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KAREN WALROND
lightmaker • radiant rebel • total amateur
 

CHOOKOOLOONKS

a journal about making light by karen walrond

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old year’s day
old year’s day

The first of a new old year’s tradition.

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big plansKaren WalrondJanuary 2, 2023Comment
the spark when ...
the spark when ...

Getting ready!

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondDecember 29, 2022that spark whenComment
my 2023 word of the year
my 2023 word of the year

My word-of-the-year practice.

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big plansKaren WalrondDecember 26, 2022 Comments
merry christmas!
merry christmas!

Merry Christmas!

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familyKaren WalrondDecember 23, 2022Comment
on journaling at year’s end
on journaling at year’s end

Time to reflect, my friends.

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random thoughts, how to make lightKaren WalrondDecember 19, 2022Comment
a rebellious little list of good things
a rebellious little list of good things

Space, Sanskrit and science.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondDecember 16, 2022Comment
that spark when ...
that spark when ...

This week’s happy moment.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondDecember 14, 2022that spark whenComment
pre-holiday melancholy
pre-holiday melancholy

A memory of a whistling grad student.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondDecember 12, 2022 Comments
a rebellious little list of good things
a rebellious little list of good things

Lizzo, the Turner Prize winner, and murder villages.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondDecember 9, 2022 Comments
that spark when ...
that spark when ...

Starting a practice of noticing good feelings.

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Karen WalrondDecember 7, 2022that spark whenComment
trinidad sorrel
trinidad sorrel

A little taste of Trini Christmas.

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how to make lightKaren WalrondDecember 5, 2022Comment
a rebellious little list of good things
a rebellious little list of good things

It’s back: good people doing good things. And raising a little hell in the process.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondDecember 2, 2022 Comments
the big wind-down
the big wind-down

‘Tis the season of anticipation.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondNovember 28, 2022Comment
a thanksgiving letter
a thanksgiving letter

Random thoughts as we head toward the end of the year.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondNovember 21, 2022Comment
ebbing and flowing
ebbing and flowing

Time to start winding down for a great new year to come.

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big plansKaren WalrondNovember 14, 2022Comment
a voting story
a voting story

The moral of the story is: VOTE.

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familyKaren WalrondNovember 4, 2022 Comments
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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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