Daily Nourishment for September 18, 2024: On Quitting and Not Quitting
Daily Nourishment Read Time: 35 seconds
Pause/Prompt/Practice Time: 13-15 minutes
What if you stopped?
Pause.
Take three deep breaths with a six-count inhale and a six-count exhale. Then set a timer for two minutes and close your eyes and rest.
Prompt.
Make a list of 10 things you could quit. You aren’t committing to stopping anything. You’re just listing things you could stop if you ever decide you want to quit them.
Practice.
Set a timer for nine minutes and take notes on things you’ve quit and haven’t quit over the past few years.
—What have you quit and why?
—What did you quit that you didn’t want to quit?
—How do you decide when to quit and when not to quit?
—How are you different after you quit?
—What have you learned from quitting and not quitting?
If you like, use your notes to begin a new poem, story, essay, or letter to a friend.
Want More?
Read “Happening” by Andrew Shields
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