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I write about life, work, people and place. Expect oversharing. Here are some of my most popular essays from my newsletter, The Primordial Scoop.
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Remember You Are Dust
Lent began this week, marking the 40-day journey to Easter.
It’s an important and sombre time for the devout, mirroring Jesus’s wandering in the desert; hungry, alone, paranoid, scared and in emotional turmoil, which is also how about two thirds of the world feels, all the time.
This year, for thousands of people in Ukraine Lent will not be a symbolic experience, but a very literal wilderness.
New Rules for Resil(ly)ience in 2022
The fragility of the pandemic is still here in our bodies and our hearts. We’re carrying that pain into 2022. But that can work for us, too.
What if my loss of resilience is actually a demand to focus my life’s energy on what matters?
This year, I’ve simply let go of any delusions about my time, energy and money, and how I will manage all three.
I’ve done less in a traditional sense, but I feel like I’ve lived a little more.
Death to Perfectionism
When did perfectionism become so desirable?
‘Perfectionist’ has become a byword for a competitive, work hard, type A, productivity-obsessed personality trope.
For some, it seems to have replaced a personality altogether.