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Nov 30, 2023Liked by Margy Thomas

Awwee... it's the last day! 😭🥳 I set out to start a writing habit, and I almost gave up when I fell over a week behind, but I'm stoked to have persevered and responded to each prompt. In our busy world, especially virtually, it's easy to let things fall by the wayside, and give ourselves lots of excuses. But the support of this community combined with accountability to follow through with a goal, and not wanting to let people down, reminded me of my strong humanistic value system. I'm so grateful for this space! 🩵 Thank you, Helen and Margy, for creating and hosting such an empowering activity. As a newbie academic, I truly appreciated the practical prompts and wisdom tidbits. However, I think the reflective prompts were the most impactful in my journey to push past obstacles. 🙏🩵💫

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Thanks so much for being here, Edith! 🙏

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Nov 30, 2023Liked by Margy Thomas

OH THANK GOD there is a plan for 2024!!! ❤️ I have been avoiding this prompt all morning because it's the last one and I couldn't bear it. I'm so grateful to you both for organizing such a lovely and lively month. It's just been such a gift.

I think my overall discovery is how to cope with procrastination. I have a lot (potentially too many) writing strategies that get me through but they are only helpful once I know what to do. These prompts have given me additional tools to conquer those mucky places where the path forward isn't clear yet. My current writing mantra, "I am not afraid of chapter five!" I think is going to be a lesson that carries forward into a lot more writing projects.

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Yay! So glad you enjoyed this month and that you’ll be sticking with us into 2024, Rebecca!

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Nov 30, 2023Liked by Margy Thomas

I loved each and every one of the daily prompts, even those I didn’t get to respond to. Thank you so much, Helen and Margy for organising this initiative! In addition to the personal reflections they have seeded, there was also huge value for me in the daily practice of writing a response without over-thinking it – simply seeing what a prompt would evoke in me and then sharing that with the group. It has been a lesson in having the courage to just put my thoughts out there and see what happens. It’s also a good reminder not to take my writing too seriously, as per the words below from one of my favourite poets, Joy Harjo:

“This land is a poem of ochre and burnt sand I could never write,

unless paper were the sacrament of sky, and ink the broken line of

wild horses staggering the horizon several miles away. Even then,

does anything written ever matter to the earth, wind, and sky?”

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So glad to have had you here and that you found value in #AcWriMoments, Anne!

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