05/11/2025
Mindful Journalling Prompt.
Read this and see the prompt questions below. If you don’t wish to write, you can still think about this:
Poem by Mary Oliver
When I moved from one house to another
there were many things I had no room
for. What does one do? I rented a storage
space. And filled it. Years passed.
Occasionally I went there and looked in,
but nothing happened, not a single
twinge of the heart.
As I grew older the things I cared
about grew fewer, but were more
important. So one day I undid the lock
and called the trash man. He took
everything.
I felt like the little donkey when
his burden is finally lifted. Things!
Burn them, burn them! Make a beautiful
fire! More room in your heart for love,
for the trees! For the birds who own
nothing – the reason they can fly.
— Mary Oliver
Not sure I could let my plants go. They give and receive love. Not objects or possessions to me, more friends and nature indoors. Most other stuff for sure could go! What does this poem bring up for you? If you could retain only 10 possessions beyond life essentials, what would you keep?
