Tag: seeking normal

Seeking Normal – Day 9

Day 9 prompt: People talk about the "new" normal. What was the "old" normal? Did that label ever fit you? My answer: Well once again I could not have known when I wrote this prompt that I would one day be answering it in a world where the "new" normal is a daily condition. My... Continue Reading →

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Seeking Normal – Day 8

Day 8 prompt: Is wanting control in every single aspect of our life normal? Control over every emotion, person, stressors, etc. that are in my life... My answer: I could not have known a year ago when writing this prompt journal that it would be put to the test in a pandemic that has taken... Continue Reading →

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Seeking Normal – Day 7

Day 7 prompt: Is your normal the same as someone else's? Why? How do you separate the expectation? How does someone else's normal inspire, intimidate or disappoint you? My answer: I like this prompt as much of what makes something normal is that it is what everyone else has, does or is. The very act... Continue Reading →

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Seeking Normal – Day 6

Day 6 prompt: Contentment is a state of being but how does it relate to normal? Is "normal" having routines or is it simply being satisfied with our state of being at that moment? Is it wrong to long for contentment beyond this moment? Is this where lacking gratitude begins? My answer: This is a... Continue Reading →

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Seeking Normal – Day 5

Day 5 prompt: Why is normal even a "thing"? Does "normal" really exist? In what context have you used it in your life? My answer: Normal is how we describe life as it is agreed upon. Normal life is sleeping at night, working during the day, having a job, weekday, weekends, grocery shopping, cleaning, going... Continue Reading →

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Seeking Normal – Day 4

Day 4 prompt: What is the normal I am longing for? My answer: This one is easy. I long for a day that I am not ridden with anxiety that I cannot define. I long for a day that I end the day feeling inspired and not exhausted. I long for a day when I... Continue Reading →

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Seeking Normal – Day 3

Day 3 prompt: The Urban Dictionary defines normal as "A word made up by this corrupt society so they could single out and attack those who are different."What is your reaction? My answer: Well this strikes up quite a bit of emotion as the word "attack" will always strike a chord. I am familiar with... Continue Reading →

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Seeking Normal – Day 2

I love this one as my husband often says I am being "extra" or going too far in my humor! I think it is a compliment. 🙂 Day 2 prompt: Consider the antonyms for normal, abnormal, exceptional, odd, out-o-the-ordinary, strange, unusual, extraordinary. Are they better or worse than normal? Do they describe you? My answer:... Continue Reading →

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Seeking Normal – Day 1

Last year we published a prompt journal called "Seeking Normal" after a journal entry I had written about my journey to get back to normal after losing my Mom. It was in that journey that I began to understand that this "normal" I was searching for likely never existed. My original post can be found... Continue Reading →

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