Miscellaneous written content.
The older we get, the more we realize that time is precious. Once we realize this, the growing pains begin as we start to fear time moving too fast.
As I've gotten older, taking inspiration from 'Inside Out', I've come to terms with the importance of disgust as a guiding emotion.
There's a lot to unpack about what happened in the Texas snowstorm. Read more to hear my response on the matter.
Calliana continues her journey on understanding love & overcoming her fear of it, while finding the balance between loving oneself & others.
Calli Sharrow discusses what she's most afraid of - love and the loss of love - as well as overcoming that fear, and any fear we may have.
What happened last week, and the more we learn about it, is appalling. Some people who had ties to this attack are calling for 'unity'. But without accountability and consequences for the treasonous acts we saw and the threats we are seeing, there can be no unity. Especially when we're being asked to have unity with white-supremacists and neo-Nazis. I refuse to agree to such a thing.
Amber returns with the second part of her 'Pushing Past the Pain' series, where she continues to discuss her experience healing from past trauma and focusing on compartmentalizing things to do so. (Content warning)
We have been granted a reprieve, but don't take it for granted. Use this time to rest and breathe as needed - you deserve it after the last four years. But be ready to get in motion and work hard to ensure the incoming administration works for us - the people - and not themselves. The election is over, but the work has only just begun!
I've come to feel that it's not a mountain we are currently climbing, but rather a river in which we are all caught up in, with twists and turns, rocks and waterfalls. And that we shouldn't be saying "sink or swim", but rather working on floating rather than fighting the current, and also not letting others around us drown.
Music has a profound effect on us, especially when paired with media we are consuming visually. A great example of this is how the music of Game of Thrones adds to the storytelling of the series. Marc Orkins breaks down these effects in his latest essay piece.