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CHOOKOOLOONKS

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a quick primer for handling overwhelm
a quick primer for handling overwhelm

or, how to keep making light in dark times

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how to make lightKaren WalrondFebruary 10, 2025
should I stay or should I go now?
should I stay or should I go now?

thoughts from a black immigrant woman

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big plansKaren WalrondJanuary 27, 2025
power, love, kindness & justice
power, love, kindness & justice

and the potency of militant nonviolence

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondJanuary 20, 2025
in defense of dabbling
in defense of dabbling

think of this as a new habit you’ll love to keep.

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big plansKaren WalrondJanuary 13, 2025
limbo
limbo

how slow can you go?

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family, how to make light, random thoughtsKaren WalrondDecember 16, 2024
sgraffito
sgraffito

letting go of what doesn’t serve

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big plansKaren WalrondDecember 9, 2024
but just look at us holding on
but just look at us holding on

looks like we’re making it.

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familyKaren WalrondNovember 25, 2024
on welcoming places
on welcoming places

the healing power of refuge and welcome.

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how to make light, places, random thoughtsKaren WalrondNovember 18, 2024
we are still here
we are still here

this is all I’m capable of thinking right now.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondNovember 11, 2024
the joy of democracy
the joy of democracy

seriously: go vote.

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how to make lightKaren WalrondOctober 28, 2024
gentle persistence
gentle persistence

lessons from the potter’s wheel.

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how to make light, random thoughtsKaren WalrondOctober 21, 2024
creating charm
creating charm

we need more of it.

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how to make lightKaren WalrondOctober 14, 2024
the laws of the motion of life (redux)
the laws of the motion of life (redux)

with apologies to Isaac Newton.

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how to make lightKaren WalrondOctober 7, 2024
refocus your mind
refocus your mind

do the things you love

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how to make lightKaren WalrondSeptember 30, 2024
on intuition
on intuition

or, a nudge from a flame skimmer.

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how to make lightKaren WalrondSeptember 23, 2024
celebrate good times, come on
celebrate good times, come on

don't forget to mark the milestones.

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how to make lightKaren WalrondSeptember 16, 2024Comment
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Since the year began, I’ve been fastidious about going to the pottery studio several times a week. It’s a sickness, man: I read everything I can about pottery. I watch every video. I even dream about pottery. (I wish I was joking.) An
I'm spending some time at the beginning of the year being a total amateur -- and dammit, it's REFRESHING. ______ Sharing some thoughts over at the Substack about what I've learned about being an amateur -- and how developing a cadence of stepping ou
This past Monday, I wrote the following in my Substack newsletter: "The only thing I’m certain of is that this year, I want to make like a porch light: I want my life and work to signal community, and safety, and welcome, like the quiet g
Happy New Year, lovelies! After a couple of weeks of rest, I'm back. And man, did I need that rest. During my time off, I spent a lot of time thinking about how I want to meet the inevitable challenges coming in 2025, and how I can do so in a way th
 

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