Please switch your devices to
Invisibility mode
Snug yourself into
A crude tinfoil blanket
Shielding from urgent
Life and death cries
For your attention
And watch
The world still spinning
Somehow
As you disappear
In the future there will be no work-life balance. There will be only life.
Automattic is no ordinary company. We have no office, no dresscode, live in 60 different countries, and only meet in person a few times per year. No wonder that when we do meet in person, it looks less like a business conference and more like a family reunion, with the most supportive and friendly kind […]
Close your eyes
Close your eyes for a moment And maybe all your fears and fantasies Will end — Hafez
My barn
My barn’s been burned to the ground Now I can see the moon — Mizuta Masahide
Stretching my comfort zone with gentleness
Since I started moving my body regularly a few years ago, it was always with some goal in mind. I lifted weights first to lose weight, then to keep the weight off and eat whatever I wanted, then to beat the previous record for deadlift or squat. I started running to lose weight again, then […]
Stressed? Shake it off. Literally.
Driving was always a stressful experience for me. I only drive a few times per year, cause where I live it’s usually the least convenient option. I never got to practice it enough to feel comfortable as a driver. Knowing I am in charge of a runaway metal bullet that might kill someone if I […]
The Gift
I brought you a plate of
Interstellar space
Pregnant and teeming
With possibilities
The harder I try to
Circle it with words
The harder my gift
Appears to be seen
Look
I’ll just stand here
Empty handed
And wait for the reality
To crack
Where it wants
True discipline
True discipline is really just self-remembering; no forcing or fighting is necessary. Charles Eisenstein
You’re not lazy. You just need a buddy
There’s plenty of advice that seems to work on everyone else but me. Todo lists are a great example. Whenever I’m feeling overwhelmed with having too much on my plate, someone inevitably suggest I create a todo list and start crossing things off. It works pretty well for a day or two, but then I […]
