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Nov 24, 2020
3 min

Considering Blessings

I was on Zoom with Barcelona, Spain, friends Anne and Alex. I’ve mentioned Anne before; she consulted with NASA on how to keep astronauts...

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Louise Carnachan

Nov 17, 2020
2 min

Serendipity

It all started when I got an alert from my cellular carrier that I would be out of data before the end of the billing period. With...

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Louise Carnachan

Oct 13, 2020
2 min

Purpose

RBG exemplified purpose in her extraordinary life. But all of us need purpose to feel fulfilled. Has Covid thrown you off what is meaningful

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Louise Carnachan

Sep 30, 2020
2 min

Follow Your Nose

Amazing what focus will do.

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Louise Carnachan

Aug 21, 2020
2 min

Time to Blow it Off?

I’m savoring Ross Gay’s The Book of Delights, as I slowly make my way through one year’s worth of almost-daily “essayettes.” He’s written...

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Louise Carnachan

Aug 5, 2020
2 min

We're Where, Exactly?

We're in what William Bridges called the Neutral Zone: we've left the known for the unknown and can't go back.

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Louise Carnachan

Jul 22, 2020
3 min

It Adds Up

The problem with the huge numbers were seeing related to COVID-19 cases and deaths is we're overwhelmed and disconnected.

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Louise Carnachan

Jul 8, 2020
3 min

Random Kindness

Being kind has its rewards.

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Louise Carnachan

Jun 9, 2020
2 min

Not Normally an Anxious Person

If you're anxious, it may have something to do with your empathy.

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Louise Carnachan

May 29, 2020
2 min

Earworms

When I wake up, I’ve always got a song in my head. Dream fragments or first thoughts prompt my brain’s search for lyrics. If I get only...

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Guest Blog: Dealing with Brain Drain in the Time of Covid-19

Louise Carnachan

May 26, 2020
3 min

Guest Blog: Dealing with Brain Drain in the Time of Covid-19

The following blog post comes from my friend, Anne Kearney, whom you might remember from an earlier post on living in small spaces. This...

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Louise Carnachan

May 19, 2020
2 min

Zoom-bah Humbug

Initially it was fun to see everyone in their Hollywood Squares, especially if virtual meetings were new to you. Soon the thrill of...

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Louise Carnachan

May 12, 2020
2 min

Your Own Time

At the beginning of sheltering in place, I found it difficult to track time. Didn’t I go to the store two weeks ago? It turns out it’d...

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Louise Carnachan

May 7, 2020
2 min

Earth Rising

I’m a big fan of WNYC’s RadioLab podcasts. In “Atomic Artifacts” they asked the question (paraphrased), “If there’s a cataclysmic event,...

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Louise Carnachan

Apr 20, 2020
2 min

The Greater Good

Public health is a scientific and technical, as well as a social (my bolding) and political, endeavor that aims to improve the health and...

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Louise Carnachan

Apr 13, 2020
2 min

Take Courage

In the late 1970’s, Britain offered a delightful ad campaign for Courage, the beer. The words “Take Courage” were accompanied by the...

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Louise Carnachan

Apr 9, 2020
2 min

Anger

In an earlier post, I wrote about the first stage of grief, denial. You may be having moments of another stage, anger. One psychological...

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Louise Carnachan

Apr 4, 2020
2 min

Don't Mess with My Plans

We sure resent being told we can’t do something. My 96-year-old mother (who’s never willingly gone outside, as far as I know), told me...

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Louise Carnachan

Apr 4, 2020
1 min

Finding Ways to be Up in a Down Time

What I most enjoyed about getting dressed for work was contemplating the jewelry I’d wear that day. I have a fondness for earrings,...

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Louise Carnachan

Apr 4, 2020
2 min

Confined Spaces

If you and your spouse are both working from home, you may be experiencing a little too much togetherness. And then there are the kids...

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