Guided Writing Sessions

Guided Writing Session Directory

Below, you will find recordings for each Guided Writing Session dating back to August 2021 when the sessions were began.

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Guided Writing Session: December 21

Use the red links below to watch or listen to the session recordings. The session writing prompts are included below.

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Writing Prompts

1. How do your spiritual beliefs and practices affect your worldview and morale? Be specific.
  • Does your spiritual tradition tend to lean towards optimism or pessimism when it comes to human nature?
  • How do you see the role of personal desire in spiritual life?
  • How does your spirituality affect your confidence and self belief?
  • Does your spiritual practice bring you joy? If so, in what ways? If not, why not?
 
2. Do negative beliefs and biases interfere with your aliveness, creativity and hope? If so, when and why? If not, why not? Be specific.
  • Where in your life today are negative predictions leading to self-fulfilling prophecies?
  • What are the fears driving your negative predictions and negative thinking?
  • What's the connection between creativity and hope in your life?
  • When do you get bogged down by focusing on the past and not the present?

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