trajectory of a life

“If we look with curiosity at people who do not share our values, they become interesting rather than threatening. As I’ve grown older I’ve learnt that the world and the people in it are surprisingly interesting, and that the more you look and listen, the more interesting they become. Cultivating a questioning mind, of which conversation is the chief instrument, enriches our relationship with the world. Having a conversation with someone I may disagree with is, I have come to find, a great, life embracing pleasure.”

Nick Cave, Nick Cave on the Two Pillars of a Meaningful Life

February highlights + happenings

• enjoyed first full month of funemployment
• finally completed 2023 review
• many recruiter calls + interviews
• celebrated hub’s birthday with a fun dinner date at Good Good Culture Club
• Pippa completed her first series of obedience classes
• City Supervisor meetings + finally agreed on + signed license agreement with city (library construction)
• saw MJ the Musical
• continued Feminism Demystified class
• got in lots of Pippa time while the hubs traveled for work
• lots of friend time + lunches + walks + events
• Valentine’s Day card-making class
• two therapy + coaching calls
• many webinars: how to make positive change
• played with colors and words during Creation Hour
• joined community of contributors at Reworked
• committed to natural hair color + going grey
• fun night out at ICA
• SFO —> DEN —> RAP
• lots of family time in SoDak + Wyo
• progress on tax preparation
• came in under budget for first month career break
• cooked many yummy recipes
• voted in California primary election
• daily training + walks with Pippa
• ran/walked 40 miles
• rode 17.8 miles
• active 25/29 days
• 46 workouts/21+ hours (runs, strength, walks, hiking, stretching)
• two Trajectory of Life posts; two even ordinary posts
• continued daily reflection/five-year journal

March intentions

• enjoy remaining time in SoDak
• RAP —> DEN —> return to my loves in SF
• celebrate great niece’s 2nd birthday
• complete final interviews for potential new job
• chair massage
• find ways to deal with loud demolition next door
• fire + ice session
• continue enjoying funemployment
• attend many online + in-person events
• submit draft of first piece for Reworked
• complete KCS course + take certification exam
• complete digital transformation fundamentals course
• continue women’s studies class

Open tabs

• How to stop catastrophizing, according to therapists
• Is that job you’re considering part of a toxic workplace?
• Resources for love and connection
• What to do when you don’t like the way you feel
• Examining beauty maintenance standards
• Americans’ confidence in technology firms has dropped
• Looking to hold better meetings?
• In the shadow of Silicon Valley
• 320 pointlessly gendered products
• Are crosswords your thing?
• Practice and suck less challenge
• New 2024 words
• Why you should create for no reason
• The singular ‘they’
• What happens when we are here and now?
• Why it’s so difficult to slow down