Harvesting your insights
Every experience has its element of magic
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"Every experience has its element of magic." ~ Hermann Hesse
This letter contains a Gentle Musings about a self-reflective practice called Harvesting.
Harvesting is an intentional acknowledgment of your growth so that you may bear witness to your own sweet evolution. Creating your own harvesting practice is an act of self-referenced living in this kooky world. The ground of fulfillment is tilled in solitude. This bounty is yours, relish in it!
This is one of my favorite practices ever (and chock full of journaling prompts). I really hope that you enjoy it.
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“Your gathered insights may be simply pragmatic […] they may be introspectively enlightening in no small way, like that you desire to run but don’t feel comfortable doing that alone. This is huge! Running would have a major effect on your lifestyle, and not feeling comfortable doing it alone means that a next step is needed: what friend can be a regular running buddy? Is there a running group to join? Is there an area that feels safe, like the park during the early afternoon or on a track? Harvesting creates a bounty of clarity and possibility. […]
As you take stock, let desires flow: maybe there was a little too much alcohol, and what you’ve really been craving is to make homemade strawberry shrub. Can this be prioritize this weekend, maybe while listening to Cate Le Bon? Tired of soup and craving spicy tacos during this time? Don’t play these things down! They matter and are real forms of being in communication with yourself and your life.
Get creative with crafting your life and approaching shifts, both subtle and major.
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Let yourself go deep. Indulge! Being true to your own secret knowledge (to hark back to Seamus Heaney) needs to be recognized as deeply self-regarding and deeply necessary.
Pour your love back into your own heart during this time.”
Grab your journal, and let’s get into it!
[Hot tip: bookmark this and come back to it on a monthly or quarterly basis as needed]
A harvest practice starts with brewing a cup of tea or something else special and delicious to drink. It can even be the time to try a new recipe of cookies, biscuits, scones... Next month, homemade biscotti is on order.