Daily Nourishment for January 9: Reduce It
Daily Nourishment Read Time: 45 seconds
Pause/Prompt/Practice Time: 10 minutes
“I’m really interested in taking information away and reducing it to a minimal amount of information in a painting, and seeing what then comes into focus. It’s amazing how much possibility is in that.”
— Catherine Repko
Pause.
Set a timer for two minutes and look at Catherine Repko’s painting Summers in Connecticut. Notice what comes into focus in this minimalist image.
Prompt.
Write down ten things that you need to do this season or the rest of this month. Then cross things out, reducing this list by at least half. What comes into focus?
Practice.
Set an intention for this month or this season based on the exercise above.
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