Posts by nlowell@zirk.us
(DIR) Post #B2VlXrocbzOkYXpEw4 by nlowell@zirk.us
2026-01-21T13:02:17Z
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A new day. A new chance to succeed.I feel so very lucky. A safe place to live. Food and water. Survived so many stupid mistakes and unwelcome excursions.Mostly by luck.Always by putting one foot in front of the other. Sometimes literally.Lots of missteps, but even they gave me something. Even if only a reason to never do it again.I can't claim any wisdom from all the lessons I've learned.I'll keep looking.May luck be in your favor #today
(DIR) Post #B2kFRjScCEqN3rVXFY by nlowell@zirk.us
2026-01-28T13:19:50Z
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redolent with herbssimmering through winter's daybean soup with fresh bread#DailyHaikuPrompt
(DIR) Post #B2kFZZpnryAHWW5uro by nlowell@zirk.us
2026-01-28T13:16:19Z
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A new day. A new chance to succeed.Off balance day. Not quite steady. Easily distracted.Probably too soon to label the whole day from just these few beginning moments.I've wood to chop, water to carry as always. The simple routine needs no great amount of thinking. Just the impetus to see it through.Sometimes that's all I can do in a day. Get through it.Sometimes that's enough.May you find enough to get through your day #today
(DIR) Post #B2mO3M5QjiTpWQ2AOu by nlowell@zirk.us
2026-01-29T12:55:25Z
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A new day. A new chance to succeed.One of those mornings where I can't seem to settle. I'm wandering from thing to thing. Restless, maybe.There are things I want done. I just seem to lack interest in the doing.Keep finding half done tasks. Tasks I started this morning but haven't finished and I've only been up an hour.Time to stop flailing. Take a moment to breathe. To collect the scattered threads of morning and begin.May your threads all carry you forward #today
(DIR) Post #B2oQUt94WNOM5wuiMy by nlowell@zirk.us
2026-01-30T13:20:09Z
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A new day. A new chance to succeed.Wrong footed from the get-go, but I'll adapt. Not every day starts quietly.Part of my Practice involves coping with days like this. Ones that don't start smoothly and threaten to spiral downward.But I can choose how to respond.All the choices might be unpleasant and often I just have to suck it up.But I can choose.Recognizing that I have that choice makes all the difference.May all your choices be endurable #today
(DIR) Post #B2qO0SPDYwfCsrkO8G by nlowell@zirk.us
2026-01-31T12:12:48Z
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in winter's last graspat frozen morning's sunrisea glimmer of spring#DailyHaikuPrompt
(DIR) Post #B2wfYSx0uGpmac7JMu by nlowell@zirk.us
2026-02-03T12:44:37Z
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A new day. A new chance to succeed.I'm at a point in my Practice that I'm feeling the pressure of "should." That I should start a new project.The day's reading reminded me that I don't need to pounce on every opportunity.Looking at the possibilities and choosing to bide my time, husband my strength, gather resources. All valid actions.Including waiting for a better moment.The day is coming when I'll start the next thing. This isn't it.May your day be should-free #today
(DIR) Post #B2whuRzRMLilt9rYFE by nlowell@zirk.us
2026-02-03T12:52:09Z
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pine grove whisperinghobnobbing among themselvessharing spring's secrets#DailyHaikuPrompt
(DIR) Post #B2yn2blvlIPedBAmHY by nlowell@zirk.us
2026-02-04T12:41:17Z
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A new day. A new chance to succeed.Fresh morning. Fresh coffee. Decent night's sleep. A service task later this morning. A walk in the lingering winter after that.But now I have some quiet time. A few minutes to stop my galloping mind from racing over the multitude of tasks that could be. To focus on the pre-dawn quiet.To be selfish for a moment and consider what I've accomplished instead of what I haven't.I hope you have a moment to enjoy your accomplishments #today
(DIR) Post #B30oNQW7I8Xo4kBdUO by nlowell@zirk.us
2026-02-05T12:57:36Z
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on a winter's dawnsoaking into ancient stonesthe warmth of the sun#DailyHaikuPrompt
(DIR) Post #B30oSY8MOqUX99W9bs by nlowell@zirk.us
2026-02-05T12:48:11Z
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A new day. A new chance to succeed.A day for errands. Between various appointments and my morning walk, I'll spend a good portion of the day out and about.These days happen more rarely now that I work for myself. No more days spent in the office. No more business travel.Not that it wasn't valuable then. The risks are just too great for me now.My age is a factor along with a compromised immune system, but I was always risk averse. I just didn't act it.May your risks all be low #today
(DIR) Post #B32rWVjhwbhv30UFou by nlowell@zirk.us
2026-02-06T12:50:59Z
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A new day. A new chance to succeed.A quiet day planned, but I don't put much faith in plans.Things have a way of happening.Not that I don't have things I want to get done, but I have a minor case of nope this morning.Maybe just mental jujitsu. By planning to do nothing much, anything extra I accomplish feels, well, extra.Or maybe I'll just let the day unfold at its own pace and see what develops.Either way, I hope your day goes smoothly #today
(DIR) Post #B32uo7BUGZIHyZZB8C by nlowell@zirk.us
2026-02-06T13:08:16Z
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lost on winter's quiltstitch the moments togethermend the broken days#DailyHaikuPrompt
(DIR) Post #B34wI3bMdhUHp3QoGO by nlowell@zirk.us
2026-02-07T12:42:10Z
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brisk north wind blowingcarrying spring's bright promisewith a bit of snow#DailyHaikuPrompt
(DIR) Post #B34wQOxD8T9gMWd3aq by nlowell@zirk.us
2026-02-07T12:39:31Z
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A new day. A new chance to succeed.Baking day again. Barely 6 days after the last one.One of those tasks that could be a chore like laundry. Not an every day thing but an interruption in the week's flow.Yet I look forward to it every time. I keep notes on the sessions. Not tracking my baking progress but marking down the lessons as I go so I remember them better.I'm excited to try a new brand of yeast.How odd my life has become. Yet rewarding.May your life be a little odd #today
(DIR) Post #B3991qIUPg23xk2cXw by nlowell@zirk.us
2026-02-09T12:08:35Z
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light a spring lanternwelcome the sun's bright returnbid winter good-bye#DailyHaikuPrompt
(DIR) Post #B3995DE7cNirwibaFs by nlowell@zirk.us
2026-02-09T12:02:48Z
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A new day. A new chance to succeed.I missed a scheduled task yesterday. Something I intended to do but lost sight of as the day unfolded around me.It's all part of Practice. Not every day runs smoothly. Not every task gets done on time.For me, it's especially true of health and well-being tasks like my morning walk. If I don't do it early, it tends to slip off the day's list and can disappear if I let it.The trick is to not let it.I hope you can get your tasks all done #today
(DIR) Post #B3DHcjNIgpNtTPERO4 by nlowell@zirk.us
2026-02-11T12:58:32Z
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in pearlescent skywith a shrinking crescent moongray cloud waits for dawn#DailyHaikuPrompt
(DIR) Post #B3DHhLPfCtD8bYXMmG by nlowell@zirk.us
2026-02-11T12:51:14Z
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A new day. A new chance to succeed.Very little on the agenda. Normal chop wood, carry water things.But the day seldom follows my agenda. It veers left and right, up and down. Usually following no path I intended.Yet it always ends up with some reading in bed before I wander off to sleep.Habits are funny things. Emerging from repetition until they're like comfy clothes.So yeah. A mostly quiet day planned. We'll see how it unfolds.May you find some comfort in your day #today
(DIR) Post #B3FJ3e6UsrKFDMgqX2 by nlowell@zirk.us
2026-02-12T13:01:13Z
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A new day. A new chance to succeed.Nothing major on the agenda. Bread dough waiting for the oven to come up to temp. A small task to do this afternoon.My lazy day. The 1 day in 3 that I plan to not take a 2 mile hike. Part of my Practice. Trying to balance a healthy lifestyle with sybaritic indolence.Trying to walk everyday failed more than it succeeded. Planning on doing less, actually gave me more because I actually do it.At least so far.I hope you can do it, whatever it is, #today