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KAREN WALROND :: CHOOKOOLOONKS
leadership consultant • speaker • author • quiet activism champion

 c h o o k o o l o o n k s

a journal about making light by karen walrond

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this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring art as mirror, x-rays of zoo animals, and an almost perfect apple pie.

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this was a good weekKaren WalrondOctober 19, 2018Comment
dare to lead by brené brown (a giveaway!)
dare to lead by brené brown (a giveaway!)

Leave a comment for a chance to win a copy of Brené’s latest book, Dare to Lead.

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friendsKaren WalrondOctober 17, 2018 Comments
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring butterfly wings, an awesome obituary and a Jamiroquai/Bee Gees mashup.

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this was a good weekKaren WalrondOctober 12, 2018 Comments
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring horror movies, Japanese funeral flower arrangements, and cross-stitch for hip-hop.

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this was a good weekKaren WalrondOctober 5, 2018Comment
but i'm thinking of you. yes, yes i am.
but i'm thinking of you. yes, yes i am.

I know I’ve been absent. It’s not you, it’s me.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondOctober 4, 2018 Comments
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring lessons from comedy, winding roads, and Daryl Hall & Kenny Loggins.

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this was a good weekKaren WalrondSeptember 28, 2018 Comments
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring rugs, trombones and terrifyingly realistic masks.

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this was a good weekKaren WalrondSeptember 21, 2018Comment
on the formation of global view, and honouring heritage
on the formation of global view, and honouring heritage

Between dolls and DNA tests, my worldview has always been global.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondSeptember 19, 2018 Comments
get ready for the light
get ready for the light

Hang in there, friends. Light is coming.

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this was a good weekKaren WalrondSeptember 14, 2018 Comment
make light, season 3, episode 15: lessons from Harvey
make light, season 3, episode 15: lessons from Harvey

It’s been a year since Hurricane Harvey. Here’s what I learned.

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the make light showKaren WalrondSeptember 11, 2018 Comments
this was a good week
this was a good week

Chromophobia, accidental murals, and I’m lovin’ it.

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this was a good weekKaren WalrondSeptember 7, 2018 Comments
make light, season 3, episode 14: pivoting
make light, season 3, episode 14: pivoting

What to do when you know it’s time to make a change, but aren’t sure what that change should be.

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the make light showKaren WalrondSeptember 4, 2018Comment
a riot of colour
a riot of colour

Because sometimes wild colour is how you get the best peace.

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travel, placesKaren WalrondSeptember 3, 2018Comment
this was a good week
this was a good week

Kids meet an opera singer, a drivable LEGO car, and Godzilla.

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this was a good weekKaren WalrondAugust 31, 2018 Comment
make light, season 3, episode, 13: tasting health
make light, season 3, episode, 13: tasting health

Dr. Reeta Achari joins me to talk about what it really means to eat healthy.

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the make light showKaren WalrondAugust 28, 2018Comment
one year later
one year later

It’s kind of like a growing puppy.

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chookooloonks rebuildKaren WalrondAugust 27, 2018Comment
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Heading west at the crack of dawn, to give the closing keynote at an organization’s annual conference. I’ve been asked to talk about resilience, and to specifically tell our Hurricane Harvey story. This is only the second time I’ve spoken of our experience to a live audience, and the first time I’ll actually share the timeline of the last year, from the water entering our home to, well, last week. Many of the images I’m sharing are Marcus’; I wasn’t in a calm enough frame of mind to take photos during the storm. Putting together the talk was surprisingly emotional - I’m more of a bury-it-and-never-speak-of-it-again kinda girl, when it comes to traumatic events. But I suspect doing this talk will be good for me. (I hope it’s good for the audience, too!!) ✨✨✨ #makelight #chookooloonksrebuild
Have you read @brenebrown’s new book, Dare to Lead, yet? It’s SOOO great. And I’m giving away 2 copies in an old-school blog giveaway - go check it out! Link in profile. ✨✨✨#makelight #daretolead
When Alex was little, instead of giving her loose sheets of paper to draw in, I’d buy her journals. I admit the main reason was because it was a tidier way to keep her doodles together, but it had the side effect of giving her a more permanent way of monitoring her own progress. She’s in high school now, and is starting to think about what kinds of things she’d like to study in college. She’s not sure yet, but it will likely be in the arts - architecture, maybe, or graphic design, since she loves and shows some talent in art. Because her school is tiny, they don’t have much of an arts program, so Marcus and I enrolled her in a drawing and painting class at the Glassel Junior School at the @mfahouston. She’s loving the classes, and every week I get to wait for her in the school’s brand new facility, with its incredible atrium, surrounded by sketch artists and painters practicing their crafts. It’s spaces and times like this that make me want to create more. May we all carve out more times and opportunities to be inspired to #makelight by making art. It might be the only thing that saves the world. ✨✨✨
Friends, I'm so thrilled to introduce you to my friend Kim. We met four years ago when I was invited to photograph a youth trip to Costa Rica -- Kim was responsible for all of the kids, including acting as event planner, coordinator and mentor for the trip. Since then, she has become a rock star digital strategist and a badass event coordinator, specializing in leading meaningful travel for individuals and groups. She's also one of the cofounders (along with her love, Kevin) of @JourneyandPlay, a website that's all about destination adventure. And the best part? She's now also working with ME! Kim will be helping coordinate my speaking opportunities, upcoming online courses, and as we grow, future Chookooloonks retreats (gasp!) and I can't tell you how lucky I feel to have her on my team. So please give her a big welcome, and if you have any questions (especially about booking me for an event, or technical questions about the site or upcoming courses), please don't hesitate to drop her a line at kim@chookooloonks.com. SO. EXCITED. ✨✨✨✨✨ #makelight
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