Natalie Nielson
When I played on the high school soccer team our coach would often remind us to look up. Frequently, while playing, we would have the ball and we would look down at our feet and the ball so that we could see what we were doing with the ball. However, this would result in us… Continue reading Looking Up
When I was younger my mom was teaching me how to sew and this particular time she was helping me make pillowcases. In all of my sewing experience she had engrained the principle of putting the front sides of the fabric together to sew and then it flattens out with the raw edges of the… Continue reading Trusting the Journey
Looking out at the sun shinning on yellowed grass and bare trees you almost feel like you’re in a desert. But you know that the moment you open the door you’ll want to be bundled up in all the clothes you have. There is emptiness, a thirst, as you look out at the cold, dry… Continue reading Freeze-Dried Earth
The irony of this blog post is that I wanted to have it up before the New Year, but as you may notice I am very skilled in this art of procrastination. A procrastinator is someone who puts things off until the last minute or just decides that he or she won’t do something now… Continue reading The Art of Procrastination
Do you remember when there was a monster under your bed? It was a nocturnal monster so you only had to worry about it at night, which is when you want to go to bed. So after brushing your teeth you know you have the task of getting into your bed without the monster reaching… Continue reading Leaping with Fear