Welcome to your ✨Monday Moment✨

Take a deep breath in. Hold it. Exhale.

Pick a colour 🔴 🟠 🟡 🟢 🔵 🟣

Find the moment below with that same colour, then go to the closing moment at the end.

🔴 Take a moment to learn a beautiful word: woolgather (v) 1. to engage in idle or aimless daydreaming 2. to wander and gather tufts of wool caught on thorns and hedges. Do you know someone who’s a woolgatherer? Maybe it’s you? The writer of these Monday Moments most certainly is one.

🟠 Take a moment to think about the last time you attended a gathering. Was it a concert, a movie night, a family get-together, or maybe you have one coming up this week?

🟡 Take a moment to think of five things that you can gather or you loved to gather as a child.

🟢 Take a moment to ponder this verse from a 1648 Robert Herrick poem. What do you think it means? Feel free to pop your thoughts in the comments below.

🔵 Take a moment to think about the perfect foods for a gathering of family and friends. What’s your go-to dish to take?

🟣 Take a moment to listen to the 1974 tune “Gathering Crowds” by British composer John Scott, best known as the closing theme for This Week in Baseball. Close your eyes as the music plays, take a few deep breaths, and let your imagination wander. Picture the gathering crowds—what are they coming together for? What scene unfolds in your mind?

A closing moment to take another deep breath together. Hold it. Exhale. Smile. This week, make time to gather. Whether it’s coming together with loved ones over a meal, pausing to gather your thoughts, or collecting information about something that sparks your curiosity. Gathering allows us to draw from diverse sources and perspectives. It’s a wonderful practice that can help us move forward with greater strength and clarity 🧡

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