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Summary

The "Know Thyself" publication is inviting its 92 contributors to engage in a 5-day journaling challenge to reflect on personal thoughts and emotions, with each day prompted by a specific question, in celebration of the community's upcoming milestone of 100 contributors.

Abstract

As the "Know Thyself" publication nears the milestone of 100 contributors, symbolizing self-determination and infinite potential, it has introduced a unique weekly prompt for a 5-day journaling exercise. This initiative, titled "7–11.12," encourages contributors to delve into their thoughts, emotions, and experiences through daily writing prompts. The prompts are designed to provoke deep self-reflection, with each day of the week presenting a new question for contemplation. While the challenge is to write every day, contributors are also given the flexibility to choose which days and prompts resonate with them. The exercise is not only a celebration of the publication's growth but also an opportunity for personal growth and creativity.

Opinions

  • The publication's editor views the number 100 as significant, representing energy that is self-determined and independent, with infinite potential.
  • The editor acknowledges the challenge of the 5-day writing commitment but believes it will be a highly rewarding experience.
  • Contributors are encouraged to be creative in their responses, with the option to write in the form of journal entries or poems.
  • The editor commits to participating in the challenge by responding to each prompt daily.
  • The previous week's prompt on "LIMITATIONS" inspired a variety of contributions, including personal essays and poetry, showcasing the diverse perspectives within the community.
  • The publication values the contributions of its members, as evidenced by the acknowledgment of specific authors and their responses to previous prompts.

This Week’s Prompt: 7–11.12

5 days of reflection.

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Beautiful people of Know Thyself,

There are 92 of us sharing our voice on this publication and we are rapidly approaching 100, a number which represents energy that’s self-determined, independent and has infinite potential. A highly self sufficient number attuned to and effective at exploring new ideas and new approaches to existing ideas.

I wanted this week’s prompt to be a little different and celebrate this amazing milestone with 5 days of journaling our thoughts, emotions, experiences.

Now, I know this sounds challenging and not all of you may want/be able to write for 5 days in a row (please note, this week you can only submit your prompted articles until Friday instead of Sunday). If that’s the case, then please choose one day (or as many as you want) based on the prompt/s that resonate/s best with you.

Feel free to write in the form of a journal entry/poem and be as creative as you wish.

Here are the prompts (questions) for each day:

Monday: What do I need to get off my chest today?

Tuesday: What makes life feel complicated right now?

Wednesday: What doubts do I currently have?

Thursday: What’s overwhelming me right now?

Friday: What thoughts have I been repeating in my head lately?

That’s it folks! I hope these prompts trigger some deep reflection within you. I will commit to writing something in response to each one of them everyday. Won’t be easy but I am sure it will be highly rewarding!

In case you missed last week’s prompt inspired articles on LIMITATIONS:

By Marilyn Flower:

By Spyder:

By Amy Marley:

Caroline de Braganza:

By Lucy The Eggcademic (she/her):

Poetry challenge responses (thank you Spyder & Dan Catalin):

Weekend prompt responses (thank you Joseph Lieungh, Spyder, SOULutionMan, aka Yohanan Gregorius, Kelsey Jean Marie, Lucy The Eggcademic (she/her)):

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