20 Things to consider when it’s not going as planned

  1. Always be kind when you are trying to be strong.
  2. Make sure you notice that other people are sometimes selfish assholes, even though they do really care.
  3. Maybe your maybe is a maybe, really, really.
  4. There is no need to stop sleeping.
  5. And then, again, you are made of golden light and a little bit of chocolate.
  6. Send off kisses and see if they return with any sort of zestiness.
  7. Become fierce when you feel like you want to fit in.
  8. Offer always with both hands and notice your emptiness.
  9. Notice the intensity and take it as a sign that “something will happen.”
  10. Surrender Dorothy and Toto too.
  11. Craft the perfect then go for shitty.
  12. Burn down the barn and then stand in wonder.
  13. Delight, if there is delight never dreaming it will end, ever.
  14. Become swept away by tea induced meandering stories.
  15. Proudly declare: “This mess is all because of me.”
  16. Stop, just stop, and then run as fast as you can in the opposite direction.
  17. Keep your eyes tightly shut, encouraging imaginings that have not a wit to do with reality.
  18. Recall how your body responds when anyone plays the flute and plan accordingly.
  19. You are you, that is enough of a riddle, please don’t feel you need to solve more than that.
  20. The end is the beginning.

Bainbridge Island | July 16, 2025

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