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Great Nothingness

Meditative Acrostic for the Dancing with Distraction Challenge!

By Paul StewartPublished 3 years ago • Updated 3 years ago • 1 min read
Top Story - May 2023
Great Nothingness
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Do you feel weighed down by life?

Immerse yourself deep in water

Stop and take a moment

Tilt your head back and float

Relax and let the waves wash over you

Acclimitise yourself to the water

Coalesce with it

Think about nothing but your surroundings

Indulge yourself in the great nothingness

Only then will you feel free,

Not to mention, happy.

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Thank you for reading! I hope this little bit of distraction is as calming as it was to write it!

I posted this in haste and forgot to give a little background about the inpsiration behind it. When I wrote it I was reminded of Donna Renee's awesome The Sensations of Nothingness. You can check it out here:

I actually had forgotten that she used that word in the title, lol, so there we go. If you haven't checked that piece out, definitely do, because it is beautiful and so creative! In fact, while you are there, have a look at the rest of her work too - she's a great writer with a lot of imagination!

The other bit of inspiration was a song called Melt by the British electronic group Leftfield, that I've been listening to recently, well because I listen to it often. But, also because it will be in my Playlist for the Playlist Challenge.

You can take a listen to that song here. It's very relaxing and comprises of some just really beautiful and trippy soundscapes, synths and other loveliness!

Thank you for reading!

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Paul Stewart

Award-Winning Writer, Poet, Scottish-Italian, Subversive.

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