Daily Nourishment for May 30: Read Your Life and Greet Your Untold Stories with Guidance from a Quote by Pádraig Ó Tuama
Daily Nourishment Read Time: 40 seconds
Pause/Prompt/Practice Time: 10-15 minutes
“I greet my untold stories, my unfolding story, my unloved body, my own love, my own body. I greet the things I think will happen and I say hello to everything I do not know about the day. I greet my own small world and I hope that I can meet the bigger world someday. I greet my story and hope that I can forget my story during the day, and hope that I can hear some stories, and greet some surprising stories during the long day ahead.” - Pádraig Ó Tuama
Pause.
Take six deep breaths with a six-count inhale and a six-count exhale. Go outside and take another six deep breaths with a six-count inhale and a six-count exhale.
Prompt.
Read the quote above two or three times.
Then read your life. Scroll through your text messages or emails and find one message from the past couple of weeks that stirs your emotions somehow.
Practice.
Use that text messagemor email as inspiration for a new flash fiction story. It can be autofiction, inspired by your reality. But throw in something extra—include at least a splash of fiction.
Set a timer for 10 minutes and take notes or start writing a story with no more than 1000 words.
Want More?
If you’d like some flash fiction inspiration, read some of the stories here and here.
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