Writing Down The Bones Deck #6

This post is inspired by Denise E Lindquist. I never would have known about this deck of cards if it wasn't for her. So thank you Denise for sharing this lovely deck of cards with all of us on Vocal.

Full disclosure: I have not read Natalie Goldberg's book titled by the same name. I just own her cards.

I also receive a small commission from Amazon if you purchase these cards via the link that I have provided for you. Thank you.

I've been stuck in a writing rut. I have honestly tried everything to get myself out of the funk I have found myself in after losing my fourth child. I tried reading more- when I have time that is. I tried art journaling. I even tried listening to my favourite podcasts about writing and writers block. I mean nothing has been able to get me out of this writers block and depression I find myself in.

I was scrolling Vocal and I came across another post by Denise that featured these cards. And I thought to myself, maybe this is it. SO I bought them. I thought to myself, "Maybe this is what I need". I've been carrying the cards around for about a month- trying to get "in the mood" to write again. I started writing this on my Kindle Scribe today while I was at home and I felt everything just flow. I'm going to try and post every prompt that I work on. I truly love tarot and oracle cards as well as affirmation cards, that is why I clicked so well with these.

SO without further ado- enjoy my attempt at erasing my writer's block with the sixth prompt.

6) Tell me about yesterday.

I found this prompt to be slightly ironic. While I wrote about my own childhood memories during my youngest child's afternoon nap, I was in some significant pain. My partner was out grocery shopping and brought me back Tylenol.

Childhood Memories by Chloe Rose Violet

I got to spend the evening with my little family. We played Children's charades and watched a new movie for them, The Land Before Time on Crave TV. Then, for some strange reason, the two oldest children decided they wanted to eat just a piece of lettuce for their bedtime snack with ranch, kind of like a lettuce wrap with nothing on it. I just laughed and said you guys are eating tree stars like Littlefoot from The Land Before Time. It made my whole night honestly.

Because they had an abundance of energy past their bedtime, I put on a YouTube freeze dances to help them get their energy out for the night. One high energy one and another low energy yoga freeze dance. My oldest child looked at me and said, “This will be one of my favorite childhood memories.” I was shocked. Especially since I was writing about my own childhood memories earlier in the day. I realized how simple it was to make them feel loved. We don't need to do grand things in order to matter to our children. Those childhood memories are precious and if the three of them rolling around on the floor laughing together is their favorite childhood memory, then I must be doing something right. I actually reflected on that all night. And then today, I opened my deck of cards to find this prompt. Yesterday was a day I want to remember. Even though I was in pain, even though I wasn't doing something grand with them like a trip to the zoo, that moment was my sons favorite childhood memory. That itself meant absolutely everything to me.

To any parent reading this: drowning in their self-doubt and healing their own childhood trauma, you're doing just fine. Keep doing the work, keep being the parent that your children deserve. You're doing better than you think.

Thank you for reading.

Love,

Chloe Rose Violet 🌹

Part One: Writing Down The Bones Deck

Part Two: Writing Down The Bones Deck #2

Part Three: Writing Down The Bones Deck #3

Part Four: Writing Down The Bones Deck #4

Part Five: Writing Down The Bones Deck #5