Today’s Bloganuary prompt is “What is something you wish you knew how to do?” I glanced at the prompt before bed so it could percolate overnight. Only, since I glanced instead of really focusing, I read it as “what’s something you’d like to learn how to do,” which completely changes my answer. Wishes require no … Continue reading Wishing and doing
We had our windows open Saturday. On New Years Day, in a part of the Northern Hemisphere where it should have been cold, if not freezing, it was warm enough to air the house out. I walked the floors in bare feet and short sleeves. What I wanted to do was cup a warm mug … Continue reading Leaning into winter
Data scientist Martin Remy once gave a talk about how we can grow our capability. He drew a picture with a small center circle, then another circle around that one, and a third, larger circle that encompassed both. The center circle he colored yellow and named it the comfort zone. The outer ring, he colored … Continue reading It’s time to make my comfort zone bigger
I generated a lot of negative self-talk about my writing in 2021. I didn’t blog as much as I wanted to. I didn’t write as much as I wanted to. I don’t know what to write about. I write about the same things over and over again. I write too much about myself. I’m boring. … Continue reading Writing in 2021
My reading life in 2021 was rich and satisfying. I found authors who, after reading a couple of their books, I want to read everything they’ve written (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Lauren Groff). I delighted in Nigerian literature (I loved Tomi Adeyemi’s Legacy of Orïsha series). I read books that awed me with their execution (Ducks, … Continue reading Reading in 2021
I felt… weird yesterday. I am continually in awe of biology: that a diminutive acorn turns into a stately oak tree, that spiders make silk in their bodies and spin webs to catch their food, that we exist. I am in awe that I helped make and grow a person. On our son’s birthday — … Continue reading Our firstborn turned 18 yesterday
Butterfly Mind 