Consider: When the Edge Gets Closer
5 thoughts on everything and nothing
I had another post written and ready last week, but then the fires started a few miles away and things did not continue as I'd anticipated.
A couple years ago, I wrote "protect the flame" as my mantra for the year. The irony of that feels almost cruel now, but I was trying to name something about my tendency to lose sight of what's essential when life gets loud and complicated.
The line between everything and nothing is incredibly thin. I don't like living this close to that edge, but there's something clarifying about it. Crisis has a way of pointing out what parts of life you actually care about and which parts you've been performing. It shows you where you've been arranging your life into a story that makes sense to everyone but yourself.
Things I'm thinking about, related or not:
The difference between rituals that ground us and habits that just give us the illusion of control. Some practices bring you closer to yourself; others keep you at a safe distance, offe…
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