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August 3, 2020

No.431: Mother Culture // August 2020

August brings in the new school year here at the farmhouse and for me, it’s also going to bring in a chance to start again.  I’m tired of the funk I’ve fallen into and I want to counter all of the fear and negativity in the world with things that are beautiful and good.  So I’ve created a little monthly challenge for myself that I’m calling “Mother Culture” with five simple assignments.  I will probably vary the topics every month, but we’ll see.  One day at a time!  Here’s what I’ve chosen for August:

Mother Culture Assignments for August 2020

⬜ ASSIGNMENT #1: Crack open a classic novel.
⬜ ASSIGNMENT #2: Discover and listen to a new musician.
⬜ ASSIGNMENT #3: Read and reflect on one poem.
⬜ ASSIGNMENT #4: Learn something interesting about nature.
⬜ ASSIGNMENT #5: Memorize something: a prayer, a poem, or the lyrics to a song.


I’ll be back with a post about what I’ve learned on the last Thursday of the month.  Feel free to join in with any or all of the assignments or even create your own!  Let’s all seek the beautiful and good together.

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Comments

  1. Torrie says

    August 3, 2020 at 4:47 pm

    This reminds me a bit of what The Daily Connoisseur does on her blog—I'm excited to read about your experiences!

    I'm sorry you've been having a rough time lately–the world can seem so heavy sometimes. Things won't stay like this forever, though! In the meantime, I'm trying like you are to seek out the good and the positive and then staying off the computer and news sites when I need a break 🙂

    • Ashley says

      August 3, 2020 at 5:11 pm

      Yes! I actually just discovered her Youtube channel and while she is WAY more fancy and "chic" than me, the idea is similar. As I have been working on my kids' school plans, I started thinking that I needed an education in good things too, so I gave myself assignments along with them. I was pretty tickled to see The Daily Connoisseur sharing a version of the same! The world could definitely stand to see more beauty, that's for sure.

  2. Laura M says

    August 3, 2020 at 4:49 pm

    Great idea!

    • Ashley says

      August 3, 2020 at 5:16 pm

      I'm excited to get started!

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