I have VERY EXCITING NEWS. Here at medicinal marzipan, I have been dreaming and stewing on new and fantastic ways that we can learn how to love ourselves better, and honor our bodies more – exactly as they are. Therefore, I am I am incredibly pleased to introduce Body Lovin’ Homework, a new weekly addition to the blog here.
Every week I will give you all a homework assignment, one or more writing prompts that are intended to be completed without self-criticism or doubt, within the time period of one hour. Some will be free-writing assignments where I will ask you to keep your pen moving for a determined period of time, recording every thought that enters your mind, no matter how trivial or absurd. Some will be more clear cut.
I will create a page on the blog here that will also serve to keep track of assignments, so you can start at any time and catch up with us or revisit old assignments to do them again. I also hope that this page can serve as a forum for sharing responses to assignments. I will share mine there, and invite you to do the same, if and when you are comfortable.
But mostly I hope we can all support one another with love and hope for building better body image and a community of self love, so that we will all be able to move with greater ease around every aspect of our lives.
ASSIGNMENT FOR WEEK ONE: Free-write for twenty minutes each on these two prompts, 1) My body feels… 2) My body was built for…. Free writing (also called stream-of-consciousness writing) is a form of writing where a person writes continuously for a set period of time, disregarding spelling, grammar, or topic. It often produces raw material which may not always make sense, but can help you overcome self-criticism or doubt.
YAY! Email me at medicinalmarzipan@gmail.com with any and all questions/comments/concerns or if you feel like you want to share with someone, but don’t want your work posted here.
***UPDATE: My response to week one’s assignment:
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