Day 1: Letting go

Welcome to 5 days of joy, a free exploration of the power of poetry and mindfulness.

Welcome to 5 days of joy, a free exploration of the power of poetry and mindfulness. I invite you to be open and curious – read the poem slowly, allowing yourself to be present in your body as you do so. If you have time, there are two writing prompts to try out. If you would like to share, you can use the chat function on Substack, or if you’d rather share privately just drop me a note.

With love from Midnight

When the day’s mistakes

are too much to bear

when everything feels

like devastation beyond repair,

remind yourself:

how mystical it is that everyday

the clocks reset to 00:00

The reason they say

midnight is the witching hour,

is because a day rises

from the ashes of the old

embers breathe new life to its fire,

giving us a chance to mend,

a chance restore

all that is broken

and what you thought was lost.

–– Nikita Gill

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Quick prompt

Close your eyes for a moment, and notice what you feel in your body after reading this. Maybe there’s a word or two, a phrase, a mood, that come up. Write them down, even if they make no sense.

Optional writing prompt

Think of one thing you could let go of today. Write about how you will set it free — where will you go, what will you do, how will it feel? Write for 3 minutes.