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standards in relationships

I used to think I earned worth by helping others.  Now I know my worth is unconditional.  I still enjoy helping others.  But I exist for myself.  It’s a great time to raise my standards in relationships. Yes, my chosen family member helped me see it was time.  They noticed me giving and giving in… Read More »

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videos lately

Hello, reader.  How’ve you been?  Do you need much entertainment?  I like reading memes on instagram and harvesting them to share with a meme chat I’m on.  Otherwise, I don’t see shows or videos much.  But I watch videos on YouTube sometimes, often videos that help me learn something.  Here are some favorite videos lately.… Read More »

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why I love change

Hello, reader.  How’s it going?  A lot of people struggle with change–especially people with autism.  Yes, people with autism have a reputation for seriously freaking out over the unexpected.  But I’ve been thinking about why I love change. ossification Long ago when I first met Ming, he told me he didn’t want to ossify. “What… Read More »

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this mountain

“Do you think this mountain is our destiny?” I asked Ming. “No, I think bringing the energy of this mountain wherever we go is our destiny,” Ming said. I had pulled tarot cards to ask a few questions.  When I asked Spirit if Ming and I had a destiny on this mountain, I got funny… Read More »

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what I learned by cutting my hair

“How do you feel about your haircut?” my good friend asked me.  This post is about what I learned by cutting my hair. “I feel like my head belongs to me for the first time in my life,” I replied. Wow, I had no idea what that long hair was doing to me.  I thought… Read More »

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why did you journey?

Hello, reader.  How are you doing?  I made a new art.  It’s called Why did you journey? It’s actually a collaboration between me, Ming who drew the trilobite sticker, and a soap company whose packaging I arted over. why did you journey? April 2 2024 marker, watercolor, and Ming-made trilobite sticker on reclaimed product packaging… Read More »

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favorite flowers

Hello, reader.  How are you doing?  What are you favorite flowers?  I met a lady at a cafe who said she’s crazy about flowers. “You wouldn’t know it, looking at me,” she said.  “You’ll have to come back in the summer.” She pushed up her sleeve to show me a big flower tattoo on her… Read More »

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you are what you do

Hello, reader.  Happy leap day.  How’s life?  I interviewed my new friend Jess Coble of the Zero Collective about noise.  I’m proud of how it turned out.  I like what Jess told me about art practice:  You are what you do, so do what you love. Yes, I live by that too.  Please listen to… Read More »

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bamboo

This post bamboo is a letter to my friend, if you would like to see how much I love plants. walk Dear friend, I went for a little walk this morning and looked at the plant I thought was bamboo.  My phone told me that yes, it is bamboo–golden bamboo, the vulgaris.  Bambusa vulgaris.  Looks… Read More »

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Priestess Candace Ross

Hello, reader.  How are you?  Priestess Candace Ross passed over in May 2023.  She’s one of the four mothers on the other side I honored during my Mother’s Day ritual, soon after she died. Lately I’ve been crying because so many mothers I need are no longer among the living.  I can step up and… Read More »