In this episode, I’m with my co-host Vicki Atkinson and we are doing a two-part series about podcasting. In this second episode of the two, we are focusing on the mechanics of podcasting. We talk about some of the choices we’ve had to make about where to publish our podcast, how widely to distribute it … More Episode 32: Trying Podcasting Part 2 with Wynne and Vicki
I have been making art for my entire life, but I have gone in and out of how seriously I take the whole thing. At some points I felt like, “eh, this is just this thing that I do that I’m good at, but it won’t lead to anything.” At other points, I have felt like I was put on this planet to make art! For the most part, I have not thought about it in an adequately in-depth way, and I have just historically made art when I felt like it. However, I have recently begun to take my role as an artist in this world much more seriously. Experiencing repeated dating disappointments is what actually led me to start focusing more on my art. So, thank you hot jerks who made me feel not very good about myself! And I’ve been keeping up with a steady art practice for several months now. It’s been grand, and I’d like to share with you a few things I’ve been discovering. … More Keep Making Art And See What Happens
When I was in elementary school, I got an invite for a friend’s birthday party. I should have been excited about the invite, and I was, but I was nervous too. The party was going to be a sleepover. I remember worrying that my friends would figure out my deep, dark secret. I was scared … More Scared of the dark
A couple of weeks ago my son, Mr. D, was really focused on wanting a motorcycle that he described as red and turns into a boat. Expecting this was the fleeting fancy of a four-year-old, I listened, nodded, and told him to show me a picture of what he wanted the next time he saw … More Working for Joy
The other day I got swept up in an interlude of wonder…thinking about a former student and whether or not she was well, and safe. She struggled with an eating disorder and as I got to know her, she made great strides toward recovery but the issues she faced would not be remedied easily and … More “Hold Them in Your Heart With Love”
It seems like these days pass so quickly that we often finding ourselves reading, appreciating the gift of a post, and then moving on too quickly. To extend some of the great notes of the week, we have Well Said Saturdays – bringing a few quotes from recent posts forward. From See-Saw: Seeking Quiet, Seeking … More Well Said Saturdays – August 19
In this episode, I’m with my co-host Vicki Atkinson and we are doing a two-part series about podcasting. In this first episode of the two, we are focusing on what podcasting has taught us about trying. We start by talking about the quote from an unknown author I saw before starting this journey: Your first … More Episode 31: Trying Podcasting Part 1 with Wynne and Vicki
I am going to a darker, maudlin, more personal place today which is incongruous when our theme this month is focused on happiness and joy. I know that many will say that true happiness, even joy, comes from making others happy, from giving selflessly to ensure they are creating joy in another person’s life. For … More Reclaiming Myself
When we brought our daughter home from the hospital as a newborn, her skin was a yellowed jaundice color and she had problems keeping anything down. Infant jaundice usually occurs because a baby’s liver isn’t mature enough to get rid of bilirubin, a yellow pigment of red blood cells, in the bloodstream. The doctor told … More Collecting seashells
We lived in the Philippines when I was a kid. To connect with family back home, my mom used to send tapes to my grandparents. I remember making at least one of those tapes. My mom, brother, sister, and I were up in my bedroom siting on the two twin beds, the door was closed … More Good Mood of the Soul
The Heart of the Matter 