Daily Nourishment for June 3, 2024: Start in the Middle with Quotes and Guidance from Austin Kleon
Daily Nourishment Read Time: 40 seconds
Pause/Prompt/Practice Time: 15 minutes
“I think because you’re starting in the middle and working out, the radial pattern tricks your brain into loosening up.” - Austin Kleon
Pause.
Do four rounds of 4/7/8 breathing. Inhale for a count of four, hold your breath for a count of seven, and exhale for a count of eight. Repeat this breathing pattern three more times. Then draw a small picture of a sun on the middle of a piece of paper.
Practice.
Set a timer for seven minutes and write in response to the Set a timer for seven minutes and begin making your own mind map using your sun picture as the center. What ideas have you thought about in the past week? What have you read? What have you written? What has made you curious? What connections have you noticed?
Want More?
Read more from Austin Kleon on mind mapping.
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Upcoming Workshops & Gatherings
—The June Co-Writing Schedule is in the SDW private Google calendar and will be shared publicly very very soon, hopefully. We have co-writing today from 2-5 p.m. CT. Please email me at charlotte@charlottedonlon.com if you have questions or would like more information.
—Become a Member by June 15, Get Co-Writing Free through July 31
If you want to write more and nourish yourself so you can have the writing life you want while enjoying the summer months, the Spiritual Direction for Writers Membership is a great support and resource. Anyone who becomes a new Spiritual Direction for Writers Member between now and June 15th will receive FREE unlimited SDW Co-Writing Sessions through the end of July. (Even if you cancel your membership after June.)
*All existing SDW Members will receive free unlimited SDW Co-Writing Sessions through the end of July. Members who already have a year of Co-Writing will receive a bonus 30-minute checkin 1:1 Spiritual Direction session during June or July.
—A Gift for All New SDW Members
I have several copies of 1000 Words: A Writer’s Guide to Staying Creative, Focused, and Productive All Year Round by Jami Attenberg for my Thoughtful Books Etc. bookshop because this book is fantastic. All new SDW Members who join between now and June 15th will receive a copy of this book in addition to everything above. (This book offer is only available for residents of the contiguous US.)
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