love and alchemy, what will you transform so you have the time?
A Special Writing Invitation For You...
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Thank you for participating in Monday Metaphors!
Have a great week & happy writing!
~ Kris
