Daily Nourishment for February 12, 2024: “Art Is Long” with Longfellow, A Psalm of Life, and More

Daily Nourishment Read Time: 45 seconds
Pause/Prompt/Practice Time: 10-15 minutes


“Art is long, and Time is fleeting.”
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Pause.

Take six deep breaths with a six-count inhale and a six-count exhale.

 

Prompt.

Read “A Psalm of Life” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

“View of Sailboat” by Ernest Lonfellow (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s son), 1856

 

Practice.

Read “A Psalm of Life” one more time.

Make a list of 10 words from the poem that have energy for you right now.

Copy down five lines that are interesting to you for some reason.

Sit with your lists for a few minutes and take notes of observations and anything that comes to mind.

Then write a response to the poem or freewrite for seven minutes.


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