As a young teen, I was voted Most Happy-Go-Lucky in school (but not Most Brainy or Most Likely-to-Succeed - those titles went elsewhere). It was natural for me to notice bright, happy things back then. But by the end of my teens, I realized that the sky does fall sometimes, people are awful ... Read More about I Learned How to Stop Being Anxious (Though I Often Forget This Lesson)
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Seeking Distractions During a Move
I read recently when we're going through a life transition such as a new move or new career, new job, or following a "calling" - things like that - we are so afraid of the changes that we often seek distractions, and perhaps Things We Don't Like. I identified with that. That's what I've been ... Read More about Seeking Distractions During a Move
from one phase to another (goodbye to homeschooling days, but never goodbye to learning)
20 years. For 20 years, I had a job, a career, a calling, a goal a dream to fulfill. 20 years of planning, reading, preparing, studying, teaching, playing, showing, sharing. I am surrounded by memories: the shelves are filled with books that are dear to us. Hundreds of them, I think. Many dozen at ... Read More about from one phase to another (goodbye to homeschooling days, but never goodbye to learning)
Sure, It Would Be Nice to Be Chill and Not Active
It would be nice to turn the music up and ignore the noises I can hear outside. It would be nice to watch dumb shows that don't scretch my mind instead of reading books like Silent Spring or Pig Tales that keep me awake and make me itch. Itch, as in, I cannot ignore them. It would be nice if I ... Read More about Sure, It Would Be Nice to Be Chill and Not Active
I Don’t Want to Be a Mossback
In doing Oregon Trail research for genealogy (a hobby of mine), I came upon an essay written in 1909 about "mossbacks," an unflattering term given to the early settlers of the territory of Oregon and Washington. The term 'mossback' usually refers to a fish or object in nature that remains still ... Read More about I Don’t Want to Be a Mossback
Maybe we can change the culture into handiwork-holding rather than phone-holding
Our 'phones,' as we call them, are little computers, and Quite Useful ones at that! They have, in them, a calculator, map, reviews, inspiration, Mama's texts, and so much more. They're indispensable to us, though many of us wouldn't admit to liking them. And we all agree we don't like to see ... Read More about Maybe we can change the culture into handiwork-holding rather than phone-holding
