Weekly Jetsam 5.28.23

wellness satire, brene brown, money podcast, sarah blondin

I hope your Sunday is as sunny as mine.

Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start of summer here. It seems like each year is either a complete washout or gorgeous and this year it’s the latter. I’m grateful because my body was craving some unscheduled time outside. The end of the week was a little bumpy between allergies kicking my butt one day and a few nights of crappy sleep. I usually fall asleep within 10 minutes of climbing into bed, so after two nights of crumby slumber, I am ready to become a human solar panel and recharge. To that end, I’ll be skipping my Monday newsletter this week and only posting on Wednesday.

How are you spending your weekend? What’s some of your favorite content from the week?

A little photo drop from the week. The colors outside have been stunning. Chowda, my yellow lab, got a little 1-1 time on the beach recently and did not want to pose on the rock. I had a very laidback afternoon on the deck yesterday with my friend crafting bracelets for a concert this summer.

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21st Century Wellness Trends That Were Also Hardships Jane Eyre Suffered

This little bit of satire made me laugh. Give it a quick read.

There’s No Creativity Without Vulnerability

I’ve had a lack of Brené in my life lately. I needed a little bit of a pep talk the other day and so I turned to YouTube and found this video. It’s worth a watch.

Knomii Podcast- Living Rich With What You Have

During my long beach walk yesterday my friend and I were talking about how we are both rewriting and reshaping our mindsets around money. It’s hard work and a path littered with a lot of hidden beliefs. The discussion around spending and values in this podcast episode had me walking around my neighborhood looking at old 1920’s cottages nestled in with massive new builds. I was super curious about the values of each homeowner & in turn myself.

Sarah Blondin- Learning to Surrender Meditation

I know I’ve mentioned

Sarah Blondin

in at least one of my newsletters, but I will continue to sing her praises over and over again. Her words have literally transformed my life. This meditation was just what I needed this week.

Work with continued heart intention, but let go when it asks and take peace in the unfolding that will soon come. Fear is useless in these times.

kai skye

kai skye on Instagram: “I remember sitting with my grandmother when she’d bring out her photo album. She’d lay it across our knees & we’d go through the pages one by one & she’d stop now & then & tell me stories. Often it was about things that weren’t exactly captured by the camera’s eye. Her black cat named Nettie who’d run under the porch. Or her Uncle Karl who’d been to the tavern & stayed out the whole night, so he slept through the picnic. It was easy to see that the photos were markers for the life she lived, even if she was the only one who could see that...
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I’ve never been one for photo albums. Even now, on my iPhone I have to remind myself to take pictures. They’re not really the way I remember things.
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I remember things by making. There’s something about the materials, the paint, the heft of the wood, the incised lines, that anchors me into the moment. Which is why I remember the way the sunlight cut across my work table in Montana when I painted this. The smell of bread baking & the low sound of conversation between Fia & Yoshi from the back room.
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I’m finding different beautiful things here on Cape Cod. Where the light is softer & more luminous. The trill of birds more pronounced than in the West. Seeing Fia each morning as she stretches into her own new way of living. So, I make new things that capture our life here. (Even if I’m the only one who can see that...:-))
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‘quiet beauty’ is available at Flying Edna as a bird & brush print. Link in my profile to get you there…
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with love, kai
#flyingedna #quietbeauty #kaiandfiaskye”

May 18, 2023

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