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KAREN WALROND
lightmaker • radiant rebel • total amateur
 

CHOOKOOLOONKS

a journal about making light by karen walrond

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this was a good week
this was a good week

This was a good week:  featuring Sinatra's music, lessons on happiness, and a brand new upcoming ecourse, baby!

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondApril 28, 2017underground railroad, art, erin loechner, happiness, faith, sinatraComment
#tbt: on getting to carnegie hall (or berklee college of music)
#tbt: on getting to carnegie hall (or berklee college of music)

The way to get to either is the same.

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random thoughts, family, placesKaren WalrondApril 27, 2017alex, guitar, guitar lessonsComment
on leveling up
on leveling up

Some of the best get-it-done advice I've ever received.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondApril 26, 2017adviceComment
your time is now
your time is now

There never has been a more imperative time to tap into your own creativity.

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friends, random thoughtsKaren WalrondApril 24, 2017martha redbone, creativity, art, artist Comments
this was a good week
this was a good week

This was a good week! Featuring F-bombs, water murals, and colourful explosions.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondApril 21, 2017OK Go, Kathrine Switzer, Pope Francis, podcasts Comment
#tbt:  let's pretend this never happened (actually, maybe we shouldn't)
#tbt: let's pretend this never happened (actually, maybe we shouldn't)

I mean, good totally did happen.

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friends, random thoughts, how to make lightKaren WalrondApril 20, 2017jenny lawson, let's pretend, maile wilson, laura mayes, celebration Comments
create what you wish to see
create what you wish to see

I got some good advice from a sweet friend a few years ago.  I'm listening to it again.

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big plans, friends, random thoughts, how to make lightKaren WalrondApril 18, 2017creativity Comment
welcome to the redesigned chookooloonks!
welcome to the redesigned chookooloonks!

It was time to renew.  And today seemed the perfect day for startin' somethin'.

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big plansKaren WalrondApril 16, 2017site redesign Comments
this was a good week
this was a good week

This was a good week - and a geeky one, at that. Featuring volcanoes, Photoshop & coding light. 

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondApril 14, 2017photoshop, dominoes, pixar, will.i.am Comments
maybe just look
maybe just look

Why I look for the light -- and why I share what I find.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondApril 10, 2017love, love is where you find it Comments
this was a good week
this was a good week

This was a good week: featuring synesthesia, a Swedish runner, and male hula dancers.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondApril 7, 2017this was a good week, michael franti, synesthesia, peace Comment
do the work
do the work

On spirit taps, and doing the work.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondApril 3, 2017José M. Hernandez, Lina Iris Viktor Comments
stopping & taking a look around
stopping & taking a look around

The times, they are a-changin.' First up:  a new website.

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big plansKaren WalrondApril 2, 2017spring cleaning Comments
thrive out loud:  my appearance on the edit your life show
thrive out loud: my appearance on the edit your life show

Thrilled to have been a part of the Edit Your Life Show.  Take a listen.

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friends, how to make lightKaren WalrondApril 1, 2017edit your life show, christine koh, asha dornfest Comments

keep making light

karen walrond,
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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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