Danielle LaPorte's burning question: how do I want it all to feel?

02/06/2012

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Why think about how I want it all to feel?

The AMAZING Danielle LaPorte has a new set of prompts out, and I really find myself drawn to answer this one.  Plus, the fact we can answer in poetry just makes it all the more appealing for me.
I think maybe it's because so much of my blog so far has been pure business...   And when I did my wishcasting last week, a couple of people commented that it was nice to start geeting to see *me* coming through in my posts.  

I hadn't realised I'd been hiding myself so well... but I when I look back at it, I have, in a way.  I don't want to change the writing/business focus on my blog, but I'd like to open it up a bit and make it a little more personal  too.  And Danielle's prompt seemed to offer the perfect way to do that.  So without further ado...


How I want it to feel...

I haven't used all of Danielle's "feeling" prompts in my thoughts below - but I have used all the ones that sang to me (and added a few of my own). So here's how I want it all to feel:
  • I want my day to feel like a Zimmer-tastic orchestral soundtrack... 
  • I want my integrity to feel like a smooth, sun-drenched rock I can lie on and soak up the warmth
  • I want writing to feel like the soothing sound of the ocean waves (mixed with the epic epiphanies of the 1812 Overture)
  • I want my next success to feel like walking up the carpet to accept a 100% well-deserved Emmy
  • I want my day-job to feel like an advanced kata I've just demonstrated to perfection
  • I want marketing myself to feel like the spark of connection with a newly-met soul-friend
  • I want my marriage to feel like crossing an ultramarathon finish line together, hand in hand, full of exhilaration at the road we've travelled to get there
  • I want my laughter to feel like the relaxing heat of a geothermal pool as it penetrates the muscles of my psyche
  • I want my service to feel like a welcome rain on dry, cracked earth for the difference-makers I help
  • I want my money-making to feel like a sparkling symmetry of energetic exchange
  • I want my grieving to feel like a gorgeously-wrapped gift of raw, spirit-driven honesty that I offer freely and fearlessly
  • I want my joy to feel like a thousand sunrises, shining up from my heart and then beaming out through my eyes, my words and my thoughts
In short? I want my life to feel like a first division lottery win!
 


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Loes link
02/07/2012 22:13

Wow, Tanja! This feels so beautiful, so authentic, so inspiring, so.... I'm lost for words. Thank you for showing yourself and for letting us be part of what you desire for yourself.

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Tanja link
02/10/2012 15:13

Hi Loes - thank you so much for your kind words. I really enjoyed writing this piece, and I'm finding myself looking forward to seeing what prompts Danielle comes up with next week!

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Gin link
02/08/2012 11:32

This is wonderful! I loved the way you expressed all those different things... I didn't do this writing prompt, but now I think I'll do it for myself soon.

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Tanja link
02/10/2012 15:15

Thanks for commenting Gin - I'm really glad the writing worked for you! I hope you do end up doing this prompt soon - I was amazed at what flowed out of me when I tried it!

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Hajra link
02/09/2012 07:09

You are a beautiful writer Tanja! I am so glad I stopped by over from your comment. A very powerful post indeed!

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Tanja link
02/10/2012 15:15

Hi Hajra - thank you so much for your kind words! Danielle sets some amazingly powerful prompts, doesn't she?

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janet link
02/12/2012 02:28

I love this prompt! I think mentioning ultramarathon and marriage together makes you kick ass ;)

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Tanja link
02/12/2012 13:43

Hi Janet - thanks for reading and commenting! I found that Danielle's own answer to the prompt really got me thinking about putting things together in ways I never would have thought of on my own. The ultramarathon vibe just seemed to totally go with how I want my marriage to work... that feeling of being in it for the long haul, of seeing gorgeous sights together on the trail, of struggling with the harder bits sometimes but keeping on going because we have a shared goal... and then yeah - crossing the finish line together :-)

I'd love to see what you came up with for this prompt if you ever decide to try writing it!

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Ashley Rae link
02/15/2012 05:01

Wow Tanja! I want those to all feel that way for me too! I think I'm going to print this out and post it on my wall to remind me of what I'm striving for. <3

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Tanja link
02/15/2012 20:35

Thanks so much for the comment and the kind words, Ashley Rae! Wow - I feel really honoured :-)

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