My daughter tasked me to write a poem on the five elements when I wanted to destress and asked her to give me a writing assignment. Thought it would be fun to share what we did in our poetry time with you all. Five Elements Poem Think of the ever-patient Mother Earth that bears all life to learn Endurance Look at the limitless sky and twinkling, unafraid stars to let your dreams soar high Feel the cool, unbothered breeze nurturing you to know how to give with detachment Let the calm, clear waters and the roaring oceans teach you to balance power with adaptability The blazing fire that burns and persists reminds us to find the light in hardships These are the lessons of nature; Let the ways of Elements guide our lives. Food - Cinquain We also practised cinquain about food - I am posting two versions here. One is written by her, and one by me. Would you like guess who wrote which one and tell me which is your favorite? Cinquain 1 Food Yummy, Delicious Nourishing, Enjoying, Sav...
I have started something called ' intentional slow reading ' this year, as I have been no exception to rising screen addiction, and was also consciously aware of my AI usage. Spending time with physical books, especially books that have been written in the pre-ChatGPT age felt like a natural detox and raised my respect for those authors drastically. They take me to a different space and time, and even if it is not fiction, each thought-provoking line I go through makes me reflect on the originality of the author to have been able to come up with it. And I wonder if we will be left with the capacity for original thought at all anymore with the AI tools. That rant is reserved for another post. So, to sum up, I ended up reading a variety of books, picking one or two or even three at a time, but without any pressure to 'complete', consciously avoiding dopamine or adrenaline triggers. Pace does not matter. The idea is to read slowly, soaking in the words, trying to grasp the...