KAREN WALROND
Home Books Speaking Coaching the make light journal
HomeBooksSpeakingCoachingthe make light journal
KAREN WALROND
lightmaker • radiant rebel • total amateur
 

CHOOKOOLOONKS

a journal about making light by karen walrond

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rainy days and mondays (88/100)
rainy days and mondays (88/100)

I admit it: I’m greedy.

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Karen WalrondOctober 19, 2020 Comments
it's beginning to look a lot like ... halloween (87/100)
it's beginning to look a lot like ... halloween (87/100)

The time of lights fast approaches.

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placesKaren WalrondOctober 18, 2020 Comment
bye, tree (86/100)
bye, tree (86/100)

Time for a change.

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Karen WalrondOctober 17, 2020Comment
this was a good week (85/100)
this was a good week (85/100)

Some good art, this week.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondOctober 16, 2020Comment
you people have some mighty strong juju (84/100)
you people have some mighty strong juju (84/100)

Your magic is impressive. And greatly appreciated.

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Karen WalrondOctober 15, 2020 Comments
preparing for jury duty (83/100)
preparing for jury duty (83/100)

I’ll be driving farther than I have since March.

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Karen WalrondOctober 14, 2020 Comment
that felt damn good (82/100)
that felt damn good (82/100)

Get out there, friends.

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Karen WalrondOctober 13, 2020Comment
lucky coincidence (81/100)
lucky coincidence (81/100)

Thank God it wasn’t what I thought it was.

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placesKaren WalrondOctober 12, 2020Comment
international day of the girl (80/100)
international day of the girl (80/100)
familyKaren WalrondOctober 11, 2020Comment
connection (79/100)
connection (79/100)

Ask me anything.

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big plansKaren WalrondOctober 10, 2020Comment
this was a good week (78/100)
this was a good week (78/100)

Featuring a floating home, international meals, and an unexpected inventor.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondOctober 9, 2020Comment
the mango tree (77/100)
the mango tree (77/100)

File under “things that remind me of home.”

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placesKaren WalrondOctober 8, 2020 Comments
serenity now (76/100)
serenity now (76/100)

An image and music to help calm.

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Karen WalrondOctober 7, 2020 Comments
I got interviewed on lifehacker (75/100)
I got interviewed on lifehacker (75/100)

This interview was so much fun.

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Karen WalrondOctober 6, 2020 Comment
i'm not kidding:  register to vote (74/100)
i'm not kidding: register to vote (74/100)

TODAY IS THE DEADLINE.

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big plansKaren WalrondOctober 5, 2020 Comments
americans: register. to. vote. (73/100)
americans: register. to. vote. (73/100)

We are running out of time.

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big plansKaren WalrondOctober 4, 2020Comment
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Portrait of the indubitably amateur potter and the mug she made.

(I now have a set of 8 non-identical-mugs-despite-trying-to-make-them-identical, and 8 similarly-non-matching bowls, so if anyone wants to come over for a breakfast of fruit and yogurt
“In other words, it occurs to me that in a world where cruelty and acts of war make headlines, allowing ourselves moments of awe and collective effervescence is a life-affirming way to access kinship — and perhaps, therefore, a first step
Hello, lovelies -- time for a reintroduction.

I'm Karen Walrond, an award-winning author, speaker, leadership coach, and workshop facilitator, and I help people and organizations cultivate and practice value-centered, compassionate leadership. As an
"After I read that article, I saw a lot of folks online mocking the term "micro-retirement.” Many of the ones poking fun were Gen X or older; a considerable number were people living outside of America, in more time-off-friendly cultu
 

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