Coaching
always be moonlighting
I’ve had many jobs in my life. Usually two at once. Sometimes even three. It’s been helpful to always be moonlighting at all my jobs, because it offered…
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Mommess
On citing self: academic v. experiential knowing
The greatest teachers of all time rarely cite others to enhance their lessons or prove their validity. Their knowledge comes from experience, and mostly inner experience at that.…
Coaching
Your ordinary, extraordinary life
There is a form if you’d like to share on this topic below. The first part of my life, I wanted to be extraordinary. Driven by a distant…
Mommess
Hemingway, quantum mechanics, and personal inquiry
I think it was Earnest Hemingway who said to write well, start with one true sentence. My true sentences come from my raw, emotional questions and experiences —…
Culture
We can only get insulted if we’ve hidden our real mission
There are Clark Kents all over the place. Example: as a teen, once I became skilled enough as a waitress to do the job (i.e. get the right…
Body & Health
Sock Drawer Philosophy
When I moved in with my husband I had a funny insight about styles of life. I was loading balled up socks into the bottom drawer of my…
Culture
Going Dark, in the Morning, Joe
Note: This post was originally published in 2018 as I watched a decline in the quality of political news on TV. I suggested that a show I loved…
Culture
Abstinence Doesn’t Work
No one’s thrilled by the choices this upcoming election. But I don’t need thrills from my governance – that’s for reality TV. I’m writing to people not planning…
Mommess
responsiveness: in websites and in life
I find myself needing to write every day. The swirl of ideas and realizations are vast and without some expressive outlet. So, I’m giving myself 15 minutes today…
For My Kids
When libraries love you back
I have always loved libraries. Actually, take that back. I used to be afraid of libraries, but now I love them. Growing up on a small island, I…
Creativity
Donut Holes & Superpowers:
probing the philosophy of nothingness in daily life How consciousness works, how it lives, dies, and transforms has been a preoccupation of mine since I was a girl…
Mommess
em dash — • middot
I love punctuation. It has as much to do with the shape and positioning of the glyphs in relationship to words nearby as anything else. Visual, not just…