2026-04-12T00:50:35Z https://yabu.me Nathan Lowell (he/him) 📎 https://yabu.me/npub12s2dp32xf6hpgn7yurkkszswhx0tk9cvxsh0j86jckvqrprh8jrsav9gr0 https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/accounts/avatars/109/356/240/953/325/563/original/3d43b7ed64799c6b.png https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/accounts/avatars/109/356/240/953/325/563/original/3d43b7ed64799c6b.png https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8znrej5prjtyvla9aa6p95m6lv20wlv5h6xe2gwl5wxhxdjjw0sszyp2pf5x9ge82u9z0cnsw66q2p6ueawchps6za7gl2tzesqvywu7gwv5hr0n In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrj9y7wxzasf7cu4urcgdhs7k7d7zma22hl546f9j2l4qtx2kaplqkthlkh'>nevent1q…hlkh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This came across my feed just yesterday. <br/><br/>Might have some pointers.<br/><br/><a href="https://fedi.video/w/p/jmffEzZSCEbmtp2QdrRPXD?playlistPosition=1">https://fedi.video/w/p/jmffEzZSCEbmtp2QdrRPXD?playlistPosition=1</a> 2026-03-15T13:05:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp2zq40vag5xqz5f4mstgknz0u5r3w6j4tm2n5w4a4fkylx52kz9gzyp2pf5x9ge82u9z0cnsw66q2p6ueawchps6za7gl2tzesqvywu7gwtm575u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsthv80lq42pa8d87rp57w6q58ju965dq26de95kukwfr58f5qnx8ct8zd8p'>nevent1q…zd8p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We were mostly surrounded by corn fields when we moved to this western side of town.<br/><br/>Thirty years later, the west side of town is five miles west of us.<br/><br/>I wonder where the corn grows now. 2026-03-15T12:17:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd30fvd292r83yxwkxlxrlxrh23qkayc7tyjpwyvm77c39ke54f2czyp2pf5x9ge82u9z0cnsw66q2p6ueawchps6za7gl2tzesqvywu7gwerajxr in winter dried soil<br/>april showers weeks away<br/>no daffodils bloom<br/><br/>#DailyHaikuPrompt <br/><br/>(Yes, a second one. Because reasons.) 2026-03-15T12:14:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsthlvdeeuhk74l33lw2uxlncvps86mzwaayxzraav5grnwj6j688czyp2pf5x9ge82u9z0cnsw66q2p6ueawchps6za7gl2tzesqvywu7gw2wh3x2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0ynpuvh42ap6hmmx0mz39q76g7r8a3dmjr83gf7d0g49zhamju5g86ef25'>nevent1q…ef25</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Funny we don&#39;t really notice how loud the world is until it isn&#39;t.<br/><br/>Sunday mornings are the best. 2026-03-15T11:46:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsduys045tt70cqpf8h5wwnj8csnpruc09kgc4q49vxd8cz6x5tcpgzyp2pf5x9ge82u9z0cnsw66q2p6ueawchps6za7gl2tzesqvywu7gw563rds only one a day<br/>seventeen syllables long<br/>one thousand haiku<br/><br/>#today was my 1000th consecutive daily haiku.<br/><br/>I started 10 December 23 as a way to recover. I&#39;ve written a few good ones and a lot that weren&#39;t. <br/><br/>Reading the 1000s of responses to the prompts has given me new appreciation for the form and the very cool people who play along from home.<br/><br/>Thank you, all. <br/><br/>#DailyHaikuPrompt 2025-09-05T12:10:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8seaw6sch70jcn0muuly339qu3tsghrpqrkcdmg7jctepr4hyapgzyp2pf5x9ge82u9z0cnsw66q2p6ueawchps6za7gl2tzesqvywu7gwj09nmw A new day. A new chance to succeed.<br/><br/>The morning read suggests: <br/> Never jump out of the same hole twice.<br/><br/>Feels like good advice. Also feels like what I might be trying to do with my Practice. <br/><br/>Trying to do what I did before. Only changing up the details. Trying to rebuild the old frameworks on the old foundations.<br/><br/>Trying to jump out of the same hole.<br/><br/>And failing.<br/><br/>Maybe because it&#39;s a different hole.<br/><br/>I hope your day doesn&#39;t end with you still in the same hole #today 2025-07-29T10:57:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst8xfu6dqwuav3sqt0kqm8z2mfeyur7z0n3j0kqe4v7572m5sdz7gzyp2pf5x9ge82u9z0cnsw66q2p6ueawchps6za7gl2tzesqvywu7gwmt2sfh A new day. A new chance to succeed. <br/><br/>Mellow morning as I juggle the pieces of my day, trying to find the picture in this jigsaw puzzle.<br/><br/>Maybe there isn&#39;t one until I make it.<br/><br/>I&#39;ve already missed the solstice sunrise but the day hasn&#39;t heated up too much yet. I might still get out to celebrate the morning.<br/><br/>It seems many of my conflicts are self imposed. Things I tell myself that aren&#39;t actually true if I dig into them.<br/><br/>I hope your picture becomes clear to you #today 2025-06-21T12:20:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdsmtte4q9mwc0lxky5c94cr7n3nk848g3jj7c7cs37rzkfxcxfjczyp2pf5x9ge82u9z0cnsw66q2p6ueawchps6za7gl2tzesqvywu7gwa8mz6r A new day. A new chance to succeed. <br/><br/>Developing new habits takes so much effort. Not necessarily in the actual doing, although that&#39;s a factor.<br/><br/>For me, it&#39;s in the remembering to do it.<br/><br/>I get so tied up in doing the next thing and the next that I forget what it was I wanted to do.<br/><br/>I forget to stop and think about whether or not this thing I&#39;m doing is something I want to do.<br/><br/>Ah well.<br/><br/>Nobody said it was easy.<br/><br/>I&#39;ll leave myself a note.<br/><br/>I hope you remember what it is you want to do #today 2025-05-06T11:59:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqs7yam7ullgfqj66xyaaxncu3xgslpnuse60zgnkx3tpg8fvaqaczyp2pf5x9ge82u9z0cnsw66q2p6ueawchps6za7gl2tzesqvywu7gw3yr6xk windmill turns slowly<br/>long blades carve the deep blue sky<br/>harvesting the breeze<br/><br/>#DailyHaikuPrompt 2025-04-28T12:28:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0kyc3xsqdtwgemf88a232fmc60cutzdsxp7rtrk773kn649u7cpqzyp2pf5x9ge82u9z0cnsw66q2p6ueawchps6za7gl2tzesqvywu7gw2tr5nc A new day. A new chance to succeed.<br/><br/>Things break down over time. Entropy inevitably rears its ugly head.<br/><br/>An electrical socket in my kitchen has failed. To me, a minor inconvenience. To the household, a crisis requiring much angst and concern. <br/><br/>While I&#39;m sympathetic to the fears around me, the problem will only take some attention and money to repair.<br/><br/>A phone call. Some scheduling. Minor disruption.<br/><br/>At least it&#39;s not the coffee pot.<br/><br/>May your immediate problems all be minor #today 2025-02-24T13:16:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrdycn7gwmkr3vfjt72lqzza5v79ummmptqvtyu3swmr20wrp3faszyp2pf5x9ge82u9z0cnsw66q2p6ueawchps6za7gl2tzesqvywu7gwdkkmj5 A new day. A new chance to succeed. <br/><br/>My reading about life ever-changing echoed this morning.<br/><br/>Everything changes. <br/><br/>Some so slowly it&#39;s hard to notice. Trees inching taller, digging deeper year by year.<br/><br/>Some as quick as a lightning strike that splits the trunk.<br/><br/>Some are predictable, others less so.<br/><br/>So many I have no control over, I&#39;m left floundering too often.<br/><br/>But that will also change as I learn more, Practice more.<br/><br/>I hope your changes remain manageable #today 2025-02-16T12:41:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspfjl8x24gyr7tvp20hrvw7h8rt4tsuhnj7p67q783tyyh7s69t5gzyp2pf5x9ge82u9z0cnsw66q2p6ueawchps6za7gl2tzesqvywu7gwf3xpcf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyc280uncxczuqpfelp6n7nlhcq0lzn95p9vh08mwvnnh0q83gnusaqsgu2'>nevent1q…sgu2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Very worrisome.<br/><br/>While half the people who voted asked for this house fire, a nearly equal number didn&#39;t vote at all.<br/><br/>A third of us were so apathetic or disillusioned they couldn&#39;t imagine one candidate would be better or worse than the other.<br/><br/>The things being broken will be very difficult to fix. Some, like climate change, will have effects far beyond our borders. Some may recover with kintsugi, others may never be repaired.<br/><br/>Survival, at this point, is as much as many can do. 2025-02-09T16:56:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8elatdt4nl857a53zwd2x48dnu7dl5xh74mcrshuyaf6z38zasjgzyp2pf5x9ge82u9z0cnsw66q2p6ueawchps6za7gl2tzesqvywu7gwn73vpj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd76e0wqlngwyuse2vyjey7zun309q8nkalentwkpxqfz05ckn0sqau6rt0'>nevent1q…6rt0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ve been keeping them in monthly archives. <br/><br/>I may just post them on my website if I don&#39;t do something like a calendar with the best 12 (out of 777, that&#39;s going go to be a struggle). 2025-02-07T19:20:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs884qzww9nrd5kf6danktp2rjufv3w3xzg87l0d259kqh7tkcgq6gzyp2pf5x9ge82u9z0cnsw66q2p6ueawchps6za7gl2tzesqvywu7gwvq5sjs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsggplhjw3tvq7yc4avn8ug5pftrmk2xn0v8u5y07a0llk6lmm79sqst5vfk'>nevent1q…5vfk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think about doing this occasionally. I&#39;ve so many after 111 weeks of these prompts. <br/><br/>A few of them aren&#39;t bad. :D 2025-02-07T13:55:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdu5r2x85hsc8zv7u0pge7qnp9y2gevhf74zuek9jkuetlwqzlcpszyp2pf5x9ge82u9z0cnsw66q2p6ueawchps6za7gl2tzesqvywu7gwh9mmhg A new day. A new chance to succeed.<br/><br/>Chop wood. Carry water.<br/><br/>With so much happening in the world right now, I need to remember to do the things I can.<br/><br/>I have maintenance tasks each day and long term projects to bring to light. I have work to do on myself, even at this late point in my life.<br/><br/>Rather than worry about things I cannot control as they swirl around my head like angry bees, I need to focus.<br/><br/>Chop wood. Carry water.<br/><br/>I hope your wood has few splinters, your water doesn&#39;t spill #today 2025-01-20T13:28:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdukxf59rrcu7ts9erssyyjfprfa0m5k65afczynj6xxkftzgdr8qzyp2pf5x9ge82u9z0cnsw66q2p6ueawchps6za7gl2tzesqvywu7gwfugd3m except in pictures<br/>some have never seen the snow<br/>nature&#39;s winter coat<br/><br/>#DailyHaikuPrompt 2025-01-10T13:56:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2wwpxkddtp6vhj5345yd37tgc8pcv7lmkfd4m0ew40udzylhdw3czyp2pf5x9ge82u9z0cnsw66q2p6ueawchps6za7gl2tzesqvywu7gw8jr5a6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg0ytmfw3n96et4mmqskrzk9eewvk2d33pcq0k00aehyzu8myy4sgak792d'>nevent1q…792d</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I was diagnosed with ADHD the week before my 62nd birthday.<br/><br/>Now, just past my 72nd, I&#39;m teaching myself new ways of coping. <br/><br/>I hope. 🤪 2024-12-13T14:38:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdjqk9kycgmgggchh3vazuvf6zjsw5clrsvj2tgdd7j8j23du6cqszyp2pf5x9ge82u9z0cnsw66q2p6ueawchps6za7gl2tzesqvywu7gwjajytc A new day. A new chance to succeed. <br/><br/>Saturday is just another day of the week for me. After 12+ years of working for myself, the work day is all the time, everywhere.<br/><br/>Being at the keyboard helps focus my thoughts but it never really leaves my mind unless I&#39;m submerged in somebody else&#39;s story.<br/><br/>Even then, I&#39;m often taking notes on this or that point of interest in the journey.<br/><br/>But still, when I notice it&#39;s Saturday, I can&#39;t help smiling a little.<br/><br/>I hope you can smile a little #today 2024-11-23T13:03:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2572ugwwuue734xa872wcqwhd50v0e54v8tljhru83dhtek5rxeszyp2pf5x9ge82u9z0cnsw66q2p6ueawchps6za7gl2tzesqvywu7gwz5w0qr A new day. A new chance to succeed.<br/><br/>Another quiet day planned. We&#39;ll see if it stays that way.<br/><br/>That&#39;s the thing with plans. Sometimes they work, but mostly - at least for me - they don&#39;t.<br/><br/>ADHD does that. Popcorn kittens. You start out doing one thing, but somewhere in there you wind up doing three other things that you didn&#39;t plan.<br/><br/>And forget the one you did.<br/><br/>I used to fight it, but now I let it go. Those things needed doing.<br/><br/>Mostly.<br/><br/>I hope you do the things you need #today 2024-11-18T13:46:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp7dmxhjrzgs2ckmct53wmrtg9sf9m7f7xjh2nj7mld288nfvn4mszyp2pf5x9ge82u9z0cnsw66q2p6ueawchps6za7gl2tzesqvywu7gwlxvhat In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw9mkdek3etq494kpv7u2utww8re6l5yfdzqgkpk0d6z248g7t9pgl29t2y'>nevent1q…9t2y</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I have a few. <br/><br/>A Phileas (original with the gold seal on the barrel) writes so smooth. Toss up with the Allure.<br/><br/>Half a dozen old C/Fs that are really nice but really slender. They take a special (no longer produced cartridge) which is a pain.<br/><br/>My Atria has some feed problems. I had it apart a couple of times trying to clear it up but it&#39;s still finicky. <br/><br/>I need to find a nib meister for my Jules Verne. Whoever had it before me borked the nib. 2024-10-02T20:35:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2fymwh93vfwukq55duw6jdw27y60xdgyr5r2ngpg676eqg2g8pdgzyp2pf5x9ge82u9z0cnsw66q2p6ueawchps6za7gl2tzesqvywu7gwxlh46d clear sky at dawning<br/>long shadows rake autumn fields<br/>golden grass heads bow<br/><br/>#DailyHaikuPrompt 2024-09-29T10:58:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2xrntwy6cdj6ex79ur857f59xn4du2ghn54gx0fn4xkrf6946hqczyp2pf5x9ge82u9z0cnsw66q2p6ueawchps6za7gl2tzesqvywu7gw4qtmt5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw2sp50gwk28s2lxsx3fr0cug3gk37wth0t4q8p05m80kqmn7ps3s0khrm2'>nevent1q…hrm2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I have an app for that with time stamps to wave them in my face.<br/><br/>I&#39;m scheduled through December. 🤪 2024-09-19T19:36:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrf3dm68haqfjmk0ahkjazhmcv2lr830ums649p9n2x95skqel0hgzyp2pf5x9ge82u9z0cnsw66q2p6ueawchps6za7gl2tzesqvywu7gw4ykhfx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsffrkxfmrl7759n2pvvcjyqcws00f8fu79n7a5gpz7aew3e259u4sxgujt5'>nevent1q…ujt5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A lot depends on what you write and what you want from your work.<br/><br/>Self pub works really well with long-form genre fiction as long as it&#39;s not YA (or younger) where the primary market depends on a buyer who will is not the reader.<br/><br/>Non-fiction has a harder row to hoe, in large part because the markets are so much smaller, requiring a much larger market penetration.<br/><br/>Congrats on your success and may it continue. 2024-08-29T17:21:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszt69x0zcpjrehhpkm58dcwl322g5w45cn3gesd5xa8d9qcdnx9mszyp2pf5x9ge82u9z0cnsw66q2p6ueawchps6za7gl2tzesqvywu7gw5tl0ju In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9hypelxxcvpdz43q5mwehuzyjxnae9xalszv0v66jrv4rkww7rlsdkqxjc'>nevent1q…qxjc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m currently enjoying Way of the Wielder by <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub12ftv5c6xwjsky2czn7t4p385g72fp7xc47rj6v42dsmqgq44fuhqv49lty" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Sarah J Hoodlet</span> (<span class="italic">npub12ft…9lty</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/>Before that I finished off P D Ball&#39;s Princess Cayce fantasy series.<br/><br/>Before that most of Tim Rangnow&#39;s Rim Jumper pulpy SF series. I still have a few books to go on that one. 2024-08-26T11:32:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp0dqda4wjh09zuv57t9vqu7v9xs7mqp3fjr8r70j0eh77trpngzgzyp2pf5x9ge82u9z0cnsw66q2p6ueawchps6za7gl2tzesqvywu7gwgs0v8a A new day. A new chance to succeed.<br/><br/>The morning&#39;s reading about living an organized life has me pondering.<br/><br/>It talks about the importance of organizing life&#39;s details, which I agree with, but demands they all be in order, which I don&#39;t.<br/><br/>Sparks of inspiration happen when they will, though I&#39;d love to schedule them.<br/><br/>Serendipity adds spice to a dull stew of days.<br/><br/>But maybe I&#39;m applying too strict a rule to organization.<br/><br/>I hope you find the right level of organization in your day #today 2024-08-18T12:39:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs030pp2vsxe52tdajfct53lfej2qll752ayvhhrnx6w4995ghzjdszyp2pf5x9ge82u9z0cnsw66q2p6ueawchps6za7gl2tzesqvywu7gwm0c0aq A new day. A new chance to succeed.<br/><br/>I&#39;ve been struggling with writing for months. Beating my head against a story that wouldn&#39;t gel. Throwing words against the page.<br/><br/>&#34;Write every day&#34; only works until it becomes work instead of joy.<br/><br/>I thought I might get more books written if I focused on that.<br/><br/>I tried it for a time but that was never my process. Never the way I found joy in creation.<br/><br/>All this time, I thought the problem was the story.<br/><br/>I hope you work on the right problem #today 2024-08-17T12:54:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0cqku7rkj2ktjdjasqqj433ezgr8ljuqty4afxmpj224q4dwjgyszyp2pf5x9ge82u9z0cnsw66q2p6ueawchps6za7gl2tzesqvywu7gwru7w0h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvern7vskm7y693nstdwp9xjdu6utzxp9ay9upursg9u85kj3httca42yhl'>nevent1q…2yhl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>For a straight up mic, Shure SM58 is pretty popular as are the Blue Snowball and Blue Yeti.<br/><br/>When I was doing audio recording, I used a Rode NT1A XLR coupled with a Zoom H4 recorder, but that was a long time ago.<br/><br/>Now, I just use a cheap off-brand lapel mic that plugs into my phone and use the voice recorder app for my (somewhat) daily podcast, that I record while I&#39;m walking around the neighborhood. 2024-08-15T17:22:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvjlqhgxvmfcyu9tus2qye6ed9ykf4rq0v3p03ypehgf3anhsh3gszyp2pf5x9ge82u9z0cnsw66q2p6ueawchps6za7gl2tzesqvywu7gw7ret6d A new day. A new chance to succeed.<br/><br/>From today&#39;s reading:<br/><br/>&#34;The clearer the goal,<br/>The greater the result.&#34;<br/><br/>I thought I had a very clear goal.<br/><br/>Write the next book.<br/><br/>I even know the title and roughly what the plot points might be.<br/><br/>I just don&#39;t know why.<br/><br/>I tick off the steps, counting them off each day, making very little progress on my path.<br/><br/>Without knowing why, it&#39;s not a clear goal. <br/><br/>It&#39;s just marching in place.<br/><br/>I hope your goal becomes clearer #today 2024-07-10T11:16:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8w5ujxgj90wvw23962df6tkcy9mka6mkqhwkp9emuh49cyhqvrfgzyp2pf5x9ge82u9z0cnsw66q2p6ueawchps6za7gl2tzesqvywu7gwapl20z floating in a swamp<br/>metaphorical lotus<br/>cleaning the waters<br/><br/>#DailyHaikuPrompt 2024-07-09T13:30:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp5qkemwncdmqtgxn0znzfxpm860739vpnwf84yc7swyt2r3qnn6gzyp2pf5x9ge82u9z0cnsw66q2p6ueawchps6za7gl2tzesqvywu7gwpw60qu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs905mfmzc57gsjsq3xmd3xr3mlapg7xhzs4zfelfqdw0wa633ryzg7nxfqd'>nevent1q…xfqd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Excellent! <br/><br/>Great use of the prompt. <br/><br/>I love it. 😀 2024-07-08T12:08:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2edk3udjnts9lll3p7v82djrp2kd4d4pavcfcwwdyf0trwa7pnwgzyp2pf5x9ge82u9z0cnsw66q2p6ueawchps6za7gl2tzesqvywu7gwqzghnd A new day. A new chance to succeed.<br/><br/>I might be insane. <br/><br/>I keep doing the same things over and over but expecting different outcomes.<br/><br/>I keep thinking &#34;if I just tweak this or twist that a bit, it&#39;ll be great.&#34;<br/><br/>I keep building the same foundation in the same shape from the same materials. <br/><br/>It never lasts.<br/><br/>Am I building with straw because it&#39;s cheap and easily replaced when it collapses?<br/><br/>Am I insane or simply recognizing my limits?<br/><br/>I hope you find a better way your day #today 2024-06-17T11:44:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswnxke68m277p9spzrrh7ajpfa78rwdrgf5xxzf5p8lpqv92kmt5szyp2pf5x9ge82u9z0cnsw66q2p6ueawchps6za7gl2tzesqvywu7gwlxv99v A new day. A new chance to succeed.<br/><br/>I&#39;m racing the sun this morning on aged legs. I have 30 minutes finish my morning routine and get outside to greet the dawn.<br/><br/>For best results I should skip breakfast. Forget writing this post and the haiku.<br/><br/>But I won&#39;t.<br/><br/>I need the food to give me strength, the structure to give the day a foundation before it caroms off the bumpers of life.<br/><br/>I&#39;ll just do the best I can. It&#39;s really the only choice I can make.<br/><br/>I hope you do your best #today 2024-06-15T11:07:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstj02xpadehjsdsepf0mjjjc5qxjmyakuhjm254ely978qrxnc0dgzyp2pf5x9ge82u9z0cnsw66q2p6ueawchps6za7gl2tzesqvywu7gw32xq8v A new day. A new chance to succeed.<br/><br/>Slowly, slowly I&#39;m rebuilding the scaffolding. Still spindly. A bit shaky in places.<br/><br/>Yet definitely a beginning.<br/><br/>It always starts with the clean slate of morning. Over time I&#39;ve added things I think are important. <br/><br/>Pruning everything else away.<br/><br/>Building the muscle memory of my mind to hold the day&#39;s balance of focus vs distraction.<br/><br/>Putting some boundaries up, stretching them slowly as I wake.<br/><br/>I hope you find the right boundaries #today 2024-06-11T11:21:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9ntyqdr8x5dp9zmhpmsj563fl7zpru53em60vvlqfhdvqw48pnmczyp2pf5x9ge82u9z0cnsw66q2p6ueawchps6za7gl2tzesqvywu7gwxkjt22 cool breeze at sunrise<br/>soothing hot night&#39;s fevered dreams<br/>clearing out the fog<br/><br/>#DailyHaikuPrompt 2024-06-10T11:56:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrmu2t30j7g8fzx0q9kuk8zpral5nhhznmcrm8clv5r6dxhut5lgqzyp2pf5x9ge82u9z0cnsw66q2p6ueawchps6za7gl2tzesqvywu7gw094y69 A new day. A new chance to succeed.<br/><br/>A simple day ahead. Nothing major on the agenda. Perhaps a run to market.<br/><br/>No bread needs baking.<br/><br/>No chores need attention.<br/><br/>I might find the gumption to fix the numbers on the house (after almost 30 years). I took a photo of them yesterday and manipulated it to figure out why it looks wrong. <br/><br/>The zero is tilted 15 degrees to the left and has looked wrong as long as we&#39;ve live here.<br/><br/>Might be a good day to fix that.<br/><br/>I hope your day goes smoothly #today 2024-06-10T11:52:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw32nmnlqw29ln5ljxgthqqwn7sgxq56xxhpla5djehayera5s43czyp2pf5x9ge82u9z0cnsw66q2p6ueawchps6za7gl2tzesqvywu7gw98wgmv A new day. A new chance to succeed.<br/><br/>Scattered wits this morning. I keep thinking ahead to what I need to do next. I&#39;m leaving out key steps along the way.<br/><br/>It happens a lot when I write. So intent on the sentence that I drop letters and words.<br/><br/>Using pen and ink makes the tendency visible in strike outs. I have to force myself to slow down. To focus on what I&#39;m doing. On the proper letter in the correct word.<br/><br/>And accepting when I fail.<br/><br/>I hope your day unfolds in a satisfying sequence #today 2024-06-09T12:11:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgsf7c2e3qq8rv9vpe4e00zvhn2x7chzhlhcmtdalf2kftsak578czyp2pf5x9ge82u9z0cnsw66q2p6ueawchps6za7gl2tzesqvywu7gwe2z9jk A new day. A new chance to succeed.<br/><br/>In this pre-dawn hour, everything feels possible even as I recognize that &#34;everything&#34; has some significant limits.<br/><br/>Most of what it doesn&#39;t include is stuff I don&#39;t want to do in the first place.<br/><br/>Other things I&#39;ll never do because those doors closed decades ago.<br/><br/>But everyday opens new doors in this long hallway of life. I just need to open them.<br/><br/>I hope you find new doors to open #today 2024-06-08T11:14:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq72yln9vh97z5w59m9tgfyu90zahvxkuxphlz04mtallcm0cfx6czyp2pf5x9ge82u9z0cnsw66q2p6ueawchps6za7gl2tzesqvywu7gwqkstxy A new day. A new chance to succeed.<br/><br/>Not quite full schedule with many moving parts this morning.<br/><br/>Taxi duty, grocery run, some final touches on the house painting project. It&#39;s not quite done.<br/><br/>I&#39;ll need to bake bread soon.<br/><br/>Baking bread in the heat of summer brings some scheduling challenges. I&#39;ll set the dough this evening and let it rise in the fridge overnight.<br/><br/>Like any day with a complicated schedule, it&#39;s one I&#39;ll need focus for.<br/><br/>I hope you have the focus you need #today 2024-06-07T11:02:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz9eejef3aslufdfwltkkltpuq0rcj3txjwsvkcz24hjw9le29umgzyp2pf5x9ge82u9z0cnsw66q2p6ueawchps6za7gl2tzesqvywu7gwufgxk6 A new day. A new chance to succeed.<br/><br/>The paint crew starts today. I think the house is ready for them but I&#39;m probably mistaken and will need to do some last minute things.<br/><br/>The feeling of welcome anticipation carries the sense of unease.<br/><br/>Like, what will go wrong?<br/><br/>Probably nothing but like any project, something will probably skip a beat or two in the well-ordered plan.<br/><br/>Whatever happens, we&#39;ll deal with it.<br/><br/>I hope your projects all go smoothly #today 2024-06-03T10:54:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrmgnhw564svz8r3dgfa3dyl9k6mxvftda4hy30d4q3dg75dk0axczyp2pf5x9ge82u9z0cnsw66q2p6ueawchps6za7gl2tzesqvywu7gwyk6mx0 A new day. A new chance to succeed.<br/><br/>I&#39;m experimenting with einkorn flour. Mostly it&#39;s just to see what it&#39;s like.<br/><br/>It&#39;s a process.<br/><br/>I can&#39;t buy it locally and have to order it shipped in. As a specialty flour, it&#39;s expensive. It looks and smells like normal flour.<br/><br/>Alone in bread resulted in dense, chewy loaves. I liked the taste, not the texture.<br/><br/>I&#39;ll try again.<br/><br/>A lesson for me. New knowledge about bread. About myself.<br/><br/>I hope you try something that didn&#39;t work the first time #today 2024-06-02T11:37:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst5qq07dx5kmwdumg8k695the9s8w7q6adrjeym4n5ctrlaxx23cqzyp2pf5x9ge82u9z0cnsw66q2p6ueawchps6za7gl2tzesqvywu7gw3ge3vc A new day. A new chance to succeed.<br/><br/>With luck, every day is New Year&#39;s Day. A whole new year awaits my rising but that&#39;s a future me problem.<br/><br/>I try to pay attention to what&#39;s in front of me because I can&#39;t do anything about yesterday. Except, maybe, pick up the yarn and continue to knit the long scarf of my life.<br/><br/>Tomorrow is another future me problem, assuming I don&#39;t run out of yarn. I&#39;ll have to deal with that when I gets here.<br/><br/>I hope you find comfort in being in the moment #today 2024-06-01T10:24:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstkzpnhjnk97su8kwy8kx0ay23hhj5n4ag6pwu7nre5x6g7qxqtkczyp2pf5x9ge82u9z0cnsw66q2p6ueawchps6za7gl2tzesqvywu7gwwyydh0 pines whisper secrets<br/>rainbow needs the falling rain<br/>small pleasures matter<br/><br/>#DailyHaikuPrompt 2024-05-04T12:42:21Z