reflecting on various topics
What image comes to mind the most, for you, when you get to know a person? Is it an onion? Are we onions (like Shrek says)? Are we diamonds- with many facets? Oceans, with levels? Are we neutrons or atomic particles of some kind with multiple magnetic fields surrounding us, constantly shifting boundaries, constantly altering …
sometimes I feel like wearing a sign that says “I am not flirting I’m just friendly”. flirting definition for the purpose of this post: indication of a desire for something to progress beyond friendship I’ve read articles after articles most of my life from adolescence up, attempting to identify what flirting even is. According to …
Gentleness is one of the most difficult postures to have, I think, in a world that likes cut and dry, over-simplicity, immediate results, and is impatient with process and journey. Gentleness is a way of approaching oneself and others with acceptance and curiosity that is not rushed, is not judgmental, is not demanding, is simply …
cwc happens on wednesday afternoons. purpose: to persist along with the horrors hi. here are some things that are currently keeping me going: also walks. I went on a walk the other day. drove out to the elfin forest. it’s really nice right now. I hope you’re doing ok. I’ve been thinking about artists a …
Hi. Drinking green tea again today. I read a post this week in the NYTimes that I thought was excellent. It’s “ The Best Advice I’ve Ever Heard for How To Be Happy” by Jancee Dunn. Here is a (paywall-free) link to it. (In all life-coping strategies, I think it’s important to simultaneously hold space …
Today was relatively calm; I’ve been drinking lots of tea. Been fighting off some migraines. Doing laundry. Had a plumber out to fix a leaking showerhead. Made chicken pasta casserole, bread and asparagus. I’ve been enjoying cooking what I can for the family, even when I can’t eat it. For a long time, I tried …
Yesterday I got to take a drive out to Sweet Springs Nature Preserve and take a miniature hike/walk. It was lovely. There have been a lot of heavy things on my heart, so it was a needed respite. There was a deer! So incredibly beautiful. I found a really interesting tree. I don’t know what’s …
I am now experimenting with “Catharine’s Blog” as a site name. ??!!?? 🫠 ?? what do you think? I’m gonna keep making cwc posts for now on Wednesday afternoons because I’ve noticed it gives me a reason to keep an eye out for positive things to share. So. k thank you for abiding this somewhat …
Good morning. Today is a Green Tea Day ™️. Let’s see. Our tree in the backyard is now green! One positive thing in my life this week was that I started playing the piano again, because of a friend (and her precious cat). I had pretty much stopped playing for most of the past year. …
sitting on a couch on a planet spinning around itself around a sun spinning in a solar system in a galaxy spinning yet in this Gravitron everything feels still and I know my mitochondria are boogie-ing and my protons are proton-ing and my gut bacteria are doing their thing to keep me alive in a …
