https://melodyjonesauthor.com Inspired Writing Through Creative Focus Sun, 31 Dec 2023 19:22:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://i0.wp.com/melodyjonesauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/cropped-SiteIDImage.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 https://melodyjonesauthor.com 32 32 164836825 https://melodyjonesauthor.com/january-writing-prompts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=january-writing-prompts Sun, 31 Dec 2023 14:59:10 +0000 https://melodyjonesauthor.com/?p=1210 Welcome to the new year! Now it’s time for January writing prompts. New beginnings are a great time to refresh your writing practice and establish or continue a consistent writing schedule. We use a calendar to define some of our beginnings such as a new year, a birthday, or a wedding. Nature provides us with […]

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The post May Writing Prompts first appeared on Melody Jones.]]> 1255 https://melodyjonesauthor.com/show-yourself-compassion/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=show-yourself-compassion Tue, 04 Feb 2020 02:08:11 +0000 http://melodyjonesauthor.com/?p=454 Remember how devastated your best friend was when she went through her first serious breakup? Even if you never liked the other person, even if you loved the other person, even if you were grieving a bit yourself, you were there for your best friend. When she called to discuss things leading up to the […]

The post Show Yourself Compassion first appeared on Melody Jones.]]> 454 https://melodyjonesauthor.com/plant-the-seed-for-healing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=plant-the-seed-for-healing Tue, 10 Sep 2019 11:05:59 +0000 http://melodyjonesauthor.com/?p=278 No strong and towering oak tree started that way. It started as a seed, unseen at first but bursting with life and power, ready to show that strength to the world through growth. We’re going to plant that seed of healing. Today, write down a list of 5 true positive qualities you possess. You do […]

The post Plant the Seed for Healing first appeared on Melody Jones.]]> 278 https://melodyjonesauthor.com/music-helps-you/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=music-helps-you Tue, 27 Aug 2019 11:06:59 +0000 http://melodyjonesauthor.com/?p=246 Music helps you focus, lifts your mood, and raises your vibration. For a quick mood booster, for a break from your own mind and its worries, listen to music. According to Ashford University, “One of the first things that happen when music enters our brains is the triggering of pleasure centers that release dopamine, a […]

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