Look About You - by Cody Cook-Parrott (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

A book of 366 secular daily prayers written by Cody Cook-Parrott, author of How to Not Always Be Working and Getting to Center

This book is for anyone who wants to bring their own version of a higher power into their spiritual ecosystem. Written with the seasons in mind, Look About You is a portal into mystery, the unknown, and a tool for cultivating your very own prayer practice.

To be used as a tool alongside your morning pages, recovery literature, and first cup of coffee - coming in at 4 by 6 in this little book is perfect if you want to define your own version of god!

Whether you are new to the concept of spirit and prayer or a longtime devoted god freak, this little book is a powerful addition to your toolbox. Rooted in collective liberation and artistry as a channel to service, when we tend to our spiritual lives our movement and activism work is stronger, our creations have more impact, and we serve to benefit others.

Cultivate creative attention! Discipline as a value! Devotion as a virtue!

Edited by Jaqcueline Suskin

Designed by Alyssa Natoci

Written by Cody Cook-Parrott

Review Quotes

In her poem entitled "Praying," Mary Oliver said, "It doesn't have to be the blue iris, it could be weeds in a vacant lot, or a few small stones..." Cody has managed to channel that moving reminder into this luminous, aching, moving, and beautiful book, one that models what it is to reach for a relationship with God, Spirit, and the divine through beautifully accessible, humble, and honest means. If you are stretching your arms out, looking for those weeds in a vacant lot, or a few small stones, Look About You is a phenomenal compass to anchor you as you get there.

Lindsay Mack, founder of Tarot for the Wild Soul

This book is a new arrival, something poetic and rare in a writer's trajectory; to write about God is an act of submission. It is to hear the call and prepare oneself for the diligent task of being in communion. To share this knowledge is an act of divine ordinance. I'm grateful for their work and deliverance here, daily reminders that God is near. I think of the words of Imam Khaliifah Williams in his final days before his martyrdom, "All Praise Be To Allah In Every Situation." To surrender is an act of will, an act of God. I am grateful for the existence of this work. I will keep it close

Fariha Róisín, author of Who is Wellness For, How to Cure a Ghost, and Survival Takes a Wild Imagination

Look About You touches the most tender part of my creative spirit reminding me each day in itself is a prayer. Each moment a spell we weave together with the hands of god, surrounded by community, and guided by our own intuition. This book is a cloud I get to pluck from the sky when in need of lyrical comfort. There are timeless blessings on every page.

Brandi Cheyenne Harper, author of Knitting for Radical Self-Care: A Modern Guide

Cook-Parrott reminds us that service and abolition begins with a soft willingness to sit with the void and tend to the connection we have with ourselves. With a structured cadence, Look About You gives us permission to surrender to our shared mysteries - at our own pace - through daily meditations. We see that there is no right or wrong way to pray, to create, to wither or regenerate, to rest, to love, to pivot, or to tend.

These prayers beckon us towards non-linear dreaming and offer readers a daily practice of resisting ordinary realms. We find grace in knowing that whether we are falling in or climbing out, we reman tethered to our hearts. We are instruments of magic.

Anna Fusco, author of Unsupervised