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KAREN WALROND
lightmaker • radiant rebel • total amateur
 

CHOOKOOLOONKS

a journal about making light by karen walrond

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saint-martin 2017
saint-martin 2017

We're back from our family holiday in St. Martin, West Indies.  Here's what it looked like.

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placesKaren WalrondJuly 31, 2017saint-martin, st. martin, anguilla, holiday, vacation, beach vacation Comments
the next 50 needs more downtime
the next 50 needs more downtime

My final wish for the next 40 years: dedicated downtime.  Starting now.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondJuly 14, 2017downtime Comments
the next 50 needs more books
the next 50 needs more books

My second-to-last wish for the next 50 years:  a return to a dedicated reading practice.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondJuly 13, 2017books, reading Comments
the next 50 needs more ocean
the next 50 needs more ocean

For my 12th wish for the next 50:  the ocean.  It's where my heart is.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondJuly 12, 2017sea, ocean, beach, coastComment
the next 50 needs more calm, patience & (self) compassion
the next 50 needs more calm, patience & (self) compassion

My 11th wish for the next 50 years:  more patience.  This is a hard one for me.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondJuly 11, 2017self compassion, patience, impatienceComment
the next 50 needs more good food
the next 50 needs more good food

My 10th wish for the next 50 years?  Good food. It's one of the joys of life.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondJuly 10, 2017good foodComment
the next 50 needs more photo assignments
the next 50 needs more photo assignments

My 9th wish for my next 50:  more photo assignments.  Because I love translating.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondJuly 9, 2017photo shoot, photo assignmentComment
the next 50 needs more music
the next 50 needs more music

My 8th wish for my next 50:  music.  Lots and lots of music.

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random thoughts, familyKaren WalrondJuly 8, 2017alex, music, concerts Comment
the next 50 needs more time for journaling
the next 50 needs more time for journaling

My 7th wish for the next 50 years: more journaling.  Consistently.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondJuly 7, 2017journaling Comments
the next 50 needs more service
the next 50 needs more service

My sixth wish for the next 50 years:  to lead with service.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondJuly 6, 2017purpose, serviceComment
the next 50 needs more connection
the next 50 needs more connection

Day 5 for what I want for the next 50 years:  more of an effort (on my part) to connect.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondJuly 5, 2017connection Comments
the next 50 needs more independence (of thought)
the next 50 needs more independence (of thought)

My fourth wish for what I want more of in the next 50 years. Because we should also be celebrating independence of mind.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondJuly 4, 2017independence day Comment
the next 50 needs more art
the next 50 needs more art

My third wish for my next 50 years:  more art.

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friends, random thoughtsKaren WalrondJuly 3, 2017art, artistComment
the next 50 needs more travel
the next 50 needs more travel

My second wish for my next 50 years:  travel.

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random thoughts, placesKaren WalrondJuly 2, 2017travel, kenya, australia Comments
the next 50 needs more dance
the next 50 needs more dance

It's my birthmonth! I'm celebrating by sharing what I want more of over the next 50 years.  Today's wish:  dance.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondJuly 1, 2017birthday wish Comment

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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.

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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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