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Write the Year

Write the Year

We begin | Vol. 1

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Kate Brenton
Sep 22, 2023
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I can belong now to myself
And shining spread my inner light
Into the dark of space and time.
Toward sleep is urging all creation,
But inmost soul must stay awake
And carry wakefully sun’s glowing
Into the winter’s icy flowing. - Rudolf Steiner, Calendar of the Soul

The first sentence: I can belong now to myself, makes a wonderful first line to a writing prompt for an early morning contemplation.

Welcome to Write the Year

However you feel inspired to write, or read or move with this invitation is the right way. In other words, there is no wrong way.

I’ll tell you a story of how this all began, what planted the seed for this creative journey:

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