Kobi and I began reading Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May after I came across it on the How to be a Better Human Podcast. The host, Chris Duffy, read the following excerpts: However it arrives, wintering is usually involuntary, lonely, and deeply painful.Yet it's also inevitable. We like to imagine that it's possible … [Read more...] about Falling Leaves, Filled Donuts, and Fierce Grace
My Thoughts
Week 8 – Things are Starting to Get Real
I am not discussing politics here – at least not right here. Perhaps it is a discussion for another post (probably not), or a different cup of coffee (more appropriately in person). But it is not the subject of this weekly recap. It may touch at the edges of it, have whispers of suggestion because, of course, it does. I live in the same world at the same time as you. I know it, … [Read more...] about Week 8 – Things are Starting to Get Real
Week 6 – Getting Up and Going to Work
Today’s writing almost got rescheduled. My book club is reading Becoming Mrs. Lewis by Patti Callahan. I started it yesterday; so far, so good. I feel like I understand Joy Davidson and her struggles fairly well (or, I should say, the Joy Davidson as presented by Callahan). This writing session was already getting worked out in my head, and it all nearly came to a stop when, in … [Read more...] about Week 6 – Getting Up and Going to Work
Week 4…or Month One…or Week 5…or Lessons in Feeding Yourself
I had intentions of going back through my journal to pick out all the things I didn’t get to during my weekly check-ins. Framily, there are a lot of them. I had this idea that I would just hit the high points once a week and do a better job of the rest of it around the 23rd. Except schedules don’t really work that way. I don’t magically have more time once a month than I do … [Read more...] about Week 4…or Month One…or Week 5…or Lessons in Feeding Yourself
Week Three – I am Done with Streaks
So, full transparency - that is NOT what I thought I was going to type as this week's reflection title. Since Thursday, I really thought it was going to be something more around the benefits of getting up and going to work. However, as the words are wont to do, they changed somewhere between my brain and the page. If I have to guess, I would say the change is motivated by … [Read more...] about Week Three – I am Done with Streaks