I Want to Be Unproductive & Other Poems

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October 2, 2023 a project of ServiceSpace The truth is, productivity is a by-product of a functional system, not a goal in and of itself. The question is not whether you are productive but what you are producing. - Celeste Headlee - I Want to Be Unproductive & Other Poems Danielle, Coffyn's poem titled, "I Want to Be Unproductive," opens with these evocative lines: "to ponder the meaning of yellow. to listen as summer cicadas sing their final symphony of the season. to dine with friends. to savor course after course. to inhale the scent of San Marzano tomatoes bathed in balsamic brine. to taste vanilla bean gelato and espresso marry on my tongue. to study the morning habits of a neighborhood robin..." Read the rest of the poem along with two others by Coffyn here. { read more } Be The Change For more inspiration, check out this delighteful illustrated post from Grant Snider, "Today I Will Do Nothing." { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Words Can Change Your Brain The Egg: A Short Story By Andy Weir Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention 'New Day's Lyric': Amanda Gorman Paul Farmer: A Life Dedicated to Healing the World Robert Lax: A Life Slowly Lived When the Earth Started to Sing How Newness Enters the World DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 155,055 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More