Today’s SoCS prompt is: “fan.” Use it by itself or find a word that starts or ends with it. Use it any way you’d like. Enjoy!
Fan the flames of peace.
Sing out to bring the dove.
The road might not be straight.
Let me start with my own heart.
Fan the flames of justice.
Not with violence, but with strength.
Be persistent.
We can’t always wait for Karma.
Fan the flames of love.
Speak your heart’s desire.
Love your neighbor as yourself.
Remember we all belong.
What do we want to speak into existence? Our thoughts and our words are powerful! Focusing on what we want, not what we don’t want, brings our heart’s desire. Yet, there are times when we must vent to release and make room for something better. Just don’t linger in the darkness. Don’t let the negativity become toxic.
Imagine the best.
That’s the fifth step in my new book, From Loneliness to Love, Five Steps for Finding a Healthy Relationship. The e-book will be available on Amazon tomorrow! (June 7) I’m still trying to get the cover right for the paperback. It looks good digitally, but the printed proofs….. Oh well.
I will imagine that this book will help people. The principles work not just for finding a healthy relationship, but for many other goals. Here are the steps:
- Clarify Your Heart’s Desire
- Request Help from the Divine
- Love Yourself Well
- Focus on Friendship
- Imagine the Best
On another note:
Fan blades remind me of flower petals. So I’ve recycled ? upcycled a couple.

Painted with alcohol ink and soon to be a sunflower

This one spins in the wind.
For more Streams of Consciousness, visit our host, Linda G. Hill at
https://lindaghill.com/2020/06/05/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-june-6-2020/
Here are the rules:
1. Your post must be stream of consciousness writing, meaning no editing (typos can be fixed), and minimal planning on what you’re going to write.
2. Your post can be as long or as short as you want it to be. One sentence – one thousand words. Fact, fiction, poetry – it doesn’t matter. Just let the words carry you along until you’re ready to stop.
3. I will post the prompt here on my blog every Friday, along with a reminder for you to join in. The prompt will be one random thing, but it will not be a subject. For instance, I will not say “Write about dogs”; the prompt will be more like, “Make your first sentence a question,” “Begin with the word ‘The,’” or will simply be a single word to get you started.
4. Ping back! It’s important, so that I and other people can come and read your post! For example, in your post you can write “This post is part of SoCS:” and then copy and paste the URL found in your address bar at the top of this post into yours. Your link will show up in my comments for everyone to see. The most recent pingbacks will be found at the top. NOTE: Pingbacks only work from WordPress sites. If you’re self-hosted or are participating from another host, such as Blogger, please leave a link to your post in the comments below.
5. Read at least one other person’s blog who has linked back their post. Even better, read all of them! If you’re the first person to link back, you can check back later or go to the previous week by following my category, “Stream of Consciousness Saturday,” which you’ll find below the “Like” button on my post.
6. Copy and paste the rules (if you’d like to) in your post. The more people who join in, the more new bloggers you’ll meet and the bigger your community will get!
7. As a suggestion, tag your post “SoCS” and/or “#SoCS” for more exposure and more views.
8. Have fun!
June 6, 2020 at 9:21 am
Wonderful uplifting thoughts. Thank you.
June 6, 2020 at 1:59 pm
Thanks, Maggie! I’m very happy to lift up!
June 6, 2020 at 10:39 am
Absolutely love your poem JoAnna… and the Fan I love… 🙂 Congratulations with your New Book too JoAnna… well done.. ❤
June 6, 2020 at 2:08 pm
Thanks, Sue! I’m glad you love the poem. I enjoyed writing it and the book! ❤
June 8, 2020 at 2:50 pm
🙂 ❤ 🙂
June 6, 2020 at 10:51 am
beautiful words, thank you!
June 6, 2020 at 2:10 pm
Thank you, Wendi! I’m glad you liked the words.
June 6, 2020 at 5:14 pm
🙂
June 6, 2020 at 12:32 pm
Beautiful words to encourage more consciousness of every action we bloom.
June 6, 2020 at 1:06 pm
Love your poem, JoAnna. It’s rich with food for the heart and soul–much needed at this time to move us forward in our struggle for racial justice.
I look forward to reading the paperback edition of your new book. I’ve never taken to reading e-books.
Blessings ❤
June 6, 2020 at 2:40 pm
Thanks, Rosaliene. I appreciate your support very much! The paperback should be ready in a week or two. I’m hoping it will be useful in manifesting many hopes and dreams.
June 7, 2020 at 12:37 pm
I believe that every candle that we light dispels the darkness around us. May your book be such a candle!
June 7, 2020 at 8:46 pm
Thank you, Rosaliene, for these beautiful words of encouragement! ❤
June 6, 2020 at 7:04 pm
This is lovely and seriously inspiring, JoAnna.
June 6, 2020 at 9:22 pm
Thank you, Laura. That means a lot.
June 6, 2020 at 10:22 pm
What a lovely poem!
June 7, 2020 at 8:10 pm
Thank you so much! I enjoyed how it flowed. Glad you liked it!
June 7, 2020 at 8:51 am
Very well expressed.
June 7, 2020 at 8:37 pm
Thank you very much, Derrick!
June 7, 2020 at 10:02 am
Send to the universe what you want it to send to you.
June 7, 2020 at 8:44 pm
Yes! Thank you, Eliza!
June 9, 2020 at 8:06 am
Ah … thank you for sharing such beautifully composed words of peace! Congrats on your new book, too!
June 9, 2020 at 6:28 pm
Thanks, Shelley! Glad you liked the peace words.
June 15, 2020 at 7:41 am
You’re welcome, yes I did!!!