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Goddess Writing Prompts

Monday, July 28, 2008

I once created an entire list of weekly blog writing prompts or memes (pronounced meems). Some of them were silly and some of them were meant to be completely serious. The two that I felt were most relevant to Goddess-y things are listed below.

Thou Art Goddess Thursday


This idea was a life changing one for me, and it changed the tone of this blog as well. See the post Everything's Coming up Goddess for all the background info and examples you need to create your own "Thou Art Goddess Thursday" posts.

There are many ways to celebrate Thou Art Goddess Thursday. I have posted my first ever T.A.G. Thurs. post below. More examples follow and will be added as I find them. Also check the comments of this post.

I think the key to getting the most out of this one way (below) is to make your posts open and honest and not too edited. Just let it all out (your gripes, your thankfullness, your love, your pain) and remember it's all Goddess.
The cigarette - potentially deadly; toxic, billowing spirals of smoke around my head like "my own locomotive" as Billy Collins said - this is Goddess. The anger that composes up my shadow and hurts other people is Goddess. My husband - who gets that anger and my heart - he is Goddess (especially his sexy butt). The grocery store clerk who makes me want to call her a dumb ass - she is Goddess. My mother - who drives me nuts and makes me love her fiercely all at the same time - she is Goddess. My daughter - my source of giggles and faithful partner in ice cream crime - she is most definitely Goddess. The people I look at with disgust - like twenty year olds who wear jeans so low their labia are almost visible or their boyfriends with their hats spun sideways and a chunk of fake diamonds around their necks - they are Goddess. My neighbors who I all too often think of as white trash - they are Goddess. My Circle mates - they are Goddess - Goddess of much needed laughter, love, and spiritual connection. My best friend - long time support system and my journeying companion - she is very much Goddess; the Goddess of no-panties.

View Thou Art Goddess Thursday Posts @ Panthea

More Thou Art Goddess Thursday Bloggers and Their Posts...

7.31.08 - Terri @ Aquila ka Hecate
7.31.08 - Lavender @ Bruised Reality


Mama Monday


Wouldn't it be lovely if instead of having the back-to-work-blues, you could say to yourself T.G.I.M.? Thank Goddess it's Monday.

I've seen some Goddess-specific or Pagan bloggers write posts like "Saturday Goddess Blogging" by Hecate. It's not a regular thing most of the time, but a spontaneous "Insert Day Here Goddess Blogging" sort of idea. Mama Monday is a writing prompt that basically reminds us that every Monday there is always something you could be writing about on your blog. Call it "Monday Goddess Blogging" if you like.

You could make these posts as detailed or as simple as you like. Tell a long tale of your experience with the Goddess or just type some general correspondences and background myth behind one of her faces. Maybe you could take the opportunity to learn about a Goddess you've never even heard of or delve deeper into a Goddess who has been calling to you for some time? Perhaps you might post a prayer or chant? Or maybe even write one of your own?

View Mama Monday Posts @ Panthea


If anyone uses these prompts on their own blog, why not let everyone know where to find your post by using the comments link below?

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Book Tag, I'm It!

Friday, July 25, 2008

A while back Evn tagged me with a little meme. I didn't notice it before (because I'm a bad blog-girl) so it's a little late in coming.

This reminds me of how much I miss TV Tag. I have a distinct memory of crawling between my cousin's feet and yelling "Wonder Woman!" while trying not to get tagged myself, thus leaving me helplessly frozen until someone crawled through my legs yelling out vintage television shows. Good times.

So, here are my instructions. Fortunately, this page will not self destruct in 15 seconds. But I might.
  • Pick up the nearest book (of at least 123 pages).

  • Open the book to page 123.

  • Find the fifth sentence.

  • Post the next three sentences.

  • Tag five people.

The nearest book on hand is the mass market, paperback romance I am currently reading while in bed at night/on the toilet, loaned to me by my dear BFF.

The 5th, 6th, and 7th sentences on page 123 of Blood Brothers by Nora Roberts:
"All right. Connections." She knodded. "I'm more in favor than ever about the theory regarding connections."
That might technically be considered four sentences since... yep four periods there. But I liked the whole thing as a quasi-meaningful snippet from an otherwise meaningless source of entertainment escape. To me it seems oddly synchronistic.

I'm not sure I can come up with five people who haven't already been tagged by this meme, so I will hold off on that. Or, how about five people take it upon themselves to complete this meme and let me know about it? Then I can just list you here. I am a lazy meme-er.

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Just for Fun: Memes

Wednesday, July 25, 2007

With all the memes choking the web – none of which really blow my skirt up – I thought I’d come up with some of my own. Now be warned… some of these are entirely serious while others are just plain fun. You get to figure out which is which. Let's try not to take ourselves so seriously all the time. "All things of love and pleasure are my rituals."

Feel free to use any of these on your own blog. Just give this page some link-love and maybe leave a comment about your "Made up Meme Mania" inspired post.

If you have some meme ideas of your own just use the Monday Meme qualifications below and send me a comment so we know where to find them.

Of course no meme is complete without linker buttons! So I added some. :)

Meandering Monday
Photograph, post, or both about your daily/weekly meanderings. This could be traveling around your own head, your backyard, your city, or wherever.

MAMA Monday
A day to muse about the Goddess, similar to the (Insert Day Here) Goddess Blogging posts I’ve seen.

Monday Meme
Come up with your own memes – like the ones you are reading right now. Rules: There has to be a day of the week and a word that has the same first letter of that day. It’s more challenging that way. You can see the examples all over this post. Oh, and I guess you should post it on Monday.

Tuesday Tickles
and/or Tuesday Tickles Less

Blogging about things you find humorous or humorless.

Tuesday Tush-fest
I just thought this one was funny. This is the day for asses. Pictures of them, posts about them, etc. Taste is required of course.

Wandering Wednesday
Like Meandering Monday but on Wednesday.

Wednesday Walk-About
Like Wandering Wednesday but for Aussies. *wink*

Thou Art Thursday
Post your regular rendition of the Thou Art Goddess posts like this. "Thou Art Thursday is Goddess."

Thursday Thanks
A day for gratitude themed posts. For example: I’m thankful for ice cream, showers, and the color green.

Fountainhead Friday
Let your creative juices flow. Throw around ideas, inspirational sources, knowledge resources, and completed creative endeavors. Or just be any kind of fountainhead. Tell everyone you know what you know.

Five Finger Friday
Steal a post from someone else. Well, don’t really steal it. Post a post of someone else’s on your blog and link back to them graciously.

Saturday Swap Meet
Swap posts and links with another blogger. Free exposure and linkage for all!

Selling Something Saturday
This is the day for obligatory plug posts for your wares – if you have any to sell. You can also post book reviews linked to your Amazon.com associate account, and other affiliate program related things. Basically, anything you wish to make some money off of is designated for this day.

Sunday Suck-fest
Start the week off on a bad note for a change. Tell the world what sucked about your previous week and what or who pissed you off. "Damn that automatic door at the grocery store." Don’t forget to make it better on Thou Art Thursday. "The automatic door at the grocery store, which pisses me off to no end because it opens too slowly when I’m in a hurry, is Goddess."

Salute You Sunday
What makes you so friggin cool? Do you have a 100 things about me list? Do you feel the need to tell a completely self indulgent story about little ol’ you? I know I do. Then this is the day for you – er us. Maybe this should be called Salute Me Sunday instead. Well, you could also salute someone else – like your mom, you brother, your best friend – whoever. Tell the world wide web what’s so completely marvelous about the people in your life. Seriously, that would be a nice thing to do. And if you really need it – spread some love about yourself too.

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