Daily Nourishment for January 16: It Will Sound Like Freedom
Daily Nourishment Read Time: 45 seconds
Pause/Prompt/Practice Time: 10-15 minutes
“The artist’s role is to raise the consciousness of the people. To make them understand life, the world and themselves more completely. That’s how I see it. Otherwise, I don’t know why you do it.”
- Amiri Baraka
Pause.
Use the inhale and exhale prompts below for a few rounds of a breath prayer or meditation.
Inhale: My imagination expands.
Exhale: I expand with it.
- Cole Arthur Riley, Black Liturgies
Prompt.
Read the quotes below from Black Liturgies: Prayers, Poems, and Meditations for Staying Human by Cole Arthur Riley:
Practice.
Pick one quote from the images above to sit with for three or four minutes. Write it down a few times in your journal or on a piece of paper. Say it out loud a few times. Take notes or freewrite using the quote as a prompt.
Want More?
Buy and read Black Liturgies by Cole Arthur Riley.
Workshops, Gatherings, & Resources
The Flourish Anyway Creative Soul Series with Workshop Local (with online classes and in-person classes in Birmingham)
Class 1: Flourish Anyway with Wintry Rhythms, Rituals, & Retreats
Class 2: Flourish Anyway with a Sustainable Retreat Practice
Class 3: Flourish Anyway with Lessons from Iconic Birmingham Writers, Artists, & Musicians
Flourish Anyway with Rhythms, Rituals, & Retreats
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