KAREN WALROND
Home Books Speaking Coaching the make light journal
HomeBooksSpeakingCoachingthe make light journal
KAREN WALROND
lightmaker • radiant rebel • total amateur
 

CHOOKOOLOONKS

a journal about making light by karen walrond

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this thankful week
this thankful week

on gratitude, family & sabbaticals

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how to make lightKaren WalrondNovember 24, 2025
the communal compassion of aspens
the communal compassion of aspens

and bamboo. and fungus. and why we should take a note.

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random thoughts, how to make lightKaren WalrondNovember 17, 2025
a reminder in the desert
a reminder in the desert

and a lesson while losing my breath

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondNovember 10, 2025
how lucky
how lucky

thoughts on diversity

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random thoughts, placesKaren WalrondNovember 3, 2025
stop.
stop.

take a minute.

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big plans, how to make light, random thoughtsKaren WalrondOctober 27, 2025
a new york minute
a new york minute

or, beauty’s where you find it

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how to make lightKaren WalrondOctober 20, 2025
winding down
winding down

questions to begin asking for the coming year

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how to make light, random thoughtsKaren WalrondOctober 13, 2025
an argument for halloweens of yore
an argument for halloweens of yore

a somewhat uncharacteristic rant

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family, random thoughtsKaren WalrondOctober 6, 2025
when a hobby is more than a hobby
when a hobby is more than a hobby

your passions create civilizations

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how to make lightKaren WalrondSeptember 29, 2025
a celebration & a new era
a celebration & a new era

it begins!

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friendsKaren WalrondSeptember 22, 2025
not long now!
not long now!

the celebration of In Defense of Dabbling begins!

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big plansKaren WalrondSeptember 15, 2025
call of home
call of home

marcus’s home county of cornwall

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familyKaren WalrondSeptember 8, 2025
the geography of who we are
the geography of who we are

place influencing person.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondSeptember 1, 2025
disconnection & connection
disconnection & connection

a lesson from a man “down the pub.”

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondAugust 25, 2025
silent power
silent power

In the words of my grandfather

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondAugust 18, 2025
bruce lee’s definite chief aim
bruce lee’s definite chief aim

and how to create your own

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journaling promptKaren WalrondAugust 11, 2025
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words :: images
Hours

daily light

"I’ve been back in Houston for a week, and it’s been one of those weeks where it feels like it’s flown, and also lasted at least few months. You know those weeks? Like, I can’t believe it’s already Friday; also, was
"As I walked around the stalls looking at the work of all sorts of artisans — woodworkers, potters, knitters, bakers, butchers, cheesemongers, to name just a few — I thought, well, here’s one deeply European custom that America
One last look around before locking up and heading back to the US.

Thank you, Bath, you’re beginning to feel like home. ❤️🇬🇧
Last night was my last speaking event of the year — and now I’m free to get into the Christmas spirit! 🎄So today, during a break in the (ever-persistent) rain, I walked into town to check out the Bath Christmas market.

It was mobbed.
I
 

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