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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it’s here!
it’s here!

It’s finally here. And you can preorder now.

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big plans, how to make lightKaren WalrondSeptember 28, 2021 Comment
easy like sunday morning
easy like sunday morning

Lazy day today.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondSeptember 19, 2021 Comments
this was a good ... three weeks
this was a good ... three weeks

It’s been a minute. Let’s catch up.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondSeptember 17, 2021 Comments
time to make some light
time to make some light

The world is on fire. But we can help.

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how to make lightKaren WalrondAugust 30, 2021Comment
sometimes ...
sometimes ...

Just me?

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondAugust 17, 2021 Comments
galveston, oh galveston
galveston, oh galveston

Exhale.

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placesKaren WalrondAugust 13, 2021 Comments
august break:  bicycle
august break: bicycle

Day 5 of the August break.

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familyKaren WalrondAugust 5, 2021#augustbreak2021Comment
august break:  where I live ...
august break: where I live ...

Day 4 of the August break.

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placesKaren WalrondAugust 4, 2021#augustbreak2021Comment
august break:  turquoise
august break: turquoise

Day 3 of the August break.

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placesKaren WalrondAugust 3, 2021#augustbreak2021Comment
august break:  heart
august break: heart

Day two of this year’s August break.

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placesKaren WalrondAugust 2, 2021#augustbreak2021Comment
august break:  window
august break: window

Day one of this year’s August break.

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placesKaren WalrondAugust 1, 2021#augustbreak2021Comment
back to home
back to home

We’re going back in.

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big plansKaren WalrondJuly 30, 2021 Comment
i’m charmed by…
i’m charmed by…

You gotta get you some friends like these.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondJuly 21, 2021Comment
how to create a solo retreat
how to create a solo retreat

Everyone should have a solo retreat at some point.

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placesKaren WalrondJuly 14, 2021 Comments
a solo retreat
a solo retreat

Time for some R&R.

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big plansKaren WalrondJuly 11, 2021Comment
travel in the time of coronavirus
travel in the time of coronavirus

I got in a plane this week. It was weird.

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placesKaren WalrondJuly 3, 2021Comment
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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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