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In my indiscriminate and nearly ceaseless reading, I recently came across something that perfectly articulated my evolving understanding of a concept. I’m paraphrasing, but the gist was that self-care is doing things you don’t necessarily want to do that will enhance your life in the long run (for example, swallowing the vitamins, stretching every morning upon waking, meditating, consuming wisely, physically and otherwise, taking sleep seriously), and the stuff that is instan

I talked a while back about my well-developed ability to pivot, and this week provided a refresher course for both me and the CWP. When a badly sprained foot (pro tip: if you can, take a moment to become fully conscious before responding to a fire alarm) was added to her challenges, we decided to move her to my house temporarily for some rest and TLC. It was a bitter pill for her, who had just the week before taken the proverbial step forward. I watched her vent a little and

Maybe because I’ve been tamping down my horror and apoplexy at the state of our country for so long (lest I start screaming and never stop), I’m finding myself much more irritable about what I consider first world problems lately. Things came to a head this week when one of my accounts was hacked, resulting in multiple payment methods being compromised and untold hours of harrowing efforts at remediation. Once the dust settled a bit (I’ll be sweeping up for weeks, I’m afraid)

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