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May 2026 Notes

Permission

May brings flowers, the beginnings of fruit, and summer anticipation,

pending on where (and how) you live.

It also offers a sense of permission. Think, Mother May I?

along with the ways we might ask for permission, assume permission,

or wonder when we need permission.

For May, we’ve curated prompts and movements with hope

that you’ll see: you might already hold the permission you need.

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The Movement

Gesturing Request

The Movement: Gesturing Request

Image Credit: Ricardo Gomez
  1. Place hands in front of you, palms together and prayer-like.
  2. Keep the heels of your hands together and lower your hands as far down your body as you comfortably can, extending your elbows out.
  3. Keep your shoulders relaxed (try not to shrug).
  4. Feel the stretch in your wrists.
  5. Move hands back to center, near your chest.
  6. Keeping the heels of your hands together, raise your hands as far as you can above your head, bringing your elbows together.
  7. Keep your shoulders relaxed.
  8. Feel the stretch around your shoulder blades.
  9. Return to center.

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The Musings

Question Permission

Writing Prompt: Explore the idea of requesting permission.

  • Where in your life do you ask for permission?
  • Who do you give power to when you ask for someone else’s permission?
  • Where do you give or offer permission?
  • Can you shift and gift yourself permission?
  • Who gives you permission to write, to create art, to speak your heart?
Image Credit: Marcos Paulo Prado

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