Saturday, Feb 18
“We are formed by little scraps of wisdom.”
— Umberto Eco

THIS WEEK’S LESSON
Wisdom Reading

Today’s Excerpt:
Choose one wisdom quote to read and savor.
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If you’d like to dive deeper, try this contemplative reading exercise from Greater Good. Here is an abbreviated version of the practice:
Gather together with a wisdom text. (Check out the Uplift wisdom library for suggestions.) Start with one minute of silence.
- Read the entire text aloud slowly. Each person can read one or two lines, then pass the reading to the next reader.
- After the whole text has been read, hold silence for one minute to reflect.
- Read through the text again, slowly, passing from person to person.
- Hold silence for one minute to reflect again.
- Each person takes a turn to share one word of the text that stands out, without explaining why.
- Hold a final minute of silence to close.
- If desired, allow each person to share what the practice was like for them or if they had any insights.