A Year of Returning to the Still Point

This year asked for a different kind of presence. A still point.

There were moments when forward motion slowed, when the body required care, and when creativity had to soften its grip and listen rather than produce. Loss, recovery, and the quiet work of endurance reshaped how I moved through my days—and how Poetic Resurrection continued to unfold.

What became clear is this: creativity does not disappear when we slow down. It deepens.

What This Year Held

Much of this year was spent tending rather than sharing. Writing became more intentional. Recording became quieter. Some weeks, showing up meant resting instead of creating, trusting that presence itself was meaningful.

Poetic Resurrection has always been rooted in listening—to grief, to perception, to the spaces between thoughts where truth often emerges. This year reinforced that foundation. It became less about output and more about honoring rhythm.

Not as retreat from the world, but as a way of meeting it with greater care.

The Still Point Reveals Itself

From this recalibration emerged The Still Point Minute.

SPM is a daily, one-minute meditation series—sixty seconds of intentional presence designed for real life. It does not ask for transformation or mastery. It offers a pause.

Each meditation is brief by design, created for the spaces between obligations, before sleep, or at the beginning of a day that already feels full. Monthly themes such as balance, presence, gratitude, and peace guide the series gently, without urgency.

SPM is not about achieving calm. It is about remembering it.

Why One Minute Matters

In a culture shaped by speed and constant demand, one minute becomes an act of quiet permission.

One minute is accessible. One minute is sustainable. One minute can shift the tone of an entire day.

The Still Point Minute exists as a companion rather than a solution—an invitation to return, again and again, to what steadies you.

Moving Forward

Poetic Resurrection and the podcast continues as a living practice, shaped by experience rather than expectation. Poetry, reflection, and presence remain intertwined here, offered without pressure to perform or keep pace.

If this year has felt heavy, disorienting, or tender for you as well, know that this space was created with that reality in mind.

You are welcome to return as you are. One minute at a time.

— Sonia