There has been no end of folks reeling since we've had crazy makers at the helm of our executive branch. The extra work some of us need to do to keep
Renaissance Warriors
I'm going to tell you right now that you are a modern day Renaissance Warrior. This is because you can do many, many things very well. This includes
So, I’m at the grocery store, not buying eggs
I'm seeing young parents wheeling around their kids in carts, and think: I did that. Yeah, I had kids, am still raising them, and I deserve some kind
Diversity
If we experience life through a lens where the people we deal with seem most like us, it's easy to think we have a leg up on navigating our world more
What if I can’t…
What to do when your values thwart change, and a footnote about how no-brand branding is already here. Ever feel woefully self-aware and stuck
Rebellion | emergence from dark into light
Why new voices from the subconscious matter to all of us. I admire teenagers and young people who rail against every day culture and bring new
Terms of Endearment – Patron
And notes on creativity as a practice. Patron = Pat Ron(an additional pat on the head to everyone who supports the work of
Mouse, Mystery, Mouse
Subtitled: Lovers of the Lbrary.1 Today, I worked at the library, where I could set up my laptop and not get tempted to eat lots of pastries,
“That doesn’t happen here”
Feminine Power in the Face of Fighting: A Waitress Story. At 22, I started working as a cocktail waitress and bartender at a jazz club in New
Terms of Endearment – Article
Article = Art + Miracle I've been at a loss how to brand myself as a maker of digital stuffs, so I'm not going to do it.1 And I've also been at
A Prompt for Nature Knowledge
Some days I walk through the woods and wonder "what is nature telling me today?" The answers are always simple. Nature tells me that old
Efficiency: a dangerous game
By design it benefits only a few. Oh my goodness have I loved efficiency. I drank the Koolaid early, and developed my own flavors of
Terms of Endearment – Acceptance
This is a Terms of Endearment (TOE) post. These are words that keep coming up that I find myself re-defining for my own relief, amusement, and
What are your Grace Goals today?
It’s Sunday morning in America1 and the texts from family & friends are coming in. “How can we get through?”“I’m freaking out inside.”“It’s
The Constitution of US
In case you hadn't heard, The United States Constitution was removed from The White House Website sometime within the past 24 hours. All that's left
Gravity & the living force of psychological pressure
A few months back, I lay in my bed around 3 in the morning, watching the shadows of the branches crawling across the ceiling. The craggy shapes were
Surveillance is a feeling
And since it has no love in it, it doesn't feel good: a note to employers (and data brokers) in a digital age. "Peering In" photo of Artist
Participate in a Public | Digital Search Project
I stole this post, screenshots of my own images, and public research project back from my IG account, where the winners of original physical art will
Orienting a Day
I love the term orientation. It's connected to my past and my future. And now all at once. The days I choose to orient around "love" or "hope,"
Mission: Good Will Ambassador
Writing a mission statement, and how waiting tables is as fine an ambassadorship as any outside post. Demystifying entity-speak: Mission &
Tree Hugging Humour, Lychee Trees & Ways of Approach
I need to make this quick, and I'm going for the British spelling to captivate your interest. I've got shopping to do and laundry, maybe even can get
Deep Impact of words, asteroids, and my dad
Or, taking a NASA mission personally Thanks NASA–Love me a fun 404 error.1 I have to admit, when The Deep Impact Mission2 ran an
project project & on demand on you
This is about putting the marketing cart before the horse with Human Design, and it apparently working.1 Oh yes, and moonlighting...And examining
Gail Force
Gail lived with us for several months when I was five years old. Gail was 15 years old at the time, an avid 1970s free spirit, a pot smoker, and
Early Earnings, Archetypes, and Your Personal Way to Wealth
(with an obsessive case study in American Politics) The archetypes1 represented in your earliest "receptive" associations are a powerful way
Through Lines, Titles, & Hiding While Seeking
Thoughts on being an artist and privacy. As an artist who expresses herself through the medium of digital construction, I'd like to introduce
Ordinary Abortion Story
If you know me at all, you know I try to let my work speak for itself, and I don’t like to reveal myself clearly online. It’s scary for me to be 'out
The Name of the Game
Ever wake up with a song in your mind for no apparent reason? Today was one of those, and here it is by ABBA. The song couldn't be more on target with
Hosting Hos: an explainer
In my professional life, I've been one heck of a website ho. Stewarding website after website, using my pro tools and licenses and caring for dozens
Word
Words explain my world to me, and I'm guessing I'm not alone. What I mean is that every definition is steeped in memory of when I first learned the
Stale questions, fresh answers
I'm treating myself to some new questions in my self-styled spa day today, because my old questions haven't been serving up much joy or love. I
Seeing vs sighting: a creative’s guide to perspective
Axes, dimensions, observers, and the role of inner perspective. As a girl, one day while standing on the side of a cliff looking out over the
The Living Legacy™ Worksheet
What if you could discover your life's natural purpose in 5 minutes? This is the original Living Legacy Worksheet, written around Y2K. I just had
“non-specified spiritual experience “
And the origin of new beliefs: a head-on, common-sense take on cracking up "Non-specified spiritual experience" (NSSE) was the language my
marketing: is it human trafficking?
What does marketing and advertising do? It moves people, psychologically, economically — and often physically — to do something. A
Hemingway, quantum mechanics, and personal inquiry
I think it was Earnest Hemingway who said to write well, start with one true sentence. My true sentences come from my raw, emotional questions and
We can only get insulted if we’ve hidden our real mission
There are Clark Kents all over the place. Example: as a teen, once I became skilled enough as a waitress to do the job (i.e. get the right plate to
Abstinence Doesn’t Work
No one's thrilled by the choices this upcoming election. But I don't need thrills from my governance – that's for reality TV. I'm writing to people
responsiveness: in websites and in life
I find myself needing to write every day. The swirl of ideas and realizations are vast and without some expressive outlet. So, I'm giving myself 15
