Sitemap - 2024 - Voices of the Hopeful
Rediscovering the Pain of Books
Commonplace Book invitation from Jillian Hess
Rediscovering the Joy of Books
Love Letter #78: Learning to read all over again
Cognitive dissonance cuts both ways
Deep reading ... an experiment
Post-Election Stress Disorder (PESD)
Finding gratitude in bewildering times
Obituary ... or Life Sketch: chapter 1
“Never again,” we said after almost 5,000 children were separated from their families
Love Letter #77 to my life: Moscow, 1990
The German citizens of 1930 did not know a pandemic of hate was coming
Stevie Wonder: let us celebrate the struggle!
Elizabeth Warren thanks YOU ... the beating heart of our democracy
"Women's rights are the first to go"
The slippery slope of conflict and war
"Country over Party" heroes give me hope
The Presidential Transition Act is a LAW
The ONE most important difference: a president for ALL Americans
Trump/Vance and Project 2025 are not just another political operation
Leaving MAGA Part 2: Why are we here?
Love Letter #76 to my life: Typewriter Interviews
Leaving MAGA, part 1: How we got here
Political Wisdom from Robin Wall Kimmerer
DJT Court timeline by Mary L. Trump
Counting the gifts of this election ... regardless of the final result
Why so many wacko conspiracy theories?
A dozen+ reasons to vote for Kamala rather than him, plus a challenge to add more
Abortion and Women's Healthcare
The biggest danger of a Trump presidency ...
"There is no moral diagram of this crime ..."
Love Letter to My Life #75: What should be on my tombstone?
The Great Coalescence: You are an influencer
Project 2025: The plan to build a bigger closet
A surprising take on "phone banking"
Clearing the deck for "9 Weeks"
COVID: Four years later: what did we learn?
Home Ec: The Dress ... reclaiming the pieces
Love Letter #74: When everything turns upside down
Project 2025 in 8 minutes with no drama
Project 2025: recommended reads related to 10 areas of interest
Start here: Celebrate life's wild beauty
Project 2025: the hot potato no one seems to want
Project 2025: Complete overview in a two minute video ... plus transcript and TOC
August: 31 Radiant Questions to ask yourself
Summertime and the haiku is easy
Project 2025 ... Talking Point Series #1
A mouse-eye view of what really happened
Being reminded of the sacredness of everything
Love Letter: Dancing with life is a most curious thing
Surprisingly simple exercise to clarify your style
Reflecting on early failures can unlock hidden treasures within
PKM: Personal Knowledge Management
July: 31 Thoughts from 31 Books
Just for Notes: a new monthly review process
What's on your bingo card? The Game
Messy organizational tools Series, 2 of 6
People love to read and share creative flipbooks
Love Letter: Wild Beauty and the gift of sunlight
Messy, organizational tools, 1 of 6
#10 The memoir I didn't want to write returns
What is the future of Substack Writers?
Why did Homer call it a wine-dark sea?
#9 The memoir I didn't want to write returns
June: 30 Days of Paul Klee art & quotes
Adventure or a Pilgrimage? Attention: Brian Swimme fans
#8 The memoir I didn't want to write returns
Walking through the mind of a genius
#7 The memoir I didn't want to write returns
Love Letter to My Life #71: Perfection and Beauty
Beyond habits: life patterns for greater flexibility
#6 The memoir I didn't want to write returns
Sliding into a slough of so what, I’m zapped by a bolt of electrified enthusiasm
#5 The memoir I didn't want to write returns
Grieving/celebrating the book I didn’t get to write
Apologies ... pdf link missing from last post.
#4 The memoir I didn't want to write returns
Fantasy gallops in on the back of a silver-white stallion
#3 The memoir I didn't want to write returns
Love Letter to My Life #70: Life list of a different color
#2 The memoir I didn't want to write returns
Wild Beauty: Without flowers … no humans
#1 The memoir I didn't want to write returns
Speed Bumps on the Journal Journey
Iris Songs - Substack posts of transformation
You can’t find your tribe if you’re not wearing your colors
Been there, done that syndrome
Love Letter to My Life #69: Regaining beginner's mind
How many times do you go back to your dream?
"Cabrini," the feel good movie about an American hero
When the world beats a path to your door …
My reluctant journey to womanhood
Notebooking takes time and space
What do you do if you don't have the audience you want?
Iris Songs - Substack posts of transformation
Hypothetically, it’s open mic night ...
President's Day ... on the whole we've had a good run
Love Letter to my Life #68: Following Curiosity
Are we asking the wrong question?
The Danger Is Not a Man … It’s a Detailed Plan
Vagabonding? … or … Projecting?
"Loud Budgeting": Talking about money
When the Universe wants you to do something
February, 2024 - Hermann Hesse
You're invited to go Vagabonding ...
What I did on the New Journey ...
This is what sometimes happens on Substack:
TIL: I’m only 4,000 years behind
Love Letter to My Life #67: My new writer's screwdriver
Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks
We talk about the Imposter Syndrome a lot
Why am I calling it a fantasy?