Yes a cadence and rhythm veering into the unfamiliar can be disconcerting. “The drum beats out of time” Cyndi Lauper! I had my own “what’s that ticking noise” kind of moment this week, something that had been bugging me for weeks. And I finally got on my hands and knees and troubleshooted and fixed it myself. So for me that idea resulted in a feeling of self sufficiency! Which is important given where we are in our lives right now, with the planned cross country move and etc. these journal prompts resonate with me Amy, I’d like to make a plan to sit down with them this week. Happy spring, I hope you have some bright greens popping up. We do, it’s been very bracing.
Good for you solving the mystery of the ticking and taking care of it! I am glad to hear the journal prompts resonate. I hope some of them are a good fit as you continue to plan and sort through the changes you are getting ready for.
Ahh...my Sunday dose of Amy! I marvel at how your writings meander, like waving a magnet over the sea floor, you pick up weighty bits from all over and somehow manage to attach them to a single thread or common theme.
I hope the hinky blinker light was a quick and inexpensive fix. Good on you for sussing that out!
You sent me on a rabbit trail (no Easter Bunny pun intended) with palimpsest. If I've ever run across the word before, I'd forgotten it entirely. From Greek: palin: again -- and psestos: to rub smooth. I think that is a suitable word for my whole life. Always, the reconsidering, reinventing, trying and trying again over top of the last lessons.
And the deliciousness of this one part of the quote from Suzanne Clark: "as if the trees were dreaming green dreams or thinking green thoughts..."
It's time for tea now while thinking about how I wish I could have asked my mother what I did on my 10th and 20th birthdays. I can remember the other decades, but not that one. So, ask now if you want to remember that kind of thing. :)
You can’t know how much I appreciate that first paragraph, Elizabeth. Thank you. Palimpsest….an absolute favorite, so much so that I almost didn’t tuck it in here. But I am glad that it ended up a pathway for you. I hope the tea was good - and the Sunday. The questions we would and should ask… poignant to think about.
Hi Amy — It sounds like you’re experimenting with outreach and I wanted to let you know about some odd Substack behavior on my end.
Today’s essay is not showing up in my Substack app — neither in my inbox nor under your account. I can get there ONLY if I click through from your email invitation — first to Substack website and from there on to the app. But before I went in via email I assumed you were skipping a week….
Well bummer. That’s very interesting (though not good). Now I have some technical questions (and suspicions and hypotheses)— and a failed experiment, but that’s okay. Not all experiments work.
Thanks so much for letting me know. We should not expect a week off ….
Palimpsest. Marvelous metaphor and thing-in-itself. Love the idea of just letting layers be, rather than forever interrogating parallels. An exercise in that (one that may be of particular interest to you, given your wonderful experiments with line, color, and graphic storytelling): Richard McGuire’s “Here.” Lush. Maddening. Clever. Heartbreaking. At least worth a look. It’s easy and somehow soothing after the palpable anxiety of racing blinkers.
“Here” is an absolute favorite for this discussion. (It has come up for me many times since, but I first encountered it here - https://creativitymatterspodcast.com/2018/08/episode319/ — a show called Translucency. I don’t know what I said back then, but I know I was captivated by it.) — Thank you for reading and for your head’s up today that this post might just fade away.
Here was/is a late discovery for me! Slightly embarrassed to have shared something so obvious, but I had literally just found, downloaded, and “read” it. Can’t wait to listen to your take on it 🥰
Was hoping you wouldn’t take it that way! It is a perfect fit, and I love that you mentioned it. You always have great titles. No need to go back and listen. Pretty sure I just raved about the layers. Have a good week!
I remember hearing the fast blinking signal and being thrown off a bit until I figured out what it meant. (Cars are not my area of expertise at all!) The rapid sound has a bit of a panicky feel to it…and I can be prone to a bit of panic now and then… My husband pointed out yesterday that I have a headlight out. I had no idea. I feel like I should get a signal for that? I should also know better how to turn my high beams on and off…but I don’t drive very often and almost never at night.
I just clicked on the link in the email to get to the post. I have been reading in the app. It seems like a nice app (and it was a treat to hear your voice in this one), but I am still learning my way around it.
I agree! It would make sense if a light being out gave some indication of the problem. Thanks for reading. I think most people didn't click through to read. But I'm glad you had no trouble getting to the post. You might prefer the robot voice at this point!
I would’t prefer any voice over yours, let alone a robot! But your “voice” always comes through in your writing, and I enjoy both reading and listening.
I used the journal reflection prompts tonight. I’ve managed to journal every day, mostly writing with some stickers, for the 100 day project - day 49 complete!
Thank you so much for letting me know that you considered these prompts. That’s awesome about your 100 day project! Congratulations on sticking with it and happy day 50 today! Were you a sticker user to begin with (maybe in a planner)? I am always intrigued — and I see LOTS of beautiful journaling with stickers.
Yes a cadence and rhythm veering into the unfamiliar can be disconcerting. “The drum beats out of time” Cyndi Lauper! I had my own “what’s that ticking noise” kind of moment this week, something that had been bugging me for weeks. And I finally got on my hands and knees and troubleshooted and fixed it myself. So for me that idea resulted in a feeling of self sufficiency! Which is important given where we are in our lives right now, with the planned cross country move and etc. these journal prompts resonate with me Amy, I’d like to make a plan to sit down with them this week. Happy spring, I hope you have some bright greens popping up. We do, it’s been very bracing.
Good for you solving the mystery of the ticking and taking care of it! I am glad to hear the journal prompts resonate. I hope some of them are a good fit as you continue to plan and sort through the changes you are getting ready for.
Ahh...my Sunday dose of Amy! I marvel at how your writings meander, like waving a magnet over the sea floor, you pick up weighty bits from all over and somehow manage to attach them to a single thread or common theme.
I hope the hinky blinker light was a quick and inexpensive fix. Good on you for sussing that out!
You sent me on a rabbit trail (no Easter Bunny pun intended) with palimpsest. If I've ever run across the word before, I'd forgotten it entirely. From Greek: palin: again -- and psestos: to rub smooth. I think that is a suitable word for my whole life. Always, the reconsidering, reinventing, trying and trying again over top of the last lessons.
And the deliciousness of this one part of the quote from Suzanne Clark: "as if the trees were dreaming green dreams or thinking green thoughts..."
It's time for tea now while thinking about how I wish I could have asked my mother what I did on my 10th and 20th birthdays. I can remember the other decades, but not that one. So, ask now if you want to remember that kind of thing. :)
You can’t know how much I appreciate that first paragraph, Elizabeth. Thank you. Palimpsest….an absolute favorite, so much so that I almost didn’t tuck it in here. But I am glad that it ended up a pathway for you. I hope the tea was good - and the Sunday. The questions we would and should ask… poignant to think about.
*Technical Note Only*
Hi Amy — It sounds like you’re experimenting with outreach and I wanted to let you know about some odd Substack behavior on my end.
Today’s essay is not showing up in my Substack app — neither in my inbox nor under your account. I can get there ONLY if I click through from your email invitation — first to Substack website and from there on to the app. But before I went in via email I assumed you were skipping a week….
Well bummer. That’s very interesting (though not good). Now I have some technical questions (and suspicions and hypotheses)— and a failed experiment, but that’s okay. Not all experiments work.
Thanks so much for letting me know. We should not expect a week off ….
*Content Note*
Palimpsest. Marvelous metaphor and thing-in-itself. Love the idea of just letting layers be, rather than forever interrogating parallels. An exercise in that (one that may be of particular interest to you, given your wonderful experiments with line, color, and graphic storytelling): Richard McGuire’s “Here.” Lush. Maddening. Clever. Heartbreaking. At least worth a look. It’s easy and somehow soothing after the palpable anxiety of racing blinkers.
“Here” is an absolute favorite for this discussion. (It has come up for me many times since, but I first encountered it here - https://creativitymatterspodcast.com/2018/08/episode319/ — a show called Translucency. I don’t know what I said back then, but I know I was captivated by it.) — Thank you for reading and for your head’s up today that this post might just fade away.
Here was/is a late discovery for me! Slightly embarrassed to have shared something so obvious, but I had literally just found, downloaded, and “read” it. Can’t wait to listen to your take on it 🥰
Was hoping you wouldn’t take it that way! It is a perfect fit, and I love that you mentioned it. You always have great titles. No need to go back and listen. Pretty sure I just raved about the layers. Have a good week!
I remember hearing the fast blinking signal and being thrown off a bit until I figured out what it meant. (Cars are not my area of expertise at all!) The rapid sound has a bit of a panicky feel to it…and I can be prone to a bit of panic now and then… My husband pointed out yesterday that I have a headlight out. I had no idea. I feel like I should get a signal for that? I should also know better how to turn my high beams on and off…but I don’t drive very often and almost never at night.
I just clicked on the link in the email to get to the post. I have been reading in the app. It seems like a nice app (and it was a treat to hear your voice in this one), but I am still learning my way around it.
I agree! It would make sense if a light being out gave some indication of the problem. Thanks for reading. I think most people didn't click through to read. But I'm glad you had no trouble getting to the post. You might prefer the robot voice at this point!
I would’t prefer any voice over yours, let alone a robot! But your “voice” always comes through in your writing, and I enjoy both reading and listening.
I used the journal reflection prompts tonight. I’ve managed to journal every day, mostly writing with some stickers, for the 100 day project - day 49 complete!
Thank you so much for letting me know that you considered these prompts. That’s awesome about your 100 day project! Congratulations on sticking with it and happy day 50 today! Were you a sticker user to begin with (maybe in a planner)? I am always intrigued — and I see LOTS of beautiful journaling with stickers.