Avatar
Nathan Lowell (he/him) 📎
749a08da3a61995e04ccd34a3dff34f05f1f961c9bcc82a59ddc6bf4eb07aa9b
Professional teller of tales I write the books I want to read but can't find. I will, on occasion, post the picture of a park, usually taken in the morning on the day of the post. I use the tag #tommw for Talking On My Morning Walk, my somewhat daily podcast. I never post the link. The picture is the "first word" of the podcast and tells my listeners that the new episode is coming. They know how to find it. he/him #selfpublishing #sff #dailyhaikuprompt #bookstodon #fountainpens

nostr:npub13wtnjev39s7zy0uqtcanze2pyftg4yhc4he2u6qkjtma25h4s4hq45caj4

I keep a time sheet open on my desktop and set alarms on my phone to remind me to log what I'm doing.

Helps keep me focused on what I want to accomplish that day.

Dark and rainy clouds,

Rainbows arch under grey skies.

Nature's cheeky grin.

#dailyhaikuprompt

nostr:npub1g3f8fvxwyw8r8dxnaezq5sujswywpacfhq3efsq84kz4l6nq48gsl6pxk9

I'm thinking "ease into the weekend without a splash."

ðŸĪŠ

I've got a bunch of little things that need getting done.

A new day. A new chance to succeed.

It's tempting to look at the last few days as having been wasted. The juggling efforts, chaotic. The external evidence of some kind of success, sparse.

But

Success isn't measured what I did yesterday or this week or this month.

Success, at least for me, has become less about what I've done and more about who I've become.

My juggling has taught me much this year. I'm looking forward to learning more.

I hope you can become a little more you #today

Darkness calls to us,

Sunset opens night's window.

Universe beckons.

#dailyhaikuprompt

A new day. A new chance to succeed.

My juggling of mind, body, and spirit has been out of kilter this week.

It happens periodically. Sometimes in times of stress. Sometimes out of the blue.

In the past, I'd tense up. Try to brute force it.

It seldom worked. It only led to exhaustion.

Now? I just let it be.

My boat is self-righting if I only give it a chance. It might be a little soggy for a time, but it always comes back.

I hope you find solace in just letting it be #today

Crystalline sunrise

Breaks open summer's day.

Fresh morning revealed.

#dailyhaikuprompt

A new day. A new chance to succeed.

The days it feel like my drops out number my catches and my tosses are all over the living room.

Lots of interruptions. Many distractions.

Frustrating but actually pretty normal. It's especially true following a long line of successes. Seeing the long chain shattered adds its own stress.

I need to push all that aside. It happened. I can't change it.

But I have today to make a difference.

I hope you're able to focus on #today

Bright yellow petal

Reflecting under child's chin.

"Do you like butter?"

#dailyhaikuprompt

A new day. A new chance to succeed.

I'm bringing my juggling in close, focusing on the individual bits. Position, stance, smooth tosses, careful catches.

I'll write a bit, read a bit, play a bit, and get a bit of exercise. I have bread rising to bake before the heat of the day.

In pulling my focus in close, the details become more engaging. Distractions have fewer opportunities.

I hope you find some time to focus on your details #today

nostr:npub1kcdhcsyyt2j8jcqz8xpw5tfrfe4yrpgt9j70ktrrp7zzf66tzu4q5tt4td

Thanks. It's been a good couple of months for me.

Only one more major work to get off the desk before fall.

nostr:npub1nxty7rc9fdtcf3mq83wp4jsxqm9yz209e6fjn0qkjgm542x23vpqma055a

Almost always sad.

It took time away from the books I wanted to read, required me to read them a certain way, answer a bunch of teacher generated questions that had no clear answers (and which I inevitably answered my own way that they ever seemed to like), and were so far below my reading level and outside my interest area I had a miserable time trying to force myself to read them.

From mountains to soil,

Wind, water, and time conspire.

Even stones decay.

#dailyhaikuprompt

Another day, another chance to succeed.

Time to get back to basics. Tend to the important things in front of me. The things I can do today.

Some of that will be planning, evaluation.

Some of it, routine tasks that inch the larger projects forward by a day.

Some will be self-care.

So I'll read a little, write a little, play a little, and get some exercise, letting the familiar routine soothe the jagged edges.

I hope you find some time to take care of yourself #today

Charismatic aura

Shining from the inside out.

She walks in beauty.

#dailyhaikuprompt

Replying to Avatar Uncle Harvey

nostr:npub1gghgc8ghu83gf07m5ymshn2tz3luz6cx6w4ezsn4la5p20tfnflsjtykhp

Or maybe it's just Slackerday and time to shift to neutral and just sit back n coast for a bit. 👍😊

A new day. A new chance to be.

The juggling has become ragged, sloppy. Routines start but fall apart quickly. Frustrating.

The vehicle that got me here has bogged down and stopped.

Maybe it needs fuel.

Maybe an overhaul.

or just a metaphorical portage to get over the rough patch.

At least a moment to consider the path ahead. To think about who I want to be when I get there.

I hope you find some time to consider your path #today