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Last month I started a new practice. What began as a result of rediscovering my treasure trove of “someday” collage components (words and images I’d spent peaceful hours cutting from old magazines and books) after a bout of quieting has been almost miraculously transformational. And it couldn’t be simpler. Having also found a small Moleskine notebook during my reorganizing binge, I felt suddenly compelled to use it, and decided that I would start each session in my Creatorium

I’ve mentioned Suleika Jaouad several times previously and can’t recommend her Substack (Suleika Jaouad | Substack) or her books highly enough. Each week I’m inspired anew by both her fortitude and her creativity. Something she shared a few weeks ago has not left me; she made a list titled “Things I Keep Wanting and Not Doing”. Not things she’d once wanted and no longer did, but things she thought would be nice, but she hadn’t yet done. She shared that “proximity is a kind of

Me searching for a shred of remaining civility This week, as part of my unremitting quest to dig a bit of joy out of this increasingly desolate hellscape, I treated myself, among other things, to a bestselling book and a blockbuster movie. Both did the trick: providing an escape from reality, enjoyable craftsmanship, and a bit of food for thought. And then I stumbled across the discourse surrounding both (side note: maybe I need to limit my social media consumption even more