A big catch-up
A big shift has taken place since the beginning of the year, first gradually, because I was resisting hard and pushing against reality.
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whitney smith
Aug 24, 20215 min read
Can't even
How is everyone doing out there? I've been thinking about you all and have been pulling together a letter for you for weeks, and the...
whitney smith
Jan 27, 20214 min read
Rehabilitation
I don't know about you, but I feel pretty damn good this week. Our former president didn't drop the mic, it was cut off mid-sentence. In...
whitney smith
Jan 13, 20216 min read
Who we really are
At the risk of being repetitive, wow-- what a week. Before I get to anything else, let me wish you a happy new year, whatever that means,...
whitney smith
Dec 23, 20205 min read
The dark and the light
How are you doing out there? A lot has changed in the past couple of weeks, and we are in the midst of the light and the dark. Which...
whitney smith
Dec 2, 20204 min read
Second waves
How was the Thanksgiving for my fellow Americans? For myself and my husband, Thanksgiving for many years has been dictated by my studio...
whitney smith
Oct 3, 20203 min read
Paddle hard
If you're feeling a little shaky as we ride the wave of chaos engulfing the country, you're smack in the zeitgeist. It's a great time to...
whitney smith
Sep 13, 20204 min read
Fall
It has been an exceedingly weird week. I'm sure most of you saw the pictures of the Golden Gate bridge bathed in a smoky orange twilight...
whitney smith
Aug 31, 20206 min read
Integration
This last week has been intense with the early and devastating start to California fire season. It began while my husband and I were...
whitney smith
Aug 23, 20206 min read
Normal Routines
How is everyone holding up out there? It's August. Yes, it really is. August is the pause before the whole back-to-school, back to a...
whitney smith
Jul 19, 20207 min read
Reform. Reform. Reform.
California, like much of the rest of the country, is scrambling back into a version of lockdown as our covid case count soars. I have...
whitney smith
Jul 11, 20204 min read
prepare
As I write this I am sitting on my front porch, where a wall of jasmine that has grown up the side of my house and through the porch...
whitney smith
Jul 4, 20204 min read
Liberty
We've made it through another week people, capped off by the Fourth of July, which my good friend jokingly referred to as the Unfourth of...
whitney smith
Jun 28, 20206 min read
Overcome
How are you all doing out there? It's been another week packed with too much information, too much news, too much discord. But also,...
whitney smith
Jun 7, 20205 min read
Solidarity
It's been another week everybody. It's incredible how news of the pandemic has been knocked down below the fold, and yet provides a...
whitney smith
May 31, 20204 min read
Breathe
It's been a week ya'll, and I hardly know where to begin. I'll start with hoping that you are safe where you are, and holding it together...
whitney smith
May 17, 20203 min read
Prayer
So much depends on a crepe paper flower. I've been revisiting a hobby that I haven't played with for a couple of years, crepe paper...
whitney smith
May 10, 20203 min read
Transition
I hope this weekend is finding you feeling grounded, healthy, and secure. If you're not feeling so wonderful, I hope you can find some...
whitney smith
May 3, 20204 min read
Cultivate
This time of year I always go on my favorite hike, I call it the Best Hike in Northern California, or "Best Hike" for short. It has 4...
whitney smith
Apr 26, 20204 min read
Surrender
This last week I have been taking firmer note of a personal phenomena, which is utter exhaustion starting around 4 PM. I've started...
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