KAREN WALROND :: CHOOKOOLOONKS
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KAREN WALROND :: CHOOKOOLOONKS
author • lightmaker • radiant rebel • total amateur

 

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a quick primer for handling overwhelm
a quick primer for handling overwhelm

or, how to keep making light in dark times

should I stay or should I go now?
should I stay or should I go now?

thoughts from a black immigrant woman

power, love, kindness & justice
power, love, kindness & justice

and the potency of militant nonviolence

in defense of dabbling
in defense of dabbling

think of this as a new habit you’ll love to keep.

limbo
limbo

how slow can you go?

sgraffito
sgraffito

letting go of what doesn’t serve

but just look at us holding on
but just look at us holding on

looks like we’re making it.

on welcoming places
on welcoming places

the healing power of refuge and welcome.

we are still here
we are still here

this is all I’m capable of thinking right now.

the joy of democracy
the joy of democracy

seriously: go vote.

gentle persistence
gentle persistence

lessons from the potter’s wheel.

creating charm
creating charm

we need more of it.

the laws of the motion of life (redux)
the laws of the motion of life (redux)

with apologies to Isaac Newton.

refocus your mind
refocus your mind

do the things you love

on intuition
on intuition

or, a nudge from a flame skimmer.

celebrate good times, come on
celebrate good times, come on

don't forget to mark the milestones.

both/and
both/and

Standing in the in-between.

the self-compassion of the desert
the self-compassion of the desert

a reminder of cadence.

making perfect letters
making perfect letters

It's a lifelong obsession.

and she's off
and she's off

with my usual advice.

don't forget how to be interesting
don't forget how to be interesting

Do something, even if you’re bad at it.

just a cup of tea
just a cup of tea

Or is it?

and that's the way it is
and that's the way it is

One foot in front of the other.

a birthday ritual
a birthday ritual

Sometimes you just gotta celebrate yourself.

the light in a hurricane
the light in a hurricane

It happens every single time.

on connection
on connection

A reminder that connection is good for us.

mid-year beginnings
mid-year beginnings

the promise of the summer solstice

making art: in life as in clay
making art: in life as in clay

I’m learning what I can on the potter’s wheel.

cle (continuing living education)
cle (continuing living education)

If it’s good enough for lawyers, maybe it’s good enough for all of us.

sequences, spirals and a literary award
sequences, spirals and a literary award

There’s beauty and magic in this universe.