Archive - Toward Utter Aliveness

A Medley of Paddles and Kicks

A poem and prompt about learning to swim and listening to our feet

Aug 14 •

They Invented Hammocks for a Reason

A lesson from the dead about utter aliveness

Aug 7 •

July 2025

June 2025

Summer Solstice Smörgåsbord

Jun 20 •

May 2025

Forces Awesome and Fierce

A poem and a prompt about surfing and revolution

May 29 •

Me & Productivity: It's Complicated

A pep talk and an invitation to join me for some low-key productivity this June

May 22 •

A poem and a prompt about embracing the unkempt

May 15 •

A Great Cloud of Witnesses

On the power of being seen in your becoming

May 8 •

Is this the real life?

A poem and a prompt about fact versus fantasy

May 1 •

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