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KAREN WALROND
lightmaker • radiant rebel • total amateur
 

CHOOKOOLOONKS

a journal about making light by karen walrond

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some good things
some good things

It's Friday!  We should celebrate.   And here are some awesome things around the web to do just that.​

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friendsKaren WalrondSeptember 21, 2012alice bradley, lime retreats, kal barteski Comments
endeavour!
endeavour!

I saw the Space Shuttle Endeavour today.  It reminded me to dream again.​

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Karen WalrondSeptember 19, 2012NASA, space shuttle, endeavour Comments
a practice of mindfulness
a practice of mindfulness

Do you meditate as part of your job? Do you meditate to deal with your job? Tell me more.​

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Karen WalrondSeptember 18, 2012lime retreats, mindful lawyer, mindfulness Comments
scenes from the weekend: staying zaza
scenes from the weekend: staying zaza

I had an impromptu lunch with a dear friend this weekend.​

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friendsKaren WalrondSeptember 17, 2012girl con queso, monarch bistro, Laura Mayes, hotel zaza Comments
gratitude interlude
gratitude interlude

Taking a quick moment for thanks.​

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placesKaren WalrondSeptember 14, 2012bliss your heart, gratitude Comments
get me to montreal.  *now.*
get me to montreal. *now.*

This amazing Canadian art installation illustrates the beauty of collaboration.​

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Karen WalrondSeptember 13, 2012colossal, art, 21 balancoires, 21 swings, art installation Comments
random thoughts: of passions, impulses and involuntary actions
random thoughts: of passions, impulses and involuntary actions

This is what passion feels like for me.​

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondSeptember 12, 2012passion Comments
my original creative superhero, and living a superhero life
my original creative superhero, and living a superhero life

Andrea Scher is one of my dear friends. And I couldn't be more proud of her.​

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friendsKaren WalrondSeptember 11, 2012superhero life, andrea scher Comments
scenes from the weekend: sunday afternoon
scenes from the weekend: sunday afternoon

Lazy weekend this weekend.  Here's what it looked like.​

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Karen WalrondSeptember 9, 2012daring greatly, brené brown Comments
focusing and daring greatly
focusing and daring greatly

My current state of mind​.  Would love to hear how you deal with similar circumstances (you could win a copy of Brené Brown's new book!)

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friends, big plansKaren WalrondSeptember 6, 2012focus, daring greatly, brené brown Comments
on politics
on politics

This post has been a long time in coming.​

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondSeptember 5, 2012politics, political discourse, political process Comments
the tale of the pimentos (& limes)
the tale of the pimentos (& limes)

The story of the pimentos.  And I'll say nothing more.​

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big plans, placesKaren WalrondSeptember 3, 2012lime retreats, pimentos, planning Comments
scenes from the weekend: date night
scenes from the weekend: date night

Scenes from our Saturday night date night.​

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placesKaren WalrondSeptember 2, 2012date night, bar, anvil Comments
and the winner is ...
and the winner is ...

Announcing the frames you chose for me from Rivet & Sway!  Also, I catch you up on what's been happening at Bliss Your Heart.​

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Karen WalrondAugust 31, 2012rivet & sway, gratitude practice, gratitude Comments
eye see it's time:  rivet & sway
eye see it's time: rivet & sway

The time has come for reading glasses.  Also, for crowdsourcing a pair.​

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Karen WalrondAugust 29, 2012glasses, spectacles, rivet & sway, reading glasses Comments
preparing for ethiopia (or thoughts on food & agriculture)
preparing for ethiopia (or thoughts on food & agriculture)

Now that I'm back in Houston, I'm working on getting myself in an Ethiopia state of mind.  With your indulgence, I'm going to share how I do this with you.

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Karen WalrondAugust 28, 2012the one campaign, one, ethiopia Comments
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I love this week between Christmas and New Year’s, don’t you? It’s just so much QUIETER: no shopping needs to be done, no pressure to entertain, no reason to hustle. Bliss.

So tonight, Marcus and I are going out for dinner, just us
I MADE THIS FOR YOU. 

Over the last month, I’ve spent hours every day planning out the immediate future of my work and my career to fully encapsulate my word of the year for 2026:

KINSHIP. 

This led to the design of an entirely new website:
Happy Christmas from our house to yours! 🌴🎄
"A few weeks ago, I mentioned I was going to take the entire month of December off: I’d just come off of book tour, and I was in lovely, Christmas-y Bath, so the thinking was that I’d spend lazy days with mugs of tea and relaxing mus
 

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