Daily Nourishment for August 15, 2024: The Gift Will Shine
Daily Nourishment Read Time: 35 seconds
Pause/Prompt/Practice Time: 10 minutes
“Let’s put our poems in the Book,
Let’s add what we see to the beautiful list.”
- Gregory Orr
Pause.
Walk outside if you’re able to do so. Then take six deep breaths with a six-count inhale and a six-count exhale. Then take six more deep breaths with a six-count inhale and a six-count exhale.
Prompt.
Here’s a poem from Gregory Orr’s Concerning the Book that is the Body of the Beloved:
Practice.
Which poems (or single lines from poems) have moved you in the past?
Set a timer for five minutes and begin making a list. Then keep your list nearby. In the coming days and weeks, return to the poems and lines that move you.
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