HeyJaredAllison Moorer: The Autotelic
The Autotelic is where I put it all – writing, singing, anything I dream up — to chronicle and share about this wild, beautiful, and imperfect journey.
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Rest (opens the original)
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Every so often, it is time for rest. This weekend has been that time for me. There’s cool air in the breeze encouraging me to keep leaning in to the questions that continuously arise. Stillness is required. I’m taking a little time to restore and think.Peace. Love.AllisonSubscribe nowShare</p
The Sunday Summary (opens the original)
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I apologize for not posting yesterday. I had computer issues. I was a home troll all weekend, which I loved—I needed to get some rest after an intense period that began in August and hasn’t really let up. The deaths have slowed down, but people are still crazy. WordsRarely, if ever, are any of us healed in isolation. Healing is an act of communion. —bell hooksMusicI’m digging on a few cool things right now.Elizabeth Cook—Great TelevisionElizabeth is a natural at many things, but I think her sto
The Sunday Summary (opens the original)
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I am a fall reset person. I’m sure it has to do with my love of school. When I was a girl, I wanted to get out of school for summer vacation as bad as anyone, but I was always ready to go back earlier than anyone else seemed to be. A new grade, a new set of possibilities.I’m deep in a major decluttering project. I tackled my workroom and the library today and already feel so much lighter than I did. Stuff isn’t free, not in any way. Not only does it cost financially to buy it, it takes up space,
The Sunday Summary (opens the original)
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I’ve been thinking about how to write about the past two weeks all day long. I couldn’t figure how I would be able to say what I want to say within the confines of my usual list, so I decided to step away from it for a little while. It will return in some form, but for now, my thoughts aren’t that organized.Not even a week after we lost Dolly, my beloved grandmother passed away less than a month away from her 100th birthday. Y’all know her as Nanny, my Mama’s mama. Truth be told, she was a lot o
Dolly (opens the original)
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As I said last Tuesday in one of the interviews I did just after the news broke about Dolly Parton’s passing, we knew she wasn’t doing well, but it was still a shock to get the news that she’d left us.When the news reached our office at the museum, everything went quiet. It felt like the air got sucked out of the room and no one knew what to do. After a few minutes the phones started blowing up. I sat down at my desk and typed a page of notes—everything I could remember about my deep research on
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