Mindful Flow

I woke determined find the moments in the day when space and time could open up. The more space, the better to see one’s blind spots. The more space, the better to gain perspective. But but [...]

DAY 3/10 #plentyoftime : It becomes immediately clear that the myth of “not enough time” rolls off the tongue, especially in parenting. But what freedom I experienced today, NOT indulging in this [...]

I fail. And while I’m failing, I waste energy noticing that I’m diving headlong into my to-do list, instead of checking in with my sense of well-being and my need to write, first. Twenty minutes [...]

DAY 1/10 #plentyoftime : Here’s the myth—“never enough time to get it all done.” For the next 10 days, I will not let those myths make decisions for me. Media messaging depends on them [...]

All morning you feel into things, waiting for a message. Some indication of life, creative pulse, consistency. Between the haze of acetaminophen, guaiphenesin, and ibuprophen (day 3 of that [...]

When it’s this cold, sight lines change. Understory hugs the slopes. Hollers and swags your eyes take for granted, suddenly appear deep; foreboding. Trailers, abandoned barns, and houses lost to [...]

 #schooldelay. I don’t panic. It’s truly handy to have a background as an educator. 120 minutes? No prob. I can structure that for a three-year-old with my eyes shut. We start the day and I make [...]

Snow day. River’s been home sick 4 days already. Routines seem a distant memory. I get trapped in trying to keep River and Brad out of my office for a few hours of work, and that’s enough to [...]

This morning the voice is there immediately. I can’t turn it off. It’s the best thing I’ve heard all week. What voice? That writerly one—sometimes narrating the present, sometimes testing out [...]

Today’s habit ran rabbit circles in my head, loud and clear: keeping score. No one likes to admit this about themselves. At least, I don’t. But when the mind is fried and you’re all three [...]