avatarVidya Sury, Collecting Smiles

Summary

Dancing Elephants Press has released its 21st weekly writing prompt, encouraging writers to list ten things they love about themselves to foster self-love and community engagement.

Abstract

The Dancing Elephants Press (DEP) has introduced its 21st weekly prompt as part of its 52-week initiative, inviting writers to engage in self-reflection by listing ten things they appreciate about themselves. This exercise is designed to bolster self-esteem and promote a supportive environment within the DEP community. The prompt is accompanied by a call to tag fellow DEP writers' works and to participate in the DEP WhatsApp group. The prompt is inspired by the author's mother, who recommended making lists of joyful aspects of one's life to improve mood and self-esteem. DEP also highlights recent community activities, including a Zoom meeting, the announcement of the Writer of the Month Award, and book project updates.

Opinions

  • The author believes that self-love is crucial for personal growth and confidence.
  • The act of writing down positive attributes about oneself is seen as a powerful tool for mood enhancement and self-esteem improvement.
  • The author acknowledges the challenge of self-praise but emphasizes its importance in recognizing one's unique qualities and talents.
  • The DEP community is valued as a space for writers to connect, support each other, and share their work.
  • The prompt serves as a reminder that taking time to appreciate oneself can lead to a more positive outlook on life.
  • The author encourages participation in the prompt as a way to set oneself free and bring out the best in each writer.
  • The DEP editors express their commitment to fostering a nurturing environment for writers to thrive.

Announcement

Shining the Spotlight On YOU

DEP weekly prompt 21 of 52

Photo by Strvnge Films on Unsplash

Hola! my friends! So much has happened over the last couple of weeks! To just mention a few highlights — we had a fun Zoom meeting; we announced our first awardee, GnanVi_Speaks, for the Writer of the Month Award; Book participants for both books were announced — and more of our writers joined our WhatsApp group.

Feels so good coming closer together, right?

In the spirit of getting to know one another better, here is your prompt for this week.

List ten things you love about yourself. Be as descriptive as you like, or as brief as you like. It can be poetry, an essay, or a listicle, whatever moves your spirit is just fine.

Some thought starters:

What makes you special? What are your best qualities? What are you good at? What are your talents, your unique skills? Thrill us with an anecdote that involves any/all of the above. We want to know.

Why this prompt?

This is something I learned from my mother. Whenever I felt low, she suggested I make a list of five things that made me happy or five incidents that bring me joy. Now, when I was upset about something, she suggested I extend that list to ten things I like about myself.

The idea was to keep that list safe and add to it if I felt like it. Every time I needed a mood boost, looking at that list would make me feel at least a little better. Or a lot better. Raise my confidence. Believe in myself. Improve self-esteem.

As Victoria Gregg writes in her post, the greatest love of all is self-love.

Easier said than done, eh?

You won’t believe how hard I found it to make that list! After two things, I was stuck. It is probably because most of us are tuned to thinking that we must put ourselves last. We never pause to think about what’s special about us.

The truth is, self-love is the best love. We have to love ourselves and take care of ourselves to be the best version of ourselves.

So, my dear writers, please respond to this prompt. Set yourselves free. Open up and bring out the best in you!

I look forward to big participation.

Guidelines:

  • Please use this subtitle: In response to Dancing Elephants prompt 21 of 52
  • Use the tag: dancingelepehantspress
  • Respond to this prompt anytime — there is no time limit.

Here’s a ready reckoner of all our previous prompts in this series, feel free to respond to all/any of them at any time.

Check out the live book on our home page with all the responses so far!

Questions/clarifications/suggestions?

Email us at [email protected], comment on this post, or leave a private note.

Thank you for your amazing support.

Please support each other by tagging and highlighting another DEP writer’s work you have read in your post.

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🐘🐘Please e-mail us your contact information so we can add you to our DEP Community on Whatsapp if you are not a participant yet. This invitation is open to all DEP writers.🐘🐘

With love from your editors:

Created by DR Rawson — The Possibilist

Lady Dr. Gabriella Korosi, Sharing Randomly, Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles, Dr. Preeti Singh, and DR Rawson — The Possibilist

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Victoria Gregg, Jodian Marie Thomas, MS, Bsc, Asc, Sumit Kumar, Siobhan Champion, Synthia Stark, Saif Farooqi, PhD, Rane Kelze, Rahul Anand, Nimity, Nikki Waterson, B.R. Shenoy, Umme Salma, Nathalie Clair, Marrisa W., Kevin J Fellows, Kedy, E. Katherine Kottaras, Judey Kalchik, Darlene Corbett, Holly Faupel, Pius Adejumobi, Bright Okeye, Andreas D.,

Alex Lorenzen, Agnes Davis, Adam Nathan Wieland, Bridie D, Tamil, Carmen Micsa, Lucia Landini, CARMEN F MICSA, Juana Flor, Monoreena Acharjee Majumdar, Alan Simpson, Nada Chehade, Purbita Chakraborty, Niall Leah, Anjali Joshi, B.R. Shenoy, Suma Narayan, Karen Schwartz, Pene Hodge, Lola Rosario, Vashni Stories, Libby Shively McAvoy, Mary Vraa,

Christina, Sally Prag, Bernie Pullen, Bingz Huang, Arup Purkayastha, Jennifer Dunne, Mawde Olssen, Jodie Helm, Erin M., Anaya Nosso, Barbara Cook, DesaraeBlack, Divya Goswami, Misti Lynn, Patricia Pixie❤, David Amato, Omy, Drashti Shroff, Mahein Kazi, Lalitha Brahma, Ticapo, Shev K, Amanda Payne, Amina Giselle, B A Little, Life not abrupt (L.n.a.),

Aarti Tailor, Adriianna Lagorio, Amaya Island Girl, Dave Amato, DR Rawson — The Possibilist, Paul Gardner, Gulsun Uluer, Janet Mary Cobb (she/her), Jielynne Barao, Jerry Pompilio, Kasturi Patra, Lillian Esther, Mohini Vats, Neera Handa Dr, Neha Sonney, Author, Patrick Parker, Pam Winter, Susie Pinon, AliB, Ron Van Fleet, Shaqib Akram,

Zack Harris, Pauline Evanosky, David Stockar, Anurag Paul, Anna Boulas, Blogs by J, Sahil Patel, Deb Fiore, Pam Avila, Buddhi Ruparathna, Kerrie Gutierrez-Diaz, Allisonn Church, The Sturg, Melissa Gray, G. Hobson Goff III, Kennedie, GnanVi_Speaks, Judy Walker, Akemi Sagawa, Malini, Shubha Apte, Wendi Gordon, Leonard Tillerman,

From the Mountain ~ Stories & Photos of JD Adams, Sangeetha Shankar, Lswanberg, Lotus Empress, Rupa Mahanti, Doren Damico, Elin Melaas, Enne Baker, Law Of Life, NancyO, Marilyn Glover, Dr. Fatima Imam, Sanghita Pal, William J Spirdione, Hermione Wilds Writes, Benito Bartolo, NomadlandArt,

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