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KAREN WALROND
lightmaker • radiant rebel • total amateur
 

CHOOKOOLOONKS

a journal about making light by karen walrond

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putting a stake in the ground
putting a stake in the ground

What goal are you ready to put your stake in the ground for?

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big plansKaren WalrondJanuary 28, 2019 Comments
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring a s’cool bus, a surfer, and a soft “skeleton.”

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondJanuary 25, 2019 Comments
bigger than all of us
bigger than all of us

Thoughts about the Super Wolf Blood Moon, Martin Luther King Jr., and our responsibility to each other.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondJanuary 21, 2019 Comments
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring Abraham Lincoln, getting naked, and a baby on a hoverboard.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondJanuary 18, 2019Comment
where attention goes, energy flows
where attention goes, energy flows

I seem to have a focus problem.

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random thoughts, how to make lightKaren WalrondJanuary 16, 2019 Comments
the privilege of routine
the privilege of routine

I’m suddenly realizing what a privilege routine is.

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random thoughts, how to make lightKaren WalrondJanuary 14, 2019 Comments
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring an awesome kindergarten teacher, a haunted forest, and a sweet lullaby.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondJanuary 11, 2019Comment
reading on the road:  joyful
reading on the road: joyful

Some thoughts on Joyful, by Ingrid Fetell Lee.

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how to make lightKaren WalrondJanuary 8, 2019 Comment
back to life, back to reality
back to life, back to reality

Excited to figure out what normal looks like again.

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big plansKaren WalrondJanuary 7, 2019 Comments
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring books, paper and the dark side of the moon.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondJanuary 4, 2019Comment
amplify
amplify

I’ve chosen my word of the year. Here’s what it means to me.

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big plansKaren WalrondJanuary 2, 2019 Comment
happy new year!
happy new year!

Happy new year, everyone.

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big plansKaren WalrondJanuary 1, 2019 Comment

keep making light

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daily light

Been a minute since I’ve been on the grid, so I thought I’d share proof of life! Enjoying some quick downtime reading @jenpastiloff’s brand new book Proof of Life (out this week, congrats, Jen!) and I think you should, too.

Just a
Hey lovelies! One for the grid:

@barnesandnoble is having an amazing sale on preorders -- if you haven't yet preordered my book (or even if you have, I don't judge), now's a great time to do so! Simply use the code PREORDER25 at check out. I'll shar
SO EXCITED FOR THIS.

@shannonrwatts, the founder of Moms Demand Action, is a DELIGHT — and her new book, Fired Up, is a manual for Lightmakers everywhere. The world looks bleak right now — join us to learn how you can find your light aga
HEY BOSTON! 

I'll be speaking this week at the Brown Forum for Women in the Law -- an activist-forward law school with impressive alums. This year's theme is "Generations of Justice : Sharing Experiences Across Ages," and I'm honoured to b
 

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