An image of balls of colored paper laid on top of an image of a human head. It looks as if the balls od paper are pouring out of the head.
Prompt adapted from Our Lives Matter by Ballou Story Project.
Write down all of the emotions you have felt regarding quarantine and COVID-19. Then, write down the emotions you have felt regarding the #BlackLivesMatter movement and the issues that have prompted it. From your list, choose one emotion that is the same between both issues, and answer these questions:
Why do you feel this way?
Do you want to change how you feel? (For example, if you are feeling powerless, anxious, or scared). What are specific steps you can take to change how you feel?
If you don’t have one emotion in common, then choose the emotion that best reflects how you feel now.
This prompt was written by Smrithi, a Words Alive volunteer.