Picking up the Outfitter 1
On our trip to go pick up our new camper in Eastern Oregon, where we made a new friend and had some good pie.
Life
A tree on the floodplain
Once we recognize that all things are impermanent, we have no problem enjoying them.
'Toxic Positivity'
Resilience isn’t denial. Resilience is acceptance.
Goodbye, Elsa
Today our family said goodbye to Elsa.
Cool Alone
‘We don’t deserve resolution; we deserve something better than that. We deserve our birthright, which is the middle way, an open state of mind that can relax with paradox and ambiguity.’
Be here now
Longing for a remembered state of perfect presence is to not be present with this imperfection.
a pause for appreciation
An early pandemic moment of gratitude.
The Mid-Life Longboard Purchase and Use Lifecycle A Selection of Advice
One of the nice things about wisdom is that it includes learning about your limits. Just get out there, give it a shot, see how it feels, and quit if/when it stops being fun. If it never becomes fun in the first place, put the board up on Craigslist for $25 off retail.
Journals Against Stories
This is about a supplemental habit I’ve picked up to go along with my recent anti-story practice, and it’s also a mini-review of the DayOne app. I’ve known for a while that it’s good for me to have some sort of journaling to help deal with ADHD. I slip in and out of it, and use a variety of means to journal, including this blog, plain text files, and physical notebooks ....
Please be considerate of my neighbors
Thoughts on the way people treat my neighbors down on the Springwater.