My breath brings me life.
My awareness of breath brings me joy.
My focus on breath brings me peace.
“I know her. She does my favorite Cake in a Mug recipe on YouTube. But, she’s all like ‘It’s so easy..’ and ‘All you have to do is..’ and I’m like, ‘Yeah, except spend a bunch of time after washing the mug and utensils!’
— Beatrix, age 11 watching The Pioneer Woman
Beatrix, age 11, sent me this Memoji
Mom: “What would you do without me?”
Beatrix, age 11: “Um, nothing I guess because I wouldn’t exist.”
My wife, who’s a terrific writer, asks what’s next in the wake of current events taking place in our democratic republic. Need some hope? A rallying cry? She’s got you covered if your ready to do the work and fight the fight.
Wait. What?! The Psychedelic Furs are releasing their first album in 29 years? And the first single sounds, well, like The Furs? Consider me sold!
Loneliness is failed solitude. If you don’t tech your children how to be alone then they will only know how to be lonely.
— Sherry Turkle
It had been a while (4 months!) but I finally updated my /now page this evening. I probably should set up a regular reminder to do this.
mattisms.blog · The first step
“Whatever it is you want to do, take that first important step and see where it takes you.”
In case you were wondering, this is how you sit in a chair and read.
