07022025ness
"Especially Now."
February Greetings to you.
I hope you’re holding up.
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Good painting flow continues overhere.
Keeping me some kind of sane, during the Jan+Feb 2025 Endurance Challenge.
The sending rhythm guided by what I have to share with you, visually, may work well.
Unlikely to be more frequently than fortnightly, I reckon. Keeping up with the carry on.
You can shift to reading the mails in the app, as+when you choose, if that suits you better than receiving direct. Whatever works.
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It was never about monetising for me, here, but it was, and is, with hope for some good connectivity.
If you will - let me know - (click the heart | write a comment | email) - that you welcome what I give you here.
My relationship to engagement, reciprocity, if I reach out, is influenced, of course, by being at-home, and mostly in-bed, as I’ve named previously, variously.
Those of you who know, know, + I’m not inclined to describe it in each post.
The possibility of going out to make new connections offscreen doesn’t exist for me just now, or for the foreseeable. Clearly, hearing something from those I reach, via here, is very valuable for me.
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The four Souls who leaned in, in January, brought me kind contact.
It’s not all that any of us needs these days, - but I’ve seen many notes + articles, had a couple of conversations, naming how important contact is, ‘especially now’ - (when else?)
Kind exchanges help us along, always, and ‘especially now.’
Thank you for reading this part, if you did.
And … In Other News:
I’ll be bringing a new short section - Yonder Things - on through here.
A few good links, probably each time.
YONDER THINGS
I ‘ll begin by:
pointing you towards the fine writing + thinking here. ‘Hard Refresh’ by Patrick Sharbaugh
(sorry about the yellow link - hover on it, + you’ll see a short bio of the author.)
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I like…
Because I hear that some of you-who-read substacks don’t know about this, I’m linking directly to my ‘Likes’, to share with you.
You can also go there via the flame at the top of the page, onsite, I think…
Then, if you click on my ‘Likes’ tab there, you’ll see a long stream of Good Things which have spoken to me during Substack Roaming.
Some are short Notes, some link Notes, some longer writings/offerings.
I am enjoying Austin Kleon ‘s encouraging mini-vids there recently.
I use ‘Likes’ as a curated bookmark area - maybe you’ll enjoy a rummage + find relevant Treasure, too. Along with some Beauty, naturally.
The Notes can open up infinite RabbitHoles, though, so keep your wits about you…
+ That’ll do it for the first ‘Yonder Things’.
Finally, these.
Someone pissed me right off, and I took my sear-your-eyes-out pink, my good mark- making stick, and I set to. Letting rip, artfully, to settle myself, is crucial for equilibrium, I find. I hope you have your ways to do this, too.
Keep Well, Dears.
I look forward to sharing more artistry + whatnot with you as we go along. x x x
All Being Well Enough ~ which feels less inevitable, day by day.
February 2025 is no picnic, eh?
With Love, x x x Jaihn.
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Thanks for pointing me here, Jaihn. Especially now! I also enjoyed browsing through some of your previous posts. You have much to hold, and I appreciate that you are finding a way to maintain beauty in the midst of it all.
I like your new stamp , fits perfectly 👍 This first picture looks awesome.I like it 😁