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Today’s Haiku

A haiku image with this text: dawn gently drifting 
enlightening the mountains 
through the eastern trees

I realize I’ve missed a few days. So much for my goal of posting daily.

Ok, let’s try to get back on-track.

I hope each of you has a lovely Sunday and are set up for a productive week.

AA Milne quote featuring Winnie the Pooh: "One of the advantages of being disorganized is that one is always having surprising discoveries".

I adore, have always adored Winnie the Pooh and the work of AA Milne. But I can’t imagine anything more stressful than the surprises that come with being disorganized. Hence why I make significant effort to keep organized. I have my lists, notes, and calendars to keep me on task, to make sure nothing important slips.

That ethos helped me be rather successful as an executive/administrative assistant. And also explains why I have always liked that work. I’m lucky that way, I suppose.

Today’s Daily Haiku

dock under cloudy sky in front of mountain

the winter's sunlight
upon the western mountains
the song of the waves 

Haiku, February 7, 2024

selective focus photography of turned on black metal framed light sconce
as the sunlight fades
with the night's graceful blessings 
the birds go silent

An evening haiku

Tonight’s haiku
as the night descends 
sunlight drifts through the mountains
and dawn's grip loosens

Daily Haiku, February 3, 2024

Daily Haiku
winter moves forward 
gently, gently towards the spring
already hints abound

Went for a walk this afternoon and saw this bud on a tree. Seems a bit premature, but trees are not logic based creatures.

A Webcomic Recommendation

I love webcomics! “Loving Reaper” made its way into my Instagram feed some time last year. I adore how Ms. Jinya frames death as a gentle and kind entity. She captures such a wide range of emotions in her work. For me, from literally laughing out loud to tears. The one below is one of my favorite funny ones.

This one captures the sad category.

Thought I opted to use embeds from Instagram, it looks like she is more active on Webtoons. And here’s her website.

I highly recommend her work and hope you enjoy it as much as I do. Do you have favorites? Let me know!

This morning’s haiku

A morning haiku
the roar of silence
streetlights piercing the hidden
at the edge of dreams

Created this one with Adobe Express. I do love creating these.

I hope this finds you well, my friends. Age that your weekend exceed all your hopes.

Video: I didn’t have friends most of my life – being ‘unsocial’ and finding belonging

brown wooden cottage at the field during day

As an introvert, I find this video wonderful. She does a great job summarizing my thoughts and feelings, especially my childhood and young-adult-hood. I, too, took a long-time to discover my people, and the way I relate to the world.

I, too, grew up in a military family. I, too, found it challenging to make connections. Eventually, I figured out that I only needed a few, close friends. That I really don’t want my life to be frenetic, a blizzard of activity with tons of friends. It took years, YEARS to discover that, then come to terms with it. But I have, and I’m glad.