An easy enough adjustment that makes a big difference. — OK, so that headline is a bit of an exaggeration, but not completely. You’ll see what I mean. The majority of us bathe or shower, at least once a day. During said shower, many of us wash our hair. …

When a mundane route becomes healing and exciting. — wind-whipped, worn the stress of a beautiful day the tired cold of a hair-whipped face dropped shoulders breathe out the day it’s taken it all, my worry, my sad grateful am I to give it all away The Healing Part: Having taken the convertible to work today, I experienced a shift in mood…

This is not the sort of thing you’d expect in America. — I opened my inbox this morning to The All We Can Save Project’s newsletter and thought I was going to scroll through a few uplifting stories about climate-conscious people who are really trying to make a difference. All We Can Save is a book of: “Provocative and illuminating essays from…

Small changes have a big impact. — Each time I find a new way to decrease my impact on Mother Earth, I feel it as a tiny celebration. I have begun a quest to live more sustainably and to become more environmentally conscious. I am not going to say I am doing everything right, and I’m not…

Sometimes we should just take a moment before doing anything. — I woke up this morning to complaints from two people that I adore about each other. What is one to do? I let it sit and got my coffee. As part of my usual morning routine, I opened Medium. At the top of my feed: Heart-Centered Consciousness by Ravyne Hawke…

January Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Hometown Pride” — A party in your mouth: Boudin! Here in southern Louisiana, one thing we’ve got going for us is the food! I’m sure the majority of you have heard of Cajun food. Many equate anything Cajun with “hot and spicy”. While that may be a factor, there is so much more to it than that. Boudin, pronounced…

A letter of gratitude to many on Medium — Dear Friend: Once again, you tug at my shirt tail from across salted ponds, hills, valleys, and plateaus pulling me from the wordless desert whence I have spent the last few moons. I wait for the Muse but she does not come. You have loaned me your hand, gently nudging…

To honor the undiscovered parts of ourselves is life’s work. — Fighting tendencies to run for freedom, holding out for liberation. Run-on sentences — spewing nonsense - heady, wordy, thoughtless creed. Transcription of prescriptions of unintended purposes — mounting attacks against fictitious enemies. All transgressions are from within, walls of glass are walls nonetheless — only trickery to the eye —…

As 2022 comes to an end, one DIY project stands out. — Amanda Laughtland issued a call for submissions for our favorite projects of 2022. I decided to scroll through my pictures as a way to review the year. Who doesn’t capture their DIY projects, right? In 2022 I have worked full-time as an Assistive Technology Strategist, mothered humans and animals, and…