You could go the sarcastic route: “Livin’ the dream.” Or you could go with the stoic response: “Controlling the controllables.” Or you could just lie: “Great.” Or you could sit down and fill out this short fill-in-the-blank list and take your answer from something you write down here. This list comes from a cool workbook … Continue reading What To Say To People Who Ask How You’re Doing
Word of the Year
Word of The Year My word of the year is Pro. As in Professional. As in Turning Pro, from the Steven Pressfield book of the same name. Pressfield says there are amateurs and there are pros. Amateurs work when they feel like it. Pros work even when they don’t feel like it. Pressfield also has … Continue reading Word of the Year
November 5: Learning My Video Camera
I'm using a new productivity tool these days called Trello. I created a number of boards and lists on Trello the other day to help keep track of all the things I want to do. Cal Newport uses this tool, so I'm predisposed to give it an earnest try. But this is NaNoWriMo month, so … Continue reading November 5: Learning My Video Camera
November 4: The Day After The Election (Vlog)
Day 3: Election Day: Dance with it
On edge. But okay. I picked cards again today. Yesterday I was feeling scared, nervous, anxious, and worried. Today I’m feeling concerned, but optimistic. And also hopeful, and also grateful for what I have. I’m feeling calmly hopeful. And also a little scared and terrified. I love Elizabeth Gilbert. On her Instagram today she told a … Continue reading Day 3: Election Day: Dance with it
Day 2: The Keep Going On Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cs-ju_L9pEQ&list=RDCs-ju_L9pEQ&index=2 So the other day a friend of mine posted this YouTube on her FB page and I opened it and watched it and it made me smile and feel happy. And because it made me so happy, I shared it with the people doing the Fall Challenge with me in my weekly newsletter to … Continue reading Day 2: The Keep Going On Song
NaNoWriMo: Day One. Ka-Bong.
My College Bong I have been avoiding writing all day. I’ve been doing what all great writers do when faced with a scary writing project: Clean. There was this impossible blue Rubbermaid bin tucked way in the back of my closet. It was preventing my new bamboo shoe rack from fitting. It needed it to come … Continue reading NaNoWriMo: Day One. Ka-Bong.
Pandemic Diary: Day 49*
I thought I would be better at this. I thought this was my dream. But these days I can’t seem to get any traction. My life feels floaty and ungrounded. I have things to do, and things I want to do, and things I ought to do, and things I have always wished I could … Continue reading Pandemic Diary: Day 49*
If I Was Smart, I’d Stop Checking Media
I hate the world. I hate politics. I hate Trump. I hate Republicans. I hate Democrats I hate the news. I hate Facebook and Twitter and Instagram. They’re all games. And I have my “teams.” I have sides I “root” for. “And if they don’t win it’s a shame It’s one, two, three strikes you’re … Continue reading If I Was Smart, I’d Stop Checking Media
Feeding the Holy
I got an email from Jamie Wheal of the Flow Geonome project the other day The subject line was: “Feeding the Holy.” He explained that Feeding the Holy is the Mayan concept of how we keep the wheels on the world when they show very real signs of coming off. Here are some of his … Continue reading Feeding the Holy
