Hello, reader. How are you doing? Recently I learned that my attention is valuable. I don’t owe it to anyone. In fact, it’s more valuable than gold! Gold grew in many caverns. My attention only grows one place. I had been compulsive about getting back to people. Responsiveness was something I carried too far. Oops!… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you? Yesterday I went to a wild park with Ming. People ride horses there. There are some creeks and a fork of the Willamette River. I went there to sun, rest, and talk to the wind. I showed up in a horrible mood. So sad, missing my mom like hell, peevish,… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? I’m thinking about consent around love. I say I love you to strangers trees my own body parts the sky Parent Earth buildings vehicles friends gravity bodies of water… In romantic relationships, I like to ask for consent because “I love you” freaks some people out. They feel it… Read More »
Hi, reader. How are you doing? I like to desire journal. Please join me in this wellness skill. I want to tell you what I want more of, these days. gratitude first Ming and I gratitude journal every day. I’ve talked before about how important it is to me, to know what Ming is grateful… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? Here are some ideas of how to get along in community. For me and maybe for you. say thank you When someone does something for me in community, including emotional labor, bringing me something I asked for, a ride, an idea that helped, food… I thank them at least… Read More »
Hello, reader. How’s life? I want to tell you about pre-reading scary emails. I have asked mostly Ming to do this for me, over the years. Yes, Ming has a language-related learning disability. But I give them a list of specific questions, and Ming will usually do great pre-reading scary emails for me. I want… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? Did you know Ming is the social one, and I’m the hidden home art witch? Ming goes out all the time without me, so people are asking about me. My preference is to stay home and cook, write, draw and paint, and talk to my dear ones over txt… Read More »
“Is your lox open?” I asked Ming. “Locks?” Ming asked. “Lox!” I said. Ming was in the bathroom, and I sat down on the bed to talk. “Lox like the fish. If your lox was open, I would suggest we bring them with us. And the rice cakes,” I said. We were packing for a… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing these days? Thinking about why we pee… dream I dreamed last night of a former community member; he lives at an assisted living facility these days. He couldn’t talk anymore, but he was happy to see me and Ming. He passed through the dream quietly excited. Definitely he was… Read More »
I wrote an open letter to fairies. It explains a boundary for my emotional-spiritual health. It’s about how I can’t share physical contact casually. Just to clarify– I’m talking about any faeries. Radical faeries in the woods who don’t wear much clothes and celebrate pagan holidays. Faeries who bite. Faeries who speak on the wind,… Read More »