Odette Press

ODETTE LOVE LETTER

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a weekly written dispatch by kelly odette laughlin of odette press | thoughtful prompts and practices in presence

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18 MARCH: TUNING IN 18.03.2025 11:41

An essay on silence, sound, and tuning in to writing and cooking. SHOP: www.odettepress.us SUBSCRIBE: odettepress.substack.com FOLLOW: www.instagram.com/odettepress WORKSHOPS: linktr.ee/odettepress MORE: www.kellyodettelaughlin.com

11 MARCH: BREATH, NIGHT, MOON 11.03.2025 15:14

A reflection on rhythm, breathing, and introspection in the light of the moon. READ: odettepress.substack.com WORKSHOPS: linktr.ee/odettepress FOLLOW: www.instagram.com/odettepress MORE: www.kellyodettelaughlin.com

4 MARCH: A POINT OF LIGHT 05.03.2025 13:48

A meditation on concentration, focus, starlight, and evening, with prompts for your creative life. READ: odettepress.substack.com SHOP: www.odettepress.us FOLLOW: www.instagram.com/odettepress WORKSHOPS: linktr.ee/odettepress MORE: www.kellyodettelaughlin.com

25 FEBRUARY: DOVE SONG, HEART MIND 26.02.2025 9:11

On early morning, rest and sleep, meditation, and the practice of noticing. SUBSCRIBE: odettepress.substack.com FOLLOW: www.instagram.com/odettepress SHOP: www.odettepress.us WORKSHOPS: linktr.ee/odettepress MORE: www.kellyodettelaughlin.com

19 FEBRUARY: THE HEART OF FOOD 19.02.2025 17:25

A reflection on food, seeing, writing, and running. SHOP: www.odettepress.us SUBSCRIBE: odettepress.substack.com FOLLOW: www.instagram.com/@odettepress WORKSHOPS: linktr.ee/odettepress MORE: www.kellyodettelaughlin.com

12 FEBRUARY: SEEING RED 12.02.2025 13:14

A reflection on art and fierce compassion. SUBSCRIBE: odettepress.substack.com WORKSHOPS: linktr.ee/odettepress INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/odettepress MORE: www.kellyodettelaughlin.com

4 FEBRUARY: THE HEART OF PRACTICE 05.02.2025 23:02

A lyrical reflection on grief, a meditation on breath, and ideas to support your creative practice. SUBSCRIBE: odettepress.substack.com SHOP: www.odettepress.us FOLLOW: www.instagram.com/odettepress WORKSHOPS: linktr.ee/odettepress MORE: www.kellyodettelaughlin.com

29 JANUARY: FINDING YOUR FOOTING 30.01.2025 22:51

Today, a lyrical essay on the grounding force of running and the connections to writing, with a guided embodiment practice and journaling prompts. SUBSCRIBE: odettepress.substack.com SHOP: www.odettepress.us WORKSHOPS: linktr.ee/odettepress MORE: www.kellyodettelaughlin.com

22 JANUARY: HOLDING YOURSELF 22.01.2025 16:39

A meditative essay and reflection on the practice of getting to know yourself. SUBSCRIBE: odettepress.substack.com FOLLOW: www.instagram.com/odettepress SHOP: www.odettepress.us MORE: www.kellyodettelaughlin.com

14 JANUARY: YOUR OWN CORNER 15.01.2025 15:22

A Winter reflection, a play on words, a meditation on reading and writing, with prompts for your writing and practice. WORKSHOPS: linktr.ee/odettepress SUBSCRIBE: odettepress.substack.com SHOP: www.odettepress.us FOLLOW: www.instagram.com/odettepress MORE: www.kellyodettelaughlin.com

7 JANUARY: A POINT BETWEEN 08.01.2025 12:58

On walking meditation, line, and grounding. SHOP: www.odettepress.us FOLLOW: www.instagram.com/odettepress SUBSCRIBE: odettepress.substack.com FOR MORE: www.kellyodettelaughlin.com

31 DECEMBER: ENCOUNTERING EVENING 31.12.2024 7:01

A reflection on walking and wintering. SHOP: www.odettepress.us SUBSCRIBE: odettepress.substack.com ONE ON ONE: kellyodettelaughlin.com/creative-life-sessions

17 DECEMBER: WRITING THE LIGHT 18.12.2024 9:34

A reflection on nights and light in the December season, with journaling prompts for your creative, contemplative practice. SUBSCRIBE: odettepress.substack.com SHOP: www.odettepress.us FOLLOW: www.instagram.com/odettepress MORE: www.kellyodettelaughlin.com

10 DECEMBER: IN A BITE 11.12.2024 12:19

A reflection on taste, slowing down, and abundance of the moment. SUBSCRIBE: OdettePress. Substack.com FOLLOW: instagram.com/odettepress SHOP: www.odettepress.us MORE: www.kellyodettelaughlin.com

3 DECEMBER: RAMBLING 03.12.2024 9:36

"Where does curiosity lead? Where does wonder guide? What visions might unfold in ideation and imagination and the threads of pleasure? I write and slow and walk into the night in the days approaching winter. Page is no longer pressure, but a source of relief. I write about memories, and visions. I write until the sunlight fades, until the pages fill, until the pen dies. I’m rambling , I think, an...

26 NOVEMBER: RAIN, RELIEF 27.11.2024 10:53

A meditation on presence and awareness through the senses. SUBSCRIBE: odettepress.substack.com SHOP: www.odettepress.us WORKSHOPS: linktr.ee/odettepress FOR MORE: www.kellyodettelaughlin.com

19 NOVEMBER: DEPTH OF FLAVOR 21.11.2024 8:55

In which we riff on the heat and transformation of flavor and time, and interdependence, with prompts for your creative practice. SUBSCRIBE: odettepress.substack.com SHOP: www.odettepress.us FOLLOW: www.instagram.com/odettepress WORKSHOPS: linktr.ee/odettepress

12 NOVEMBER: POWER IN FOCUS 12.11.2024 13:27

On meditation and breath as an instrument for living. SUBSCRIBE: odettepress.substack.com SHOP: www.odettepress.us FOLLOW: www.instagram.com/odettepress WORKSHOPS: linktr.ee/odettepress

5 NOVEMBER: PATIENCE AND DEPTH 05.11.2024 7:14

A reflection on lungs and capacity, and a meditation on slow, deep breaths. SUBSCRIBE: odettepress.substack.com SHOP: www.odettepress.us WORKSHOPS: linktr.ee/odettepress FOLLOW: www.instagram.com/odettepress

29 OCTOBER: BIRDSONG, LEAF FALL 29.10.2024 13:15

The season changes, and with it, color, and with the color, a heightened awareness of time passing. In today's letter, a reflection on birdsong, a meditation on sound, on mindfulness and nature as a teacher, about the interconnectedness of nature and our lives, and a practice for deeper your listening. READ: OdettePress. Substack.com SHOP: www.odettepress.us WORKSHOPS: linktr.ee/odettepress MORE:...

22 OCTOBER: BREATHER 21.10.2024 7:50

On breath, practice, and aspirations. SUBSCRIBE: odettepress.substack.com SHOP: www.odettepress.us FOLLOW: www.instagram.com/odettepress WORKSHOPS: https://linktr.ee/odettepress

15 OCTOBER: SKY GAZE, IN WONDER 15.10.2024 8:13

In today's letter, a riff on sky, some prompts for collective awe, and reminders for perspective and breathing. SHOP: www.odettepress.us SUBSCRIBE: odettepress.substack.com SIGN UP FOR WORKSHOPS: linktr.ee/odettepress FOLLOW ON IG: @OdettePress 1:1: www.kellyodettelaughlin.com

8 OCTOBER: TO LOVE OURSELVES IN ACTION 09.10.2024 14:30

In today's letter, a reflection on the practices of affirmation, and embodying our intentions, affirming them into the form of being. For the full experience, connect below: SUBSCRIBE: OdettePress. Substack.com SHOP: OdettePress.us WORKSHOPS: linktr.ee/odettepress LEARN MORE: kellyodettelaughlin.com

3 OCTOBER: BEAUTY IS A PRACTICE 03.10.2024 14:54

On bird, Earth, noticing beauty, and beauty as connector and path to empathy. READ: OdettePress. Substack.com SHOP: www.odettepress.us WORKSHOPS: linktr.ee/odettepress MORE: www.kellyodettelaughlin.com

24 SEPTEMBER: SIMPLE, PLEASURES 25.09.2024 11:59

A stream of boiled water over coffee grounds made in five minutes of quiet. A favorite pen across a page. A brief evening with a friend. A dog barking, some sunset, a grounding sound — some joy, savored. The season arrives. Coolness comes. Already the days diminish in daylight. Already I feel a grief creep in, favoring the full days’ heat and sunlight. Look up to see the glimmer of the river, inst...