Daily Nourishment for May 10, 2024: Magnify Your Spirit
Daily Nourishment Read Time: 45 seconds
Pause/Prompt/Practice Time: 12 minutes
“I believe in movement. I believe in that lighthearted balloon, the world. I believe in midnight and the hour of noon. But what else do I believe in? Sometimes everything. Sometimes nothing.” - Patti Smith
Pause.
Do a few rounds of a breath prayer/meditation using a word that represents something you want to receive during the inhale (peace, rest, freedom, etc.) and a word that represents something you want to let go of during the exhale (anxiety, busyness, oppression, etc.).
Prompt.
“Seek out what magnifies your spirit. Patti Smith, in discussing William Blake and her creative influences, talks about writers and artists who magnified her spirit — it’s a beautiful phrase and a beautiful notion.
Who are the people, ideas, and books that magnify your spirit? Find them, hold on to them, and visit them often. Use them not only as a remedy once spiritual malaise has already infected your vitality but as a vaccine administered while you are healthy to protect your radiance.” - The Marginalian
Practice.
Set a timer for eight minutes and take notes on the quotes above and/or the questions below.
—What do you believe in?
—What do you doubt?
—Which people, ideas, and books magnify your spirit?
—How do writing and creating magnify your spirit?
Want More?
Read “Patti Smith on Time, Transformation, and How the Radiance of Love Redeems the Rupture of Loss”
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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.
—This month’s Revision Stations Designed by Lauren Winner gathering will be on Saturday, May 25th from 10:15-noon CT.
If you have something that needs revision attention, you will not regret attending. Promise.
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