The Dragon energy of self-discipline is great and necessary in short spurts, but consistency will get me there happier and less broken.
Author: Kath Thompson
Morning Pages
I still never really know what will happen here when I begin. I often change everything two or three times before I hit Publish. I always think these posts are sooo boring, and question why I persist, but yet I do. It’s like a sick compulsion. It’s like a job nobody hired me to do but I feel I have to do it anyway.
Lighten Up, Buttercup.
Buttercup eats when she’s hungry, sleeps when she’s tired, and doesn’t know what day it is most of the time. The culture doesn’t even know Buttercup exists, or if it does, it doesn’t take her seriously or make any demands of her. Buttercup is a child, according to the culture. Buttercup better grow the hell up.
Winterlude 2024
It starts now. I've gotten myself unpacked, and I've made the best of this beautiful but totally not functional Airbnb in Ithaca.. I'll be here for the next three days. I've brought all my journals from the past year and I'm going to do a year-end review of my hits and misses, wins and losses, … Continue reading Winterlude 2024
Word of the Year 2025
And in this way, I’ll use my “word of the year” as my North Star. Then, when I find myself on the well-worn path leading into the Forest of Gloom and Doom, I can (hopefully) remember my mantra: Lighten up, lighten up, lighten up, and reverse course.
Christmas. *sigh*
It’s not that I don’t like Christmas…okay, scratch that. I don’t like Christmas. Christmas makes me feel like a hostage held at gunpoint, forced to do and say things I don’t mean. “Got all your shopping done? “All ready for Christmas?” Why does everyone SAY this??? No. I am not ready for Christmas. I don’t … Continue reading Christmas. *sigh*
Protect Your Peace: The Benefits of Disconnecting from Media
My posts have been so downbeat lately. First, I was whining about how my eye surgery got FUBARed, Then, the election had me in a total rage. But I’m here this week to report I’m feeling better. I’ve stopped reading the news and going on social media, and it’s made a tremendous difference in my … Continue reading Protect Your Peace: The Benefits of Disconnecting from Media
Hurt People and Political Choices: A Deep Dive
But then Trump came along and gave voice to this rage. He said the quiet parts out loud. What he said sounded bold and outrageous but TRUE! He said what he'd been thinking and feeling his whole life, but could never say because it would get him in deep trouble.
How It’s Been Going Since The Election
I take a shower, do my hair, decide what to wear, and drag myself up the stairs thinking, “How much longer can I do this? What’s the point? Nobody comes, or very few.” I hang up my coat, take off my shoes, and begin setting up the room: pick the music, and light the candles. I dim the overheads. I power on the spiral. It feels so warm, so sacred, so calm. It feels like church. It feels like a world apart.
Entering the Caution: Flammable Era
I am in no condition to write an inspiring blog post today. I am filled with hate and rage. But because I possess the super-power of metacognition and can be aware of my thought processes as I have them, I’ll muzzle myself now and wait until I can talk without spittle collecting in the corners … Continue reading Entering the Caution: Flammable Era