Prompt
“People have the power to wrestle the earth from fools.” – Patti Smith
On Writing
Breathe the sentence in. Exhale the sentence. Inhale and exhale each word. Now inhale and exhale the sentence. Then, go!
There is only one rule, keep your hand moving.
Don’t worry about grammar, spelling, or punctuation. If you feel stuck, keep writing anyway. Try going back to the prompt and write it out until other words arise, then write those—or, repeat the last word you wrote again and again until new words appear—or, write, “I am stuck,” or “I can’t think of anything,” as long as you keep your hand moving.
Writing is physical, the words will move through your body and come out of your hand—just keep it moving.
Now go – for five, ten, fifteen minutes . .
Share, if you like
When you are done, feel free to share your work in the comments – or share on your own blog. Consider including a link to this post if you do.
This quote is from the Root Chakra in the Chakra Quote Project.
Have an amazing day!
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March 19, 2025
Hudson Valley, New York
image: no nazis © Holly Troy 3.2025
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I started writing and my mind went to how authority is rooted in symbols. I timed the initial writing prompt at 27 minutes. I included some additional insights afterwards that I find interesting. I reposted it on my blog for anyone who wants to read it. peace and love – aaron.
https://roswellsneighborhood.wordpress.com/2025/03/19/root-chakra-quote-project/
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This is so insightful – I love how one thing leads to another and another and another.
I love what you have to say, and especially resonate with this today, ” . . . it operates as an ecosystem, artists support each other and are able to further develop their work as well as those of others – it’s not a matter of competition or incentivized gains and losses (that is essentially what industry is, therefore terms such as ‘art industry,’ ‘music industry’ are antithetical to the true purpose of art – . . . “
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and – The Penguin Stages!
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All fatal fools fall / “hoisted by their own petard” / to ignominy
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