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…
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…
Feeling Stuck is Not Always The Same as Being Stuck
Feeling stuck is not always the same as being stuck. We might respond to a feeling before we’ve identified its source, and when we do,…
When People ASSUME They Know You – Variety & Neurodiversity
In this episode of The Gentle Rebel Podcast, we explore the variety of neurodiversity. I’ve been staying with friends over the past few weeks, including…