HeyJaredWriting in the Wild
Writing about courage, creativity, grief, transformation and, most of all, hope.
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The Hardest Downsizing (opens the original)
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My tendency toward clutter affects my body too.I feel physically uncomfortable. It’s not all aging; it’s mobility and stamina. I’m sluggish; clothes don’t fit well; body aches without the exertion to justify it. Been here more times than I'd like to remember.I can do better. It’s about the inputs and outputs — definitely too much incoming and not nearly enough outgoing effort.Maintenance is the absolute hardest part for me, and as I understand it, for most people. Complacency and boredom, perhap
Misery Loves Company (opens the original)
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Mother Nature Instructs my Writing (opens the original)
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I listen to soothing music to calm myself, to let go of the terror that seizes me some mornings. Thoughts scrape the surface of my brain. Tinkling piano keys remind me of whirling autumn leaves dancing across frost-tipped grass. Crisp air; I take in the new temperature, a reminder of what’s to come. Our Mother, Nature, pushes us to the edge of tolerance. Gradually bringing forth winter’s heavy artillery.Brief but powerful, the Sun shares her weakened rays. She’s generous with her life-giving gif
Remembering Days of Tulmult (opens the original)
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Picking at the scab. Keeping the wound fresh to write from that place; from the wisdom I hope has come.<img alt="a person with a small tattoo on their arm" class="sizing-normal" height="3840" src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-15
Screaming From the Pile (opens the original)
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The process of decluttering continues. I roll up my past and drag it to the curb. Scaling down frees my mind from the mental to-do list and open loops — unfolded laundry, messy countertops, overburdened cupboards, not to mention my oversized digital footprint.<source type="image/
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