Change, Overplanning, and Getting Stuck
Have you ever experienced the joy of unblocking a drain? I know, I know. But if you know, you know…it’s satisfying! Not least because a…
Why do you bother?
Why do we bother doing what we do? What tone do you hear in that question? To bother: taking the trouble or effort to do…
14 | Leave It There (Coming To Our Senses)
Exploring the Theme: Leave It There Over the past three months, we’ve been exploring the words “leave it there”. The zine reflects some of the…
Don’t Mistake Their Story for Yours
The movie Hook begins with the premise that Peter Pan has been away from Neverland for so long that he has forgotten who he is.…
Don’t Try to Remember
A post on Threads caught my attention this week. It spoke to me about a common form of stuckness that we may overlook. It felt…
Music Helped Me Make Sense of You, Me, and Everything That Happened
This episode of The Gentle Rebel Podcast is a bit different from normal. It contains the audio from It Just Sort of Happens, the short…
Losing Ourselves In The AI Mirror
What do people who believe they are writing songs when they use Suno AI, YouTuber Hank Green, and Narcissus from Greek mythology all have in…
Feeling found in translation
There is something strange in the space between languages. I’m not sure exactly what it is, but it’s fun to explore. It poses a question…
Leave The Rage Bait Dangling
Imagine a piece of bait dangling in the water. A passing fish sees it. What a stroke of luck to stumble upon a free, unsuspecting…
“Others Have It Worse”: A Tricky Story for Highly Sensitive People
Why nervous systems built to care about others can leave us feeling disconnected in a globally connected world. I’ve been dipping into Britt Frank’s book,…