fate and free will
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The weekly Story Work topics cover universal life themes, with references from literature, philosophy, science, and spirituality. Even if you have no intention of ever sharing your writing, Story Work exercises support your ability to discover the life lessons, inner conflicts, and intimate transformations that are hidden in the details of your life experiences. In other words, it helps you to move beyond venting and brain dumping in your journal to assigning meaning to your experiences, and shaping stories that support your healing and growth.
This week, our focus is the conflict of fate vs free will and how it plays out in our stories.