Friday Chicken #197: so close so close

In which I cover the good stuff and the hard stuff in my week, trying for the non-preachy, non-annoying side of ritual and self-reflection. And you get to join in if you feel like it. This was a wild ride of a week. A lot of it was pretty sweet, I seem to remember,...

Friday Chicken #189: skirting around

In which I cover the good stuff and the hard stuff in my week, trying for the non-preachy, non-annoying side of ritual and self-reflection. And you get to join in if you feel like it. The hard stuff Too much doing. Not enough exit from doing. Back to back meetings...

A candle and a birthday wish.

A year ago today, I accidentally came up with a just-right-for-me birthday practice. I put it here, of course, and called it a letter from me-today to me-a-year-from-now. And now I just reread it. Thank you, letter. Thank you, last-year-me. Man, I had absolutely no...
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