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Oct 16, 20224 min read

Away From My Phone

My smart phone is like a toddler that way: demanding constant attention, and whenever it helps me, it also seems to create more work.

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Meredith Kaknevicius

Sep 11, 20222 min read

Do Give Up

Lowering the bar might mean the difference between wellness and burning out.

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Meredith Kaknevicius

Aug 21, 20223 min read

Word to the Wise

Words. It's what literature is made of. Literally.

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Meredith Kaknevicius

Jul 31, 20223 min read

The Sharpest Knife In The Drawer

I didn’t want it to be pretty, and I didn’t want to have to be pretty myself. The whole thing was a big hassle.”

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Meredith Kaknevicius

Jul 24, 20224 min read

The Change Is Good

Without clear warning, I’ll transform into the old crone, living alone in a small cabin in the woods, with only the crows to keep me company

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Meredith Kaknevicius

Jul 10, 20223 min read

Keeping Misery Company

The opportunity of offering a kindness to others amid our own turmoil can be a manner of restorative tonic.

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Meredith Kaknevicius

Jun 12, 20223 min read

A Killer Story

The Poison Book Project, information that perhaps will save a bibliophile from visiting their own midnight library.

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Meredith Kaknevicius

May 22, 20223 min read

A Little Bird Told Me

Then the magic happened. Listening and really recognizing the language gave me a little taste of what was important.

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Meredith Kaknevicius

May 8, 20226 min read

Seeing the Forest and the Trees

Expecting people to multitask is akin to saying: I don’t care how well you do it, just get it done.

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Meredith Kaknevicius

Apr 24, 20225 min read

Scents and Sensibility

When learning is distilled down to the mere parroting of facts and concepts, the multisensory experience is lost.

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Meredith Kaknevicius

Apr 10, 20224 min read

Sentimental Journey

I wondered what small part of me shone brightest to those from my past. And whether those relationships grew because of what I saw in them.

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Meredith Kaknevicius

Mar 20, 20224 min read

Just Fooling Around

Perhaps most of us are primed to view data-based rather than consensus-based decisions as counter to group harmony.

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Meredith Kaknevicius

Feb 27, 20225 min read

Must See TV

Television may plant preconceptions about how to recognize honesty from deceit, while taking time away from genuine social interaction.

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Meredith Kaknevicius

Jan 9, 20224 min read

Here and Away

Did my aptitude for controlled dissociation developed purely from practice, or was it somehow jumpstarted by the past

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Meredith Kaknevicius

Nov 21, 20213 min read

When Too Much Is a Good Thing

I sensed the omnipresent cultural expectation to achieve. Can’t it just be enough to find joy in the everyday business of living?

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Meredith Kaknevicius

Nov 7, 20213 min read

I Regret To Inform You…

For many, conflict is so scary that the future threat of regret is preferable to the short-term torment of conflict.

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Meredith Kaknevicius

Oct 24, 20214 min read

Out of Control

Control isn’t necessarily good or bad, but it can tell us something about ourselves. It can be hurtful, helpful, healing, or humbling.

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Meredith Kaknevicius

Oct 10, 20214 min read

What You Really, Really Want

Having responsibilities implies we have something to give. Having something to give implies an abundance. It’s the opposite of wanting.

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Meredith Kaknevicius

Sep 26, 20215 min read

It’s No Place Without Home

There is more to homelessness than lack of shelter. Afterall, we don’t say ‘houseless.’

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Meredith Kaknevicius

Sep 12, 20214 min read

The Caw of the Wild

We don’t have the monopoly on intelligence, even if we think we’re the best at it. It’s easy to forget that when surrounded by civilization.

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