Mental Health Writers Alliance Monthly Challenge |
Reply to this post after you've completed this week's challenge! Week 3 challenge: Theme: In quotations Blog Writing Prompts: Please see "Invalid Item" for qualified vs. unqualified written entries. 1. Prompt 1: Charles Bukowski wrote, “Sometimes you climb out of bed in the morning and you think, I’m not going to make it, but you laugh inside — remembering all the times you’ve felt that way.” How do you find humor even in your bad days? What things do you do to remind yourself that you'll get through this time just like you got through last time? 2. Prompt 2: Stephen Chbosky wrote, "Even if we don't have the power to choose where we come from, we can still choose where we go from there." Do you agree with this quote? Do people have the power to change the course of their lives regardless of where they come from or what they've been through? Tell us about how you've defied your past to chart a new course. 3. Prompt 3: In Sylvia Plath's, The Bell Jar, her main character (Esther) is told by her mother, "I knew you'd decide to be all right again" when Esther says she doesn't want to see her psychiatrist anymore. Has anyone in your life ever implied that mental illness is a choice? Has anyone in your support system ever discouraged you from seeking treatment? If so, what was that like for you and what happened? If not, what advice do you have for someone in that situation? Miscellaneous: 1. Respond to the Topic of the Week and reply to at least 1 other member's response. "August Week 3: Mental Health Quotes" After you've completed the weekly challenge, reply to {post:} with links to your finished work. Example completed post: Blog Writing Prompts: 1. Prompt 1 {entry:xxxxxx} or {item:xxxxxx} 2. Prompt 2 {entry:xxxxxx} or {item:xxxxxx} 3. Prompt 3 {entry:xxxxxx} or {item:xxxxxx} Miscellaneous: 1. My response to the Topic of the week: {post:xxxxxx} 2. My reply to another member's response: {post:xxxxxx} |