Again Seeker
An {again} seeker like me chases {re} words, the agains of rest, and repeat events that make life interesting.
I don’t think I’ll ever forget the first time I heard this word. I was talking to a man named Kim from Denmark, a country that knows what deep dark at 5 p.m. really looks like in winter. It was the timbre of his voice, the whispered sanctity of the word. Hygge doesn’t exist in…
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I’m cranky today. I had to take a steroid pill to see if it would help me with a case of dizziness from my allergies. It only served to upset my stomach and interrupt my sleep last night. Today I baked a cake, made four frozen meals. Going to bed now just seems like a…
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We waited all day on the dirt to come. Cancelled plans to taste a friend’s BBQ pop up and hear his talented son sing. In the early summer we had to have a drain installed to manage the water that was building up around our foundation. It was our trip to Alaska. Each repairperson I…
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I used to laugh out loud when GPS devices first came out. Their constant “rerouting” mantra nearly drove me crazy. Especially when it sounded like they were constantly stuck … rerouting, rerouting, rerouting, rerouting, rerouting ad naseam. But I’ve found myself rerouting a lot of things lately. For example, right now, I’m sitting in the…
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Resistance is futile. The borg, Star trek Perhaps when it comes to cookies, resistance might be futile. I love a good cookie and was mesmerized tonight by a Martha Stewart Bakes repeat that highlighted Middle Eastern Cookies like Ma’amoul, Iranian Rice Cookies, and Tahini Cookies. (Note: I’m secretly sharing this with you to remember I…
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Do you ever notice that your actions can sometimes completely retract what you say? In professional and personal situations, I recently found my self retracting by omission, busyness, and all out forgetfulness. One meaning of retract is to withdraw or go back on a promise or undertaking. I realized that I was saying to people,…
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Once when I was in Washington D.C., my friend Michele and I went for a walk in search of dinner. We came across a few churches and one had a big white tent. I wondered allowed if it was a tent revival, being from the South and all. Michele laughed. Turns out it was a…
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It’s time to restock the freezer as I’m a little short on frozen assets. I ordered my Imperfect Produce in abundance along with some out-of-size parameters for restaurant salmon and some overstock ground turkey. (Want to try Imperfect Produce? Use this link for $10 off.) I also ordered some aluminum pans with lids so I…
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I’m fairly certain there’s a real difference in rest from exhaustion and the practice of rest. I’m not sure exactly what the difference is — and maybe tonight isn’t the time for me to explore it as fully as I would like. My friend once taught in a Sunday School class that she just had…
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The British use this word when they are no longer needed for a job and then get laid off or “sacked.” But I’m feeling it this year as a volunteer position begins to come to a close. I recognized today at a strategic planning event for an organization that in a lot of ways I…
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