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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
10 minutes to problemlessness
I have 10 minutes to write this post. My goal is to only share truth, and that which helps set people free. This morning I discovered a bevy of
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
Portals: belying space and time since the beginning of space and time
My woods walk today taught me about portals. They appeared like little natural occurrences that reminded me of the way we try to see things about
Truthiness and tricks: the authoritative voice
Ooops. I did it again. Spoke with the "royal we" from the stance of collective truth teller, and my husband called me out on it over pour over coffee
Seeing: a creative’s guide to the senses
philosophical practices in nature -|- the art of trusting your senses The idea to put together this series came this morning in the woods. Most
Body knowledge for the hopelessly articulate
What if your body was talking to you in myths and symbols? What if the myths you know, the dreams you have, the stories playing out in front of
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
Spirits of the Medicine Women
Last time I was up at the hospital getting a routine mammogram, the test happened "behind the veil." The experience was like a dip into the world of
“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
Tracking Freedom
Tracking is an ancient and natural art that brings the tracker physically into the pattern of nature, by materially connecting the seeker and the
always be moonlighting
I've had many jobs in my life. Usually two at once. Sometimes even three. It's been helpful to always be moonlighting at all my jobs, because it
On citing self: academic v. experiential knowing
The greatest teachers of all time rarely cite others to enhance their lessons or prove their validity. Their knowledge comes from experience, and
Your ordinary, extraordinary life
There is a form if you'd like to share on this topic below. The first part of my life, I wanted to be extraordinary. Driven by a distant father who
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
Sock Drawer Philosophy
When I moved in with my husband I had a funny insight about styles of life. I was loading balled up socks into the bottom drawer of my bureau and it
Going Dark, in the Morning, Joe
Note: This post was originally published in 2018 as I watched a decline in the quality of political news on TV. I suggested that a show I loved -
What you see is what you can free
Don't get trapped in a prison of your own making. -W Leitzen
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
When libraries love you back
I have always loved libraries. Actually, take that back. I used to be afraid of libraries, but now I love them. Growing up on a small island, I was
Donut Holes & Superpowers:
probing the philosophy of nothingness in daily life How consciousness works, how it lives, dies, and transforms has been a preoccupation of
website explainer: “the magic bookshelf”
As a 27-year web design veteran, and de facto tech support for many of my clients, I'm often asked to explain what's going on with some aspect of the
Idealism, burnout, and collaborative missions
I've needed to abruptly quit a few things in my life. And each time, my departures have left people confused. In general, I'm an upbeat worker,
the web
As a web-worker myself, I find myself doing this every day; working on the Internet. That's my 'web' and the moniker of my company. Sometimes
The Upside Down of Spiritual Awakening
I used to think of spiritual awakening as a good thing: a sign that someone had accumulated enough spiritual merit to deserve to see behind the veil,
Speculation vs Decision: guarantee certainty and mitigate risk by front-loading choices
My eleven year old wakes up early and likes to go on woods-walks with me most days before school. Today, we figured out when choosing between two
Taking a Hot Second to do The Work
I've come to know Byron Katie's The Work as a strategic identity cleanse, a chance to remove harmful beliefs with surgical precision. If you don't
Ten minutes in an eternal day
I wrote this post in April 2024, but didn't publish it. It is a picture of the difficult 'upside down' frame of mind I lived in for months. Perhaps in
art, science and a metaphysical bullseye
My friend Alix, developed a metaphysical system* over a dozen years ago, that represents people in a simple, meaningful pattern in color. She spent
Showoff
That's right. I'm done acting modest here. The show is off.Woke Wednesday Yoga. For first time in months. I tried pose to rock onto single
So, just how do you sleep at night?
One of these Master Class titles floated through my social media feed that says you should talk to yourself like a friend. Since I've been awakening
The Art Garde of Cinema
Marjorie, Maya, Dance and Champions of the Avant Garde: 16mm women filmmakers I respect a hella lot Marjorie Keller (1950–1994) was a
Collections of an art dilettante
I had a high school art teacher whom I used to bump into in my 20's say to me, "I'm so sorry I suggested you go to that school." She'd drop her head
Teddy Talk
Around 5 years ago, we needed to put down our dog Teddy. My son just today asked me where Teddy really is. At the time we had told our son, “Teddy
Calling all Creators
Our children need our protection not infantilization. It’s time for creators to stop producing trite, dopamine-drippy, algorithmically-oriented
