Wintersβ Day In
Spilling the tea since 2006. Wanna cuppa?
Conversations on life, faith, stories, and creativity from author and songwriter (and aspiring mermaid) Talena Winters.
Stories and Embers
My energyβs low, so instead of pondering life like I usually do, hereβs a little round-up of some of my recent projects you might be interested in.
Five Years: A Rubric for a More Joy-Filled Life
The question βdo I want to be doing this five years from now?β is a very helpful rubric for deciding on how to spend our time now. I get to choose the path I take. So why do I make it so hard?
Following Joy: Why Iβm Growing my Business without Social Media
Iβm slowing down on even more thingsβ¦ including how I market my business. And you know what? I like it.
Learning to Follow
Maybe the overwhelm is from taking on things that werenβt mine to bear?
Some weeks, we crawl instead of walk
I felt slower than usual this week, but still ended up with some cool things for my readers and knitting customers. And I got to be social, too.
This Train Track Goes Both Ways
Taking a moment to look back at how far Iβve come before looking to the immediate future again.
Peaks and Valleys
When the blahs happen two weeks a month, itβs not just depressionβ¦ Also, update on my slow productivity mission, what I did this week in my business (hint: knitting pattern update), and some sad news about my grandmother.
Getting Serious about Rest
On the book Rest: Why you get more done when you work less by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang, and how itβs affecting my shift into slow productivity.
Morning Lite: My New Productivity Plan
Part of my Slow Productivity switch has been changing my morning routine. Iβm only a few days in, but it seems to be working so farβ¦