Identity is a squirrelly thing, because it is the thing most tightly gripped in each individual’s palm, and yet that might mean aspects of it go partly unseen. And so identity, or naming and claiming any aspect of it, becomes a risk for the individual, because that self-claimed thing may be well known to her—may …
Intrinsic Delight, Redux
It's the last day of Think Kit '16. It's an ending, so this prompt seems appropriate: Give us the final sentence, paragraph, or chapter of your life story. Is it possible to even imagine providing the wrap-up thoughts to something (a life) that's hopefully no where near its conclusion? It seems inappropriate, in a way, to …
Caring for What’s Close
At certain moments in your life you may find you don't want to be able to dream about the future. ...which seems like a crazy thing to say. We all love to dream. Right? Dreaming about the future seems to be the preferred pastime of many. It is the one thing we can retain. It …
An Obsession
I'm taking a Think Kit lifeline in an attempt to say some things about something I don't talk about much but is a significant part of who I am. Question: What did you obsess over this year? I have been trying to make myself write this post for an hour and a half. I've been stalling. I watched an …
Don’t Drift: A Mantra for 2014
Think Kit, Day 21. Write a mantra for the year ahead – how you'll approach it, what you wish it to be. I am alone in my house, and it is so quiet. I can hear the clock on my wall whirring away as it diligently keeps the wrong time. The power went out for about …
Being Of Use
Think Kit, Day 6. I suspect all of us wait for that moment in our lives when we finally understand why we are the person that we are. (Maybe that moment never comes. Maybe it comes again and again. I don't know.) I had my moment of understanding this year, last month. A situation occurred, and …
Jackie Lutzke 