In many different contexts, it seems as if things are continually increasing, rising, expanding or growing. We are told the universe grows as though the galaxies are placed on the outside of a balloon that is being blown up indefinitely (until it pops?). We are also told that if you are able to save even …
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Becoming Unstuck
I don't think its a huge secret that I have felt pretty stuck for a long time, like years. There is not a really clear reason why this is. Part of it is overwhelm, laziness, inertia, but a good part of it is external as well. When the pandemic happened, I was relatively emotionally prepared …
The REAL Return of Spring
Here in the Pacific Northwest (USA), we have had one heckuva winter and spring. In a normal year, we would be starting to see daffodils pop up out of the ground right around my birthday in mid-February, a fact that always boggled the minds of my grandparents in Chicago when they were alive. 2021, however, …
Vacation… Whew!
I'm not quite there yet, but as of Saturday morning, I will officially be going on vacation for a week. Dear husband and I are busting out of our tiny home and away from our computers and work for 7 whole days. We are heading to the Olympic Peninsula, one of my favorite places. I'm …
Difficult Week with a Couple of Bright Spots
This week has felt particularly rough for some reason. Daily work is a grind. There is so much to do and maybe enough time, but not enough concentration or attention. I just haven't been able to concentrate consistently. It ebbs and flows. It's as though my mind has a mind of its own! The other …
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Not Wearing Masks, and Now, Not Getting Vaccinated, are the “Man-Spreading” of the Pandemic
I have been thinking a lot about space lately. Not like outer space, NASA, celestial bodies, but space here on earth, especially in cities. Cities work as systems because everyone agrees to take up less space in land for their home, their possessions, etc. Population density is higher for this reason. In cities, the concept …
Fitting in is Overrated
Until only a few years ago, I had spent my entire life believing that there was something inherently WRONG with me. I didn't experience feelings about things like it appeared that other people were feeling. I couldn't do things right, or the way people expected me to do them. I didn't really feel like what …
Resilience – an Update
Every so often, I find something interesting in a "listicle," a published article consisting of a list of things. Personal faves are articles that have collected a bunch of random tweets from average, normal people on a specific topic. In this case, it was a series of different takes on what people were eating when …
Resilience
People usually think of resilience as a positive trait for one to have. If you are resilient, you are a survivor. Resilience allows you to persist in spite of adversity. To bounce back quickly when things go sideways. But what if resilience comes at a cost? What if by focusing on resilience as something to …
Things We Have Lost in 2020 – Band/Music
I play saxophone in a band, or rather, I USED to play saxophone in a band. The pandemic has shut us down, 100% completely for the last year. This has caused a great disruption in my regular weekly routine and my social relationships. The Power Pep Band had just celebrated our 20th anniversary with an …
