In no particular order, some things that have brought joy or fascination or relief or solace or amusement or determination in the past week…
Swearing might be good for you—and help with physical pain
Dogs can smell time — this is from 2022 but I was reminded of it when thinking about telepathy and extrasensory perception recently…
"What I strive to understand is how I can learn from him"
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On a cool morning in September of 1987, biologists Warren Parker, Chris Lucash, John Taylor and Mike Phillips left the houseboat on which they were staying in the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge and rode a small Boston Whaler through swampy inlets toward a pen where a red wolf pair was being held. “Calm weather made for a smooth ride,” Phillips…
My daughter cuts up construction paper to make baggies of “emergency confetti” so we always have some on hand, should the need arise 💗
These quadruplet babies making each other laugh (old, not original link, still so joyful and you get the idea!)
My new hat
Realizing Kim Gordon and I had the same idea
Participating in a Lithuanian tradition — burning old lady winter to bring on Spring…
Book Clubs for IRL Community (I’m in 3 right now, each with a very different focus; it’s too many, really, but I’m grateful rn and enjoying them all)
These artists whose work has recently wowed me— Maya Freelon’s “Whippersnappers” installation; Lamorna Ash’s new column, Sacred Texts, in Amulet mag; Normandie Syken’s illustrations and prints, especially this series “Little Red Witch,” one of which I bought in a recent auction to benefit the International Wolf Center
Crying like a baby in shivasana at the end of a lovely specially-organized benefit yoga class on International Women’s Day
Related to above: realizing I am slowly, finally getting stronger and more energetic after a crazily long illness
Making semi-spontaneous mood-based playlists like this one: