Daily Nourishment for May 27, 2024: Your Face Remembered
Daily Nourishment Read Time: 45 seconds
Pause/Prompt/Practice Time: 12 minutes
“I cannot escape the country of my mind.”
Pause.
Take six deep breaths with a six-count inhale and a six-count exhale while looking at the illustration below of that “depicts people paying tribute at the Tomb of the Civil War Unknowns during the first official Decoration Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in May 1868. (Illustration by C.M. Thomas from Harper’s Weekly, June 20, 1868)”
Practice.
Set a timer for seven minutes and write in response to the image and poem above and the questions and statements below.
Write a few lines of prose or poetry about Memorial Day, death, remembering, and not being able to remember.
Now think a bit about how this day, war, death, and remembering intersects with your creative work and take notes.
How can knowing death’s reality, war, loss, and grief be motivation to write or motivation to skip writing?
What are some specific ways you can remember those who are honored on this day?
Want More?
Learn about The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington
Watch The Changing of the Guard at The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington
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Upcoming Workshops & Gatherings:
—The May Co-Writing Schedule is live. Learn more here.
—Two bonus and complimentary Revision Stations Designed by Lauren Winner gatherings are scheduled for next Saturday, June 1st from 10:15-11:30 a.m. CT and Sunday, June 2nd from 3-4:15 p.m. CT. We had four extra Revision Stations from Lauren that we didn’t get to yesterday, so I’m offering two complimentary Revision Stations gatherings to Spiritual Direction for Writers® subscribers and all SDW Members. If you’re a SDW subscriber, you can sign up by sending an email to me at charlotte@charlottedonlon.com. Anyone who signs up will receive the Zoom link for the Saturday and Sunday sessions. Both sessions will include the same four Revision Station prompts.
Learn more details about these fantastic gatherings here: Revision Stations Designed by Lauren Winner.
Today’s Daily Nourishment was provided by Charlotte Donlon.
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