Daily Nourishment for March 14, 2024: Waiting with Those Who Cry with Heather Christle and Catherine Ricketts
Daily Nourishment Read Time: 30 seconds
Pause/Prompt/Practice Time: 10-15 minutes
"One of the ways Chris loves me is that he waits while I cry. He tells me it will pass. He does not leave. And when the fog lifts he makes space for me to write." - Heather Christle, The Crying Book
Pause.
Set a timer for two minutes and meditate on the scuplture Negro Lament by Hélène Sardeau.
Prompt.
Who do you accompany in grief? Who accompanies you in grief? Write for five minutes about those you weep with, or those who might need you to weep with them.
Practice.
Reread what you've written. Do your words contain an invitation toward action for you today?
Today’s Daily Nourishment was provided by Catherine Ricketts. You can pre-order her new book, The Mother Artist, here.
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