Small Wonders: An Offering of Brilliant Playground

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Re-entering the (Working) World
On jazz, terms of endearment, creative play, creative community, and real mail.
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Adrift in Wonder
On delight, Ross Gay, lunes, and WISE instead of SMART goals
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Invite your friends to read Small Wonders: An Offering of Brilliant Playground
Thank you for reading Small Wonders: An Offering of Brilliant Playground — your support allows me to keep doing this work.
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On Awakening, Non-duality, and Our Birthright of Joy
The path is fraught. And full of paradoxes and contradictions.
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December 2024

Awakening to Wonder
On sacred fire, life tables, awakening in stages, making time for what you love, and reflecting on the outgoing year
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Winter Solstice Edition
On the fallibility of memory, dark nights of the soul, pausing at the solstice, and things that can help with S.A.D.
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Elegies and Arias
On Joni Mitchell, savoring the wonder moments, and what the holidays could be.
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Welcome to Small Wonders: An Offering of Brilliant Playground!
I'm so glad you're here.
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Rollercoaster Ride to Surrender
On mortality, surrender, our capacity for wonder even in the midst of misery, and how our tools influence what we create
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November 2024

Thanksgiving Edition
on the magic of gratitude, finding wonder after a rainstorm, and making your own zines
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From wonder into wonder…
On hitting roadblocks, beautifying your creative space, the Tao Te Ching, and Eddie Izzard.
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On Rejection and Other Wonders
On hard times, dealing with rejection and today's book publishing world, and Happyism, my new religion! Plus a wonder spark for you.
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