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When Work Crowds Out Worry

Something happens when I’m busy. I’m not talking about pull-your-hair-out busy or overwhelmed busy, just steady, productive busy. When the work is flowing – articles being written, edits being made, ideas being shaped, outreach – something else quietly disappears from the background of my mind. Worry. It doesn’t vanish entirely, of course. Life doesn’t workContinue reading “When Work Crowds Out Worry”

Not Depressed, Just Dimmed

January has a way of turning life’s dimmer switch down without asking permission. Not off. Not dark. Just… lower. That’s the best way I can describe winter when you live in quiet cottage country and work from home. The days aren’t dramatic enough to feel like a crisis, but they’re heavy enough to feel different.Continue reading “Not Depressed, Just Dimmed”