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Self-Care Isn’t Selfish
Taking care of others requires taking care of yourself. The people around you feed off your energy; managing your own stress is beneficial for them too.
Color Blind (A Poem About Privilege)
I read about George Floyd and couldn’t sleep. The brazenness of it. What it means to say “Black Lives Matter.” I wrote a poem to the White church in America.
I Switched From Evernote to Bear, Then Back
Every Bear vs. Evernote article I’d seen preferred Bear. After using it myself, I disagree. Here’s a different perspective on a great app that’s not for me.
Mindsets Make Reality
Your mindset determines your reality. If you think “everything always goes wrong” it probably will. If you think, “today is going to be great” it probably will.
Mind Your Substitutes
Meaningful work requires momentum, and we often make empty substitutions. What feels productive might be procrastination.
Classify Plants, Not People
April 15th’s Word of the Day is “taxonomy.” This post is about why categorizing or labeling human beings is limiting, lazy, and reduces our humanity.
A Few Things I’m Grateful For Today
Gratitude for the small things is one of our most important strategies for weathering this situation well. 4 things came to mind, and I wanted to share them.
How to Be a Hero
We immediately think of doctors, EMT’s, nurses–anyone working in healthcare right now. but I wanted to go more granular; can any of us be a hero?
1 Decision + 100 Days = Your Art Will Never Be the Same
In 2016, I made a single decision that had massive implications for both my art and writing. In this post I talk about the catalyst and how you can participate.
An Introvert’s Guide to Quarantine Bliss
As an introvert, I’m down with social distancing. If shelter-in-place freaks you out, here’s what I would be doing with free time + 17 suggestions for you.
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