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Round-Up on Sensation; Next-Up Law. Welcome new Subscribers & Contributors!
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Round Up on Sensation & New Prompt - Law - below!
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9 Contributors weighed in on SENSATION:
I wrote about poop, one of my favorite topics. Why? Because our gut is what we are told to trust. Our gut doesn’t lie, and any sensations generated by the GI tract should be respected.
(in order of appearance)
Carole D wrote about the stubborness that unpleasant sensations elicit in our approach to relief and how letting go of an agenda is often the best medicine.
Intact Animal admitted to being in the Sensation business as an extreme sport event organizer where testing physical and mental limits is the currency.
Melissa S admitted to reserving the S-word (Sensational) for special occasions to avoid dulling its meaning, but an Arthur Ganson kinetic sculpture deserved it.
Karen E wrote from her experience as a child psychologist and how diverting anxiety away from that which we fear is found in the sensation of laughter.
Tabitha conjured the intensity of a public moment fueled by a menacing sensation confirmed by the expression of a kind stranger as witness.
Lisa St. J touched upon some sensations changing with aging and how grandchildren are the first to point out the obvious with love & engagement.
New Contributor Sara Kaye wondered if the space she leaves behind when out in the world goes through changes in her absence & whether it is possible to prove.
Zig looked back to a tête-à-tête in a moving vehicle, where mother/daughter conflicts often take place, and wondered if the shared rage was synced hormones.
Amelia revisited the small jazz clubs of her youth, sitting a few feet from future greats, and how the engine of intimacy created the memorable music sensations.
READ & HEART this week’s writers & SHARE your own story in the comments.
Contributor Pascale went back to LUCK to write about how temperature & precipitation favor the resilient rather than the prepared.
(Click on the unique theme hyperlink above to connect to the story).
Next Up: LAW
On Monday, I’ll write about LAW through the lens of truth and see what I come up with as a prompt. I have no preconceived idea for this one. It was up next on my random theme spreadsheet, and I’ve decided to take the challenge.
My first run-in with the Law was as a passenger in a car accident. We later found out that even though we were hit by a speeding car, it was still my friend’s fault for turning onto the main road.
The judge said, “Even if the other driver was naked, chewing razor blades, and hailing Satan, it would still be your fault. That’s the law.”
Consider where the LAW takes you and share on Monday!
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Michelle