60 Seconds for Story Prompt Friday: Take That First Step - The One Close In - a podcast by Diane F. Wyzga

Hello to you listening in Torino, Italy!

Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is 60 Seconds for Story Prompt Friday.

I spend 2 hours every Thursday afternoon with my wonderfully supportive, encouraging, questioning, criticizing, hot seating, creative MasterMind Group. Before we get together we exchange our 4Rs from the prior week detailing our Results, Reaches, Resistances and Resources.

Ah, Resistance! Tricky is thy name. It’s the step you don’t want to take because you’re afraid, bored, uncertain, anxious, tired, or just plain disgusted with it all. As the poet David Whyte reminds us, we must start close in taking the first step - the one we don’t want to take. Click here to listen to Whyte recite his own poem, Start Close In.

If you’re like me you’ve probably learned that the sooner you face up to your resistance and move toward your task or project the more confident you are likely to feel and perhaps begin asking yourself, “What took me so long?”

Story Prompt: What was powerful, striking, exciting, maybe even liberating about the notion of taking that first step, the one close in? Now, where will you go? Write that story! 

Practical Tip: The magic of stories is also in the sharing. If you wish share your story with someone or something.   All that matters is you have a story.

60 Seconds is your daily dose of hope, imagination, wisdom, stories, practical tips, and general riffing on this and that. This is the place to thrive together. Come for the stories - stay for the magic. Speaking of magic, I hope you’ll subscribe, follow, share a nice shout out on your social media or podcast channel of choice, including Android, and join us next time! You’re invited to stop by the website and subscribe to stay current with Diane, her journeys, her guests, as well as creativity, imagination, walking, stories, camaraderie, and so much more: Quarter Moon Story Arts

Stories From Women Who Walk Production Team

Podcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story Arts

Music: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron Music

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