My mind is mush. But I’m posting something here just to keep my blogging streak alive. If I press “Publish”, it’ll have been 17 consecutive days in a row since I set out to write and publish here for 30-days for my own DIY Writing Challenge. I had no plan Read more…
How can I be a better human to other humans? Especially the ones I truly love? Photo by Mahjur Ahmed on Unsplash
Have you ever wept openly for a stranger before? In the privacy of my car as I drove back home today, I did just this, shortly after I received an email from a blogger I followed with the announcement of her death. The announcement was made from her husband. His Read more…
Happy New Year! Can’t believe it’s the end of another year. A decade, in fact. As we watch the fireworks from our apartment in Austin, my family and I, we are reminded of the differences in experiences where we have resided in our lifetime so far. In the Bay Area Read more…
When tackling a 500 word puzzle, it’s easy to be frightened of beginning a new color scheme in the corner. Much more easier to stick to the familiar, what you’ve already tackled so far fairly successfully. So you leave that corner alone. Yet the secret, I’ve found, is to begin Read more…
Watch and listen to this Alexis Ffrench video to instantly activate your parasympathetic nervous system (turning off the fight/flight sympathetic branch) and feel inspired about the possibilities of life. I recently discovered this phenomenal pianist from the UK while attempting to focus for some work-related writing. Now I’m going through Read more…
One of my favorite things to do in the world is to meander on paths. Where will they take me? Where will they go? Which path to take? Photos of paths serve as portals of possibilities, an invitation of sorts, a prompt. Where will you go? Can you trust that Read more…
There are some soothing videos on YouTube I really like to watch to relax, usually related to cooking, minimalist bulletjournal planning, or knitting. Well, Darrell just turned me onto this guy’s channel: Primitive Technology. Watching his videos is strangely soothing, hypnotic, making you want to go out into the wild Read more…