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Manifesto cheat sheet

December 23, 2010 By Alana Leave a Comment

Reverb10. December 23.

New name. Let’s meet again, for the first time. If you could introduce yourself to strangers by another name for just one day, what would it be and why? (from Becca Wilcott, author of Truly, Madly, Deadly: The Unofficial True Blood Companion)

When I saw this prompt last night, my first thought was to skip today. I don’t want another name. I love mine and the fact that it’s difficult to pronounce correctly (particularly for Canadians) has shaped important pieces of my personality. Then I thought I’d write an earnest telling of that shaping. Thankfully, you’ve been spared. This morning I was led to Alex Franzen‘s 2011 manifesto cheat sheet via Dian of Authentic Realities. I fell in love. Here is my version, containing my answer to today’s prompt.

Sensory Surroundings, Sights & Sounds:

POWER COLOR: Orange
TEXTILE: Cashmere
FLAVOR: Coconut
ANTHEM: How Not to Behave (Christine Kane)

Fantasy, Mystery, Magic & Mirroring:

PRETEND BFF: Umm…Danielle LaPorte and John Hiatt
FANTASY MENTOR: Marianne Williamson
TOTEM ANIMAL: Wolf
SPIRIT GUIDE: Dragonfly

Mantras, Monikers & Mind Anchors:

CHOSEN NICKNAME: She-Ra, Princess of Power
CORE WORD: Trust
SUPERHERO SMACKDOWN WORD: Zowie!
STOP IT, DAMMIT: Doubt

Emotions & Electrical Impulses:

GENTLY SPOONING: Grief
MAKING FRIENDS WITH: Joy
CEREMONIOUSLY BURNING: Lack
INVITING OVER FOR TEA: Abundance

Oh, And…

NON-GUILTY PLEASURE(s): fair-trade coffee, coconut oil, Arbonne skincare, highlights in my hair, life-changing non-fiction, my new Vita-Mix, gorgeous cozy scarves, living at the beach with my two great loves.

* I would love to read your manifesto cheat sheet in the comments or leave a link to your blog and remember to check out the brilliant mind behind it all.

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Comments

  1. mark says

    December 23, 2010 at 5:27 pm

    Did I miss Guilty Pleasures? Because mine would be listening to Neil Diamond…

    What a great way to handle the prompt. I may play with this here ‘cheat sheet.’ Stay tuned!

    Oh, and thank you kindly for your encouraging comments that you left today. 🙂

    Reply
  2. Dian Reid says

    December 24, 2010 at 9:24 am

    yaHOOOOzie! awesome answering to the calling of the manifesto cheat sheet =) my guilty pleasure right now is enjoying the rest of the year and clearing any erratic energy in preparation for all the rocking awesomeness that’s to come in 2011.

    and i love your pretend BFFs =)

    Reply

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