sometimes, this is all we need
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It's Friday Reader, ...and it's been another week out there in our crazy world… it can feel like there’s no way to make a difference, but there always is. We dug into some of that last week with our prompt exploring what we can do at home amidst the dumpster fire out there. Very aware of all the loudness "out there", I took a quiet week this week. A bit of a moody one, to be honest. That time of the month. So I was pretty internally focused - took some naps, did some writing, stared at the wall for awhile. Not asking myself to be anything I’m not in that moment. That's so often the magic we need: letting ourselves just BE. Be angry, or tired or bored. Be happy, proud or grateful. We may think, instead, we should do the laundry or something else important like that, but what if all you need to do is be...? So, with any writing device you'd like, allow this sentence to take you where it will: I can allow myself to be…
May you find moments this weekend to just be you, as you are. Take care, Parrish |
Parrish Wilson Creative
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Reader, sometimes a month is a MOOD and I felt that this morning... Every second Friday I tend to the animals at my son's Forest School - 3 goats and a bunch of chickens - and on this crisp October morning the chickens weren't too keen to head out and needed encouragement. The goats though happily trotted to their paddock, playfully as always. Chickens, goats and kids running. The trees bursting with colour. Today is so October (well, until this afternoon when it's supposed to be like 28...
It's Friday, Reader! The weekend may not mean total rest and relaxation but let's try to give you a little more emotional space for the weekend, shall we? Yesterday I had the privilege of introducing a group of ex-convicts and addicts to the power of therapeutic writing. They really got into it, even the guy who told me he doesn't like writing, nor doing what people tell him to do. But by the end of the hour, he was super engaged and looking forward to our next class in a couple weeks. I make...