Daily Nourishment for May 5, 2024: Even Problems Have Energy
Daily Nourishment Read Time: 35 seconds
Pause/Prompt/Practice Time: 14 minutes
“What you call work I make beautiful again.”
- Ashley M. Jones
Pause.
Take three deep breaths with a six-count inhale and a six-count exhale. Then set a timer for two minutes and close your eyes and rest.
Prompt.
Read “Photosynthesis” by Ashley M. Jones.
Read it one more time then copy down the final stanza of the poem. While you’re writing down this last part of the poem, notice where the energy is for you in this stanza.
Practice.
Set a timer for eight minutes and respond to “Photosynthesis” and/or the statements and questions below.
—Write what you know about growing vegetables and flowers.
—Write what you don’t know about growing vegetables and flowers.
—What’s one thing a parent or caregiver taught you?
—What are some of your legacies from previous generations?
If you like, use your notes and responses to begin a new essay, poem, story, or letter to a friend.
Want More?
Listen to Ashley M. Jones and Kaveh Akbar on Our Faith in Writing
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Upcoming Workshops & Gatherings
—The May Co-Writing Schedule is live. Learn more here.
—SDW Members: Sunday Conversations are happening every Sunday through May 12th from 6:15-7 p.m. CT.
—May 5, 2024: Our next Thoughtful Readers Gathering is with Catherine Ricketts and The Mother Artist will be 5/5 from 5-6 p.m. CT.
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