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.
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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.
Mr. Harden suggests some courses for his children. I’d send Beatrix to that after-school program.
So far, so good.
“You might look a little like a zombie, or a zombie who walks really slowly, so to prevent looking like an unfriendly zombie, remember to smile a little while walking so that you look like a friendly zombie.”
— Rebecca Toh on walking meditation during a Plum Village retreat
Winter Trees No. 1
The New Generation of Self-Created Utopias – The New York Times
Interesting profile of a subject I’ve long ben fascinated with — intentional communities.