Why Is It Important To Read Poetry For Happiness?

Why is it important to read poetry?

We're looking at everything as a tool today,

As transactional.

Can poetry be a thing you do for happiness?

Yes.

Read poetry for happiness.

Poetry is the process of making meaning.

You read a poem and you need to see what it means.

What people struggle with today is a lack of meaning in their life because everything is instrumental.

The practice of reading poetry,

It has spiritual energy.

It's like this rich reserve spiritual energy of beauty.

Beauty brings us energy.

And you go through the meaning making process,

Putting pieces together,

Connecting the dots.

You're dealing with ambiguity.

These are real skills.

Do not let AI analyze the poetry you read and ask AI what it means.

Read about it.

Notice what you feel.

It connects you to your emotions and it connects you to making meaning.

Every single day,

We need to make meaning in our own lives.

Poetry is an incredible practice for that.