Just the thoughts and musings of a middle-aged, aspiring Buddhist, late-diagnosed autistic female genius. You will probably not agree with me, but at least I will make you THINK. The only comments I take are high praise or gently constructive criticism. All others will be duly ignored.
I am 47 years old; I was born in the '70s, y'all. No longer a spring chicken. I've been around the block countless times, but only about 10% of my life has been lived knowing that I am autistic. Oh, I knew I was weird. I mean, it doesn't take long for kids in grade …
Continue reading What about the Times that Burnout Feels like Nostalgia?
I have just had an epiphany. I think I've finally put a few concepts together for something that has NEVER, in my life, made a lick of sense. I had no idea at all what made successful people successful or what they were confident about. Success didn't make sense at all. Most of the popular …
We've been born into your world, not our own. We instinctively reach out to connect with you, to show you we care, but your reactions confuse us. When we speak, it's as though the message we send gets flipped in the space between us, and what you hear and respond to is frightening. We must …
It has been a while, but man, there has been some wicked life shit I've been working out lately. I don't even really know how to describe it, but of course, as expected, things started moving really fast with that last shamanic ritual I participated in and it's been a bit of a whirlwind. First, …
Someone very specific that I know will be VERY happy that I was (finally) inspired to cough this one up; believe me, it was hard going. As I write this brief intro, I'm still not entirely sure how I'll be going about telling this story. A more polished writer might choose not to get meta …
Continue reading THE POST I’ve Been Unable to Conjure for Weeks
If you haven't been living under a rock or have been COMPLETELY insulated from the economy (including not bartering with others who engage in the economy) for the last year, you know we've been experiencing a bit of inflation. Even if you don't really understand what "inflation" means technically speaking, no doubt you've noticed that …
First of all, let me say this post is a distraction; I am a distraction. I never actually wanted anyone to read anything I have written. I'm not good enough, I'm not worthy, and the opportunity cost is too high. In other words, don't pay attention to me; there are so many more important things …
So, folks, it has been a while. Any semblance of a writing "practice" I had built beginning at the onset of the pandemic in March 2020 has left my being due to an intense series of events that have occurred to and around me and my family in the last two months. I will admit …
This question came to me the other day and the more I consider it, the more joy and hope I feel for humanity. Back up, allow me to explain. There are a few things we run into on this planet that are constant, fixed, measurable, do not fluctuate based on time or conditions, at least …
Continue reading How Many Different Ways are there to See the World?
Today is February 1st, the beginning of the second month of the new year 2023. So why am I writing about January now? I'm so glad you asked. I have never been a "joiner." Unlike most people I've known in my life, the way to get me to NOT do something is to tell me …
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