Variance: Fatigue
There is a deep veil of tired over many people, myself included, right now. We are tired of the pandemic, tired of social media, tired of people dying, and tired of the contentiousness of this moment -- just exhausted. Every…
Variance: Proprioception
Proprioception is the awareness of the position and movement of the body. It is how your brain knows where your head is in relation to your spine and where your feet are. It's pretty important. Movement through and pressure on…
Variance: Concentration
Concentration -- This word means a lot of different things to different people right now. The number of cases of SARS-CoV-2 in a location. Or perhaps, the detention centers where migrants and refugees, some children, are being held in this…
Variance: Ask The Question
Have you ever been about to say something, or ask a question, and decided against it? Not because you suddenly changed your mind about it but because you just decided not to bother? How often? Do you think that has…
Variance: Do You Know Silence?
"To understand sound we must know silence. To hear sound fully we must hear silence." - Dudley Knight, Speaking with Skill It is odd to think of silence as hard to achieve while many are quarantined at home alone. Still,…
Variance: Here Comes the Sun
You may have noticed that I took last week off from the blog. As we are in a marathon, I took a moment to recharge and highly recommend it. As it turns out, this weekend we had glorious weather in…
Variance: Rhythm
Humans adapt. It is a power and occasionally an issue. We just want to return to a rhythm that feels normal. Which is tricky when uncertainty is one of the features of our existence. So today is just a temperature…
Variance: Discovery
You now know some things that you didn't know five weeks ago. You know what you miss more than anything. And, what things you can really do without. If you have been hiding anything from yourself in busyness, it is…
Variance: Smell That?
What is your favorite smell? It could be a type of flower, the smell of clean dirt, or leather, or bread. The point isn't to create decide if the smell you love is "normal." The point is to recall it.…
Variance: Quiet
Our world is changed. It sounds different. We sound different. One of those differences is how quiet it is outside. At least, it is quiet in cities such as Boston or New York -- Eerily so. It creates space for…