The Honest Perspective Weekly Prompt — May 20th to 26th

Let’s get inspired

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Whether the ideas have slowed to a trickle or you’re just feeling curious and in the mood for a little reflection. The Honest Perspective weekly prompt is an invitation to ruminate on an idea and see what arises. A gentle nudge to look at things from a different angle and stay open to a new perspective.

Be it poetry or prose you’d like to submit to us, or a journal entry for your eyes only, take a moment to pause at some point during your week and set your pen free.

Advice comes in many forms, both when it’s asked for and when it’s unwanted. It may come from a genuine desire to help and support you, or perhaps from a place of feeling more knowledgable and wanting to remind you of their perception of your place in the hierarchy. What is the best advice you’ve been given or is worthy of passing on?

Is there an area of your life other people’s opinions intrude on too regularly? Mothers are often inundated with well-meaning advice which can feel like a fog obscuring their own intuition, and the term ‘mansplaining’ was built on…