Template for Refining Self AKA Communing With Soul Beings

Image form the film: "Their Eyes Were Watching God"

take regular baths

(preferably w epsom salt re: magnesium 

[infused w eucalyptus & spearmint] & essential oils re: re: relaxation).

go to yr brother's football game

(he's already asked u once; don't make him ask u again.)

if & when u opt out of his game, go for a run.

write a poem.

listen to music

(preferably songs that augment yr frequency as yr heart rate is already increased...if u went on that run.)

cool down with some relaxing yoga poses in yr backyard

(u r don't need a mat.)

dig yr toes into earth.

wait for yr mother to come home & invite her to break bread 

w u/ (preferably, you'd cook her something tasty & wholesome she's never had before; maybe light a candle & set out pretty dishes [my mommy's favorite r a black marble set handed down by my grandma gilda--some r chipped :/ but we both enjoy the aesthetic of intergenerational communion :)])

rd a book of poetry

(ntozake shange's nappy edges, anyone?)

ask yrself a question.

add something pretty to yr altar.

call up a sisterfriend.

write down a dream.

vacuum yr bedroom floor.

sit still--

in yr vacuum-lines-fresh floor.

sing a song softly to yrself--or loudly--

(i.e., do u feel more bobby byrd ft. james brown

or sade-esque lover's  rock?)

have u tried writing a song? i freestyle mine.

burn some incense & look out your window.

think thoughts of gratitude. then speak them.

go out dancing.

meet your grandma for tea.

recall a funny line from the tao.

take a nap.

call on yrself to dream. 

repeat. sustain. 

add. take away.