UNDER THE WILL… OVER THE DRAMA…

Category: Daily Writing Prompt

  • Cracks in the Curriculum…

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    Mae Faurel
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    The Day I Realized School Was a Program… When I think back to high school, the biggest lesson I learned didn’t come from a textbook. It was this: school isn’t really about teaching you how to live… it’s about training you to fit. We memorized dates, wars, kings, queens, and maps. We could label rivers…

  • Not One Change… A Becoming…

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    Mae Faurel
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    Well, this is the first DP I have done in ages! If you asked me to name one positive change I’ve made in my life…I wouldn’t know where to start. Because it wasn’t one thing.It was a slow unraveling… and a gentle return. I used to stay too long.In conversations that drained me…In situations that…

  • Not Fate. Fire…

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    Mae Faurel
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    This was what I wrote for yesterday’s DP, but lo and behold, the power went out! Hmm… Destiny? Don’t Insult Me… Do I believe in fate? Let me put it this way… If destiny was in charge of my life, it has a wicked sense of humour and a flair for chaos. I don’t believe…

  • Becoming Me Was Hard Enough…

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    Mae Faurel
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    Honestly WP? Hard pass. I’ve spent half my life trying to survive being me. Why would I clock in as someone else for 24 hours like it’s a shift job? People always imagine being rich, famous, powerful, beautiful… whatever their version of “better” is. But what nobody thinks about is this: You don’t just get…

  • Still Under Construction (But Standing)…

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    Mae Faurel
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    Still Under Construction (But Standing)… Oh, that’s easy… and also slightly unhinged when I look back at it. The most ambitious DIY project I ever attempted wasn’t something from a hardware store. It didn’t involve wood, tiles, or paint samples spread across a kitchen table. It was rebuilding a life while I was still standing…

  • Turns Out… It Was Never Mine to Carry…

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    Mae Faurel
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    Now WP, this is one daily prompt, I couldn’t resist! If I could ban one word from the human vocabulary forever, it would be “should.” Not because it’s offensive.Not because it’s rude.But because it quietly ruins more lives than almost any other word. “Should” is sneaky. It shows up dressed like responsibility, but underneath it’s…

  • Ripples of Truth…

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    Mae Faurel
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    9/11… I remember that morning as if it were yesterday. I was living in Washington State, on a quiet lake where the mornings were usually calm and peaceful. The reflection of the trees on the water, the steam from my tea, and then, out of nowhere, the news broke through that stillness like a siren…

  • The Weeds, the Truth, and Me…

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    Mae Faurel
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    Well WP I almost missed this one today! I am still chasing my tail 😂 Principles??? Now that’s a good one! Where do I even start? Mine aren’t the sort you’d find printed in a self-help book or stitched onto a pillow. They were gathered the hard way, through scraped knees, broken hearts, and the…

  • Divine Timing (and a Bit of Procrastination)…

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    Mae Faurel
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    What have I been putting off doing? Now WP… just about everything! The list is long, dusty, and occasionally scary, but I’ve made peace with it. I’ve learned to listen to where my soul leads me, and my soul doesn’t seem too interested in errands, deadlines, or sensible plans. My soul is more the “cup…

  • Born Old (and Still Laughing)…

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    Mae Faurel
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    I really have to laugh at this one. Grown up! I felt grown up before I could walk!Some babies cry when they’re hungry. I probably sighed and thought, “Well, someone has to get this place organized.” It wasn’t that I wanted to be grown up; it just sort of happened. Maybe it’s what comes from…