Poetry
For me, one of the many silver linings of pandemic was researching poetry and quotes to share as I facilitated free Live Online Mindfulness several days at week at noon in the midst of the lockdown and reopening.
Poetry and quotes have historically been a facet of the MBSR curriculum, however, guiding the Live Online Mindfulness Sessions and adding an additional MBSR Group (twice/month versus monthly) nudged me to delve deeper into poetry and quotes related to mindfulness.
I found that researching and reading poetry created space for me to sense and feel my emotions, allowing them to rise, be felt and acknowledged, felt so cleansing and grounding.
I thought I would share the poetry and quotes that made its way into my guidance for you to read, explore, and perhaps enjoy as well.
By Title
A Friendship Blessing By John O’Donohue
Autumn Blessing By Kitty O’Meara
Celebrate Yourself By Scott Stabile
Everything is Waiting for You By David Whyte
For the Senses By John O’Donohue
I believe in all that has never yet been spoken By Rainer Maria Rilke
I Double Dare You By Pavi Mehta
In the Time of Pandemic By Kitty O’Meara
In the Time of Pandemic, Part II By Kitty O’Meara
It Takes Courage Author Unknown
Joy Chose You by Donna Ashworth
Kindness (excerpt) By Naomi Shihab Nye
Learning from Trees By Grace Butcher
One Morning By Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer
Paradox of Noise By Gunilla Norris
Peace is This Moment Without Judgment By Dorothy Hunt
Perhaps the World Ends Here By Joy Harjo
Presence By Melissa Shaw-Smith
Send Love, It Matters By Carrie Newcomer
Small Kindnesses By Danusha Laméris
Small Sorrows By Kitty O’Meara
Soft and Unrepeatable By Mark Nepo
Spaciousness Poem by Erin Cowart
The Path to Loving the Life I Am In By Emily Madill
The Patience of Ordinary Things By Pat Schneider
The Peace of Wild Things By Wendell Berry
The Practice of Meditation By Danna Faulds
The Shapes of Leaves By Arthur Sze
The Way It Is By William Stafford
This Poem Should Be a Circle By Mark Nepo
Ways I Have Been a Bad Meditator By Ted Weinstein
We Look With Uncertainty By Anne Hillman
When Giving Is All We Have By Alberto Ríos