86. Rest
I have been criticized, mostly by my long time-lover, for not resting more. At the heart of it, rest is primarily about physical and...
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1. We write short autobiographical stories that make for great gifts or self-gifts
2. We write obituaries ahead of death to celebrate life
3. We obsessively draw & write on our bloggy blog
4. We create and sell typography - you can order custom typography or the typography on our blog
5. Oh yeah, and we have authored and co-authored two cool books
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- Sep 13
- 2 min
85. Apologies in advance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.
(1)I was talking to my sister recently about living and loving with a sense of urgency. I often feel a sense of urgency that not everyone...
- Aug 30
- 1 min
82. Friendship Salve
My Grandpa Reding loved Watkins salve. I can still close my eyes and smell it. I love salves because of their unique consistency and...
- Aug 26
- 2 min
81. Redefining abundance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.
(1)One of the things I have appreciated about my recent career change is that I have had to redefine abundance. What is abundance? Living...
- Jul 22
- 1 min
77. Trail Quotes: Being a human border collie
There were four adults and eight boys on our back country adventure. Some of us knew each other well and some of us didn't. This was an...
- Jul 19
- 1 min
76. Trail Quotes: What a girl will do for wipes.
This was a quote I captured on our backcountry adventure as it demonstrates the gravity and importance of wipes in the absence of...
- Jul 15
- 1 min
75. Trail Quotes: a really good day
During my recent back country adventure at Philmont, at the end of every day we sat in a circle and reflected on our day. Philmont...
- Jul 7
- 2 min
73. Light duty living (again)
After a hundred-mile walk in the beautiful mountains and deserts of northern New Mexico, I find myself on a light duty living assignment...
- Jun 15
- 2 min
71. Trust the trail
Ever since falling in love with hiking and forests, I have loved all metaphors associated with the word trail. For me, it translates so...
- Jun 10
- 1 min
70. A neck full of rosaries
I recently met a guy with a neck full of rosaries who didn't have any idea how to pray the rosary. I took the opportunity to help him...
- May 28
- 1 min
66. Finding Joy
I love it when the domains in my life converge. This week, I hand-drew and framed this quote thirty times for a volunteer brunch for...
- May 17
- 1 min
64. Do not slumber
Let's not slumber life away. Let's wake each other up and remind one another of their potential. We were all put on this earth to...
- May 14
- 2 min
63. Damn roomie
Arianna continues "I wish someone would invent a tape recorder that we could attach to our brains to record everything we tell ourselves....
- May 10
- 1 min
62. Finding quiet
I say these words a few times a day to kids that come and go from my office. You can stay here in the quiet. It is one of the luxuries of...
- May 5
- 1 min
61. Imagine...
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.
(2)I get to work with beautifully hopeful teens every day. On a recent trip to NYC, I got to spend some uninterrupted time with my very...
- May 2
- 1 min
60. The most rewarding work of our life
It would be so much easier if people met us where we were. Can you imagine a world where people around you understood your story, your...
- Apr 21
- 1 min
58. I miss our loud house.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.
(1)I find myself missing our loud house. I miss loud dance parties with a larger-than-life toddler on my hip. I miss kids spinning around in...
- Apr 16
- 1 min
57. On being cheerful
I have become fascinated with cheerfulness and how and what it can do to a group of humans or even to our own human heart. One of the...
- Mar 21
- 1 min
56. Waiting
I am bad at waiting. It is something I am consciously working on. I will give my childhood some credit for this #bad_at_waiting trait. I...
- Mar 13
- 1 min
Our Etsy Store is Live.
Our Etsy Store! I will be adding designs regularly but here is a running head start with a few of my favorites. As always, custom orders...
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