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Golden light on the wooden table. A wooden spoon. Dried rosehips and lemongrass waiting their turn. Behind them, white mesh sachets hang like little lanterns. And right in the middle of the scene, my new blue crystal keyboard is catching the light. That is a good morning in my book. I’m writing this on the …
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-vksnw-1ba7e19 Our lives carry this transformative power because our existence is deeply bound to the universe's fundamental rhythm and law—Nam-myoho-renge-kyo (???????). In this reflective meditation, the host clarifies that exploring cross-spiritual metaphors isn't apostasy or conversion, but rather the intentional expansion of personal discernment and grounded living. Drawing upon the stages of the lotus flower …
This morning, I saw a red line on an election map running from West Virginia down through Tennessee to Florida, and my first reaction was fear. Not a polished, measured concern. Fear. I almost freaked myself out thinking I might not be able to stay in a home I love, on Forest Avenue in Chattanooga’s …
The S'mores coffee that arrived yesterday has my family room smelling like a campfire, in the best possible way. It is the Dubai Chocolate-adjacent kind of cozy: sweet, toasty, and very persuasive about staying put with a book. I finished In the Shadow of Eight. I am still waiting for Kate Gosselin’s diaries, Robert Hoffman’s …
I read the election news on my back porch with rosehip clarity tea in one hand and Dubai Chocolate close by. The ritual held steady while the map changed: tea first, then the results. Never the other way around. I voted, I watched the numbers come in, and I let the morning give me room …
What does she say?? Be Kind
Kindness is more than politeness; it starts with how we treat ourselves. Let that sit: I can be kind to myself, and I’ll be kind to others. Very simple. Repeat.
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Book Shop Pick of The Week
The Murderbot Diaries Vol. 1
All Systems Red, Artificial Condition
Martha Wells (Author)
Now an Apple Original series, this volume collects the first two novellas in Martha Wells’s bestselling Murderbot series. Start with All Systems Red, the story that began the Murderbot phenomenon.
