Daily Nourishment for May 25, 2024: What Nature Has to Offer Us
Daily Nourishment Read Time: 40 seconds
Pause/Prompt/Practice Time: 15 minutes
“If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden.” - Frances Hodgson Burnett
Pause.
Take six deep breaths with a six-count inhale and a six-count exhale.
Prompt.
Watch these short Instagram Reels from my friend Holly Carlisle about her Seasonal Sketches with flowers and grasses other growing things.
I love this contemplative creative practice so much and I’m thankful for the short informational videos she made.
Another video that shows some of her process for one of her early spring seasonal sketches.
Practice.
Go outside.
Find 15 stems of something, anything, from your garden or yard or a common area.
Or gather 15 leaves. Or 15 rocks.
Or you can buy some stems from Trader Joes. It’s fine.
Or. Google what’s blooming locally right now.
Using Holly’s guidance in the videos linked above, make or draw a seasonal sketch of some sort. Don’t think too much about the result, but give your attention to the process and what this creative practice stirs in you.
Want More?
Grab a cup of coffee or another beverage and explore more from Holly’s Instagram account.
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