Earlier this week, I had the thought that I wanted to start posting a weekly summary of the previous day’s blog posts. Every day, I waffle back and forth on whether to email to my subscribers or just post to my blog when I hit that publish button. I understand that daily emails are, well, a lot. For everyone. More importantly, looking back at what I’ve posted each week is an opportunity for me to sit back and celebrate what I’ve done.
As I was searching for when to start my first weekly “round up”, it felt serendipitous that the daily prompt was about legacy. Because the answer to what I want my legacy to be is THIS. Yes, this blog. But also THIS LIFE. I want to feel that everything I’ve done is a legacy. Yes, writing in this blog is part of that but really that’s only the tip of the iceberg of my life lived.
More to the point: my legacy doesn’t have to do with a past or future self. It doesn’t have to do with how I impact other people or even the world around me. My legacy is in this moment. In each moment. And for me.
Fruits first. (Wednesday, May 14):
Of course I must begin with the Queen of Fruit: mangosteen. I cannot forget her king, durian.
Their princess: the jackfruit.
What is the custard apple’s role in this food court?
Leader or follower? (Thursday, May 15):
I’m a leader following myself… or maybe a follower leading myself?
Either way, this post also includes a two-player cooperative video game recommendation.
Ring, skin, mask, burdens, truth. (Friday, May 16)
The summary for the answer to this day’s prompt reads like a riddle.
And this one is actually a bit of a game. (Saturday, May 17)
… and hopefully the “prize” is a lesson in how to center oneself while also trying to parent.
Y’all, I was FED UP in this post. (Sunday, May 18)
… but I still managed to include one book recommendation. If nothing else, I’m learning a lot about making myself visible in a world that chooses to ignore me.
Dreams can be powerful. (Monday, May 19)
This one includes three book recommendations (two novels and one nonfiction book) about dreams and dreaming (the nighttime story). And there’s a personal story embedded about how I found an answer to a problem in a dream.
Surviving Extremes with Koselig, Sabai, and Balance (Tuesday, May 20)
I think that the title says what this one is about. It’s in response to how I feel about cold weather.
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