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Home Books Speaking Coaching the make light journal
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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

Featuring moms, a photoessay of quarantine, and a timelapse film of the 4 seasons.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondMay 15, 2020Comment
practice might save your mind
practice might save your mind

I’ve been thinking of an inmate I once met.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondMay 13, 2020 Comments
around here
around here

The days blend. Here’s what it looks like around here.

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placesKaren WalrondMay 12, 2020 Comments
this was a tough week
this was a tough week

Taking a needed breath today.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondMay 8, 2020 Comments
repost:  affected
repost: affected

Six years later, I remain affected.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondMay 7, 2020 Comments
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring Starlink satellites, a new dad, and music from South Africa.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondMay 1, 2020Comment
elder, not older
elder, not older

What if we became elders, instead of olders?

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondApril 29, 2020 Comments
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring a tiny DIY forest, a story of resiliency, and a mad world.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondApril 24, 2020 Comments
kickstarter coaching packages (only available until may 31st!)
kickstarter coaching packages (only available until may 31st!)

Do you have an idea, but aren’t sure where to start? Let’s talk about it.

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big plansKaren WalrondApril 23, 2020Comment
for us, it’s week 6
for us, it’s week 6

Raise your hand if you’re weary.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondApril 22, 2020Comment
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring joyful workspaces, how to recalculate and Banksy’s funky bathroom.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondApril 17, 2020Comment
big news:  go light and the beauty of different
big news: go light and the beauty of different

Big book news, friends!

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big plansKaren WalrondApril 14, 2020 Comments
some book inspiration (and registration is almost closed for the star collective)
some book inspiration (and registration is almost closed for the star collective)

Only one spot left in The Star Collective — is it yours?

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big plansKaren WalrondApril 13, 2020Comment
check in (also, one week left to apply to be a part of the star collective!)
check in (also, one week left to apply to be a part of the star collective!)

How are you doing? Tell me something good.

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big plans, placesKaren WalrondApril 7, 2020 Comments
make light class of 2020 commencement:  make light season 5, episode 14
make light class of 2020 commencement: make light season 5, episode 14

The final episode of the Make Light show — and a commencement speech for everyone.

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the make light showKaren WalrondApril 6, 2020 Comment
this was a good week
this was a good week

Some good news to cheer you up (including an entire “network” of good news).

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondApril 3, 2020 Comments
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I was just talking to my dad on the phone, and fretting about … well, everything.  And he said, in the way only a Trinidadian father can:

“What is to is will is, my child.”

And he’s so right.
"...rather than simply being a workshop where I have access to a wheel, the pottery has become a home-away-from-home, a “third space” — that place that’s not home and not work, but where I still connect with others in com
Hitting the road headed home after a lovely #mom2summit. But first…
"I loved this so much: 'stay human' feels like a more realistic, more imperative goal; more than 'stay calm,' far more than 'stay positive.” It feels like what the Artemis II astronauts were reminding us to do. And it feels … I dunn
 

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