@3ffervescent.bsky.social
living the questions
the world is fascinating
let's take it in together
one moment at a time
the world is fascinating
let's take it in together
one moment at a time
In LA, there's May Gray.
June Gloom.
I don't know what the phrase for a cloudy seventh month is, but I propose:
July Sun-shy.
June Gloom.
I don't know what the phrase for a cloudy seventh month is, but I propose:
July Sun-shy.
June 26, 2025 at 4:34 AM
In LA, there's May Gray.
June Gloom.
I don't know what the phrase for a cloudy seventh month is, but I propose:
July Sun-shy.
June Gloom.
I don't know what the phrase for a cloudy seventh month is, but I propose:
July Sun-shy.
"What a fuster cluck."
Seen on a chicken coop as a wooden sign.
Cluck cluck, mothercluckers!
Seen on a chicken coop as a wooden sign.
Cluck cluck, mothercluckers!
June 17, 2025 at 9:41 PM
"What a fuster cluck."
Seen on a chicken coop as a wooden sign.
Cluck cluck, mothercluckers!
Seen on a chicken coop as a wooden sign.
Cluck cluck, mothercluckers!
Note to self:
Stop outsourcing your wisdom to the act of gaining more knowledge.
Yet another book, theory, or idea won't change what I already know (and what I know I need to do).
Stop outsourcing your wisdom to the act of gaining more knowledge.
Yet another book, theory, or idea won't change what I already know (and what I know I need to do).
June 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Note to self:
Stop outsourcing your wisdom to the act of gaining more knowledge.
Yet another book, theory, or idea won't change what I already know (and what I know I need to do).
Stop outsourcing your wisdom to the act of gaining more knowledge.
Yet another book, theory, or idea won't change what I already know (and what I know I need to do).
"You don't need to keep making pain sacred to make it bearable."
Wise words from my little robot about hard truths I need to hear.
Oof.
Wise words from my little robot about hard truths I need to hear.
Oof.
May 17, 2025 at 10:16 PM
"You don't need to keep making pain sacred to make it bearable."
Wise words from my little robot about hard truths I need to hear.
Oof.
Wise words from my little robot about hard truths I need to hear.
Oof.
'Make before you manage' is a really nice way to hear you own self before being influenced by others.
Especially when reaching for a handheld computer holding almost infinity.
So here's my Bluesky note for today.
Especially when reaching for a handheld computer holding almost infinity.
So here's my Bluesky note for today.
April 13, 2025 at 5:21 PM
'Make before you manage' is a really nice way to hear you own self before being influenced by others.
Especially when reaching for a handheld computer holding almost infinity.
So here's my Bluesky note for today.
Especially when reaching for a handheld computer holding almost infinity.
So here's my Bluesky note for today.
Older couple walking in front of me, he's on the left, she's on the right.
He's about a foot taller than her.
They hold hands as if welcoming a spring day in their 20s.
His shoulder is sloped down to hers, decades of closeness cemented in a crooked frame.
An embodiment of love.
He's about a foot taller than her.
They hold hands as if welcoming a spring day in their 20s.
His shoulder is sloped down to hers, decades of closeness cemented in a crooked frame.
An embodiment of love.
April 12, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Older couple walking in front of me, he's on the left, she's on the right.
He's about a foot taller than her.
They hold hands as if welcoming a spring day in their 20s.
His shoulder is sloped down to hers, decades of closeness cemented in a crooked frame.
An embodiment of love.
He's about a foot taller than her.
They hold hands as if welcoming a spring day in their 20s.
His shoulder is sloped down to hers, decades of closeness cemented in a crooked frame.
An embodiment of love.
Pheremones?
You mean when a ferry moans in the harbor?
You mean when a ferry moans in the harbor?
April 3, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Pheremones?
You mean when a ferry moans in the harbor?
You mean when a ferry moans in the harbor?
I took an adult gymnastics class yesterday.
Nothing makes you feel your age than doing an activity meant for younger bodies.
It does make me think, though:
If I'd stuck with gymnastics over the decades, would tumbling hurt any less?
My wrists think not.
Nothing makes you feel your age than doing an activity meant for younger bodies.
It does make me think, though:
If I'd stuck with gymnastics over the decades, would tumbling hurt any less?
My wrists think not.
April 3, 2025 at 7:30 AM
I took an adult gymnastics class yesterday.
Nothing makes you feel your age than doing an activity meant for younger bodies.
It does make me think, though:
If I'd stuck with gymnastics over the decades, would tumbling hurt any less?
My wrists think not.
Nothing makes you feel your age than doing an activity meant for younger bodies.
It does make me think, though:
If I'd stuck with gymnastics over the decades, would tumbling hurt any less?
My wrists think not.
Dulcet moments:
Dusk birds settle in their nests.
On your walk, a man rakes his lawn.
His dog named Gigi stares at him with adoration.
She's a pit built like a tank, you say.
Melts your heart with her amber eyes.
You should see her run, the man smiles.
A slice of life.
Dusk birds settle in their nests.
On your walk, a man rakes his lawn.
His dog named Gigi stares at him with adoration.
She's a pit built like a tank, you say.
Melts your heart with her amber eyes.
You should see her run, the man smiles.
A slice of life.
March 29, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Dulcet moments:
Dusk birds settle in their nests.
On your walk, a man rakes his lawn.
His dog named Gigi stares at him with adoration.
She's a pit built like a tank, you say.
Melts your heart with her amber eyes.
You should see her run, the man smiles.
A slice of life.
Dusk birds settle in their nests.
On your walk, a man rakes his lawn.
His dog named Gigi stares at him with adoration.
She's a pit built like a tank, you say.
Melts your heart with her amber eyes.
You should see her run, the man smiles.
A slice of life.
"Cognitively crispy"
How I feel after working 12 hours.
How I feel after working 12 hours.
March 25, 2025 at 4:11 PM
"Cognitively crispy"
How I feel after working 12 hours.
How I feel after working 12 hours.
There's no such thing as too much prosciutto.
I tend to eat my yearly quota over several days, once a year.
Same with Nutella.
Good thing the satisfaction lasts all year long.
I tend to eat my yearly quota over several days, once a year.
Same with Nutella.
Good thing the satisfaction lasts all year long.
March 19, 2025 at 6:11 AM
There's no such thing as too much prosciutto.
I tend to eat my yearly quota over several days, once a year.
Same with Nutella.
Good thing the satisfaction lasts all year long.
I tend to eat my yearly quota over several days, once a year.
Same with Nutella.
Good thing the satisfaction lasts all year long.
"I don't psychologically collaborate with that."
A new way to say:
"That ain't for me."
I'm LOVING @oliverburkeman.com 's Meditations for Mortals so far.
A new way to say:
"That ain't for me."
I'm LOVING @oliverburkeman.com 's Meditations for Mortals so far.
March 19, 2025 at 3:14 AM
"I don't psychologically collaborate with that."
A new way to say:
"That ain't for me."
I'm LOVING @oliverburkeman.com 's Meditations for Mortals so far.
A new way to say:
"That ain't for me."
I'm LOVING @oliverburkeman.com 's Meditations for Mortals so far.
Find excuses for tenderness.
Toward others.
Toward yourself.
Toward others.
Toward yourself.
March 15, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Find excuses for tenderness.
Toward others.
Toward yourself.
Toward others.
Toward yourself.
Last-Minute, Fuck-Yes decisions tend to open doors for peak experiences.
For me, these have resulted in writing a book, deciding to do a TEDx talk, landing a rad job, and, most recently, going dancing on a Wednesday night til 1:30am.
These serendipities led to more serendipities.
Just do it.
For me, these have resulted in writing a book, deciding to do a TEDx talk, landing a rad job, and, most recently, going dancing on a Wednesday night til 1:30am.
These serendipities led to more serendipities.
Just do it.
March 14, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Last-Minute, Fuck-Yes decisions tend to open doors for peak experiences.
For me, these have resulted in writing a book, deciding to do a TEDx talk, landing a rad job, and, most recently, going dancing on a Wednesday night til 1:30am.
These serendipities led to more serendipities.
Just do it.
For me, these have resulted in writing a book, deciding to do a TEDx talk, landing a rad job, and, most recently, going dancing on a Wednesday night til 1:30am.
These serendipities led to more serendipities.
Just do it.
Feed pitstop 🛑
Notice where your body's holding tension right now.
Focus on that area, and let it go.
Combine with a deep breath if desired.
Notice where your body's holding tension right now.
Focus on that area, and let it go.
Combine with a deep breath if desired.
March 14, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Feed pitstop 🛑
Notice where your body's holding tension right now.
Focus on that area, and let it go.
Combine with a deep breath if desired.
Notice where your body's holding tension right now.
Focus on that area, and let it go.
Combine with a deep breath if desired.
Eyes that see with beauty see beautiful things.
March 10, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Eyes that see with beauty see beautiful things.
When you sneeze, do you say anything to yourself, out loud or in your head?
I just said "bless me" for the first time after a satisfying sneeze and it felt like a lil lovehug.
Remember to bless yaself, too!
I just said "bless me" for the first time after a satisfying sneeze and it felt like a lil lovehug.
Remember to bless yaself, too!
March 7, 2025 at 5:49 PM
When you sneeze, do you say anything to yourself, out loud or in your head?
I just said "bless me" for the first time after a satisfying sneeze and it felt like a lil lovehug.
Remember to bless yaself, too!
I just said "bless me" for the first time after a satisfying sneeze and it felt like a lil lovehug.
Remember to bless yaself, too!
One time I forgot the name of Joshua Tree (the park).
So I called it Joseph Desert.
Close enough.
So I called it Joseph Desert.
Close enough.
March 5, 2025 at 11:10 PM
One time I forgot the name of Joshua Tree (the park).
So I called it Joseph Desert.
Close enough.
So I called it Joseph Desert.
Close enough.
What is the sexiest, most alluring, most connective thing between two people who aren't touching?
Eye contact.
Held steady and held long.
Sometimes more powerful than touch itself.
Eye contact.
Held steady and held long.
Sometimes more powerful than touch itself.
March 3, 2025 at 6:55 AM
What is the sexiest, most alluring, most connective thing between two people who aren't touching?
Eye contact.
Held steady and held long.
Sometimes more powerful than touch itself.
Eye contact.
Held steady and held long.
Sometimes more powerful than touch itself.
Quiet kindness speaks the loudest.
Making a surprise reservation at a restaurant that serves your childhood cuisine you casually mentioned, off-hand, once.
Grabbing an extra electrolyte packet for you because you squealed the first time you tried it.
Little idiosyncrasies only relevant to you.
Making a surprise reservation at a restaurant that serves your childhood cuisine you casually mentioned, off-hand, once.
Grabbing an extra electrolyte packet for you because you squealed the first time you tried it.
Little idiosyncrasies only relevant to you.
March 3, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Quiet kindness speaks the loudest.
Making a surprise reservation at a restaurant that serves your childhood cuisine you casually mentioned, off-hand, once.
Grabbing an extra electrolyte packet for you because you squealed the first time you tried it.
Little idiosyncrasies only relevant to you.
Making a surprise reservation at a restaurant that serves your childhood cuisine you casually mentioned, off-hand, once.
Grabbing an extra electrolyte packet for you because you squealed the first time you tried it.
Little idiosyncrasies only relevant to you.
The more art I consume, the more colorful, rich, and nuanced the world becomes.
This is a lesson I keep relearning, especially after periods of consuming junk online.
Health in various ways and all that jazz.
This is a lesson I keep relearning, especially after periods of consuming junk online.
Health in various ways and all that jazz.
February 28, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The more art I consume, the more colorful, rich, and nuanced the world becomes.
This is a lesson I keep relearning, especially after periods of consuming junk online.
Health in various ways and all that jazz.
This is a lesson I keep relearning, especially after periods of consuming junk online.
Health in various ways and all that jazz.
The biggest gift we can give ourselves?
Focused attention.
(Distilling direction from distraction.)
The biggest gift we can give others?
Presence.
(Witnessing another in their full expression.)
Focused attention.
(Distilling direction from distraction.)
The biggest gift we can give others?
Presence.
(Witnessing another in their full expression.)
February 27, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The biggest gift we can give ourselves?
Focused attention.
(Distilling direction from distraction.)
The biggest gift we can give others?
Presence.
(Witnessing another in their full expression.)
Focused attention.
(Distilling direction from distraction.)
The biggest gift we can give others?
Presence.
(Witnessing another in their full expression.)
What does it feel like for you to melt into a moment?
For me, it's peanut butter swirled vanilla ice cream falling from a waffle cone and yawning onto the hot summer sand, sun ablaze.
What do you feel?
For me, it's peanut butter swirled vanilla ice cream falling from a waffle cone and yawning onto the hot summer sand, sun ablaze.
What do you feel?
February 25, 2025 at 2:57 AM
What does it feel like for you to melt into a moment?
For me, it's peanut butter swirled vanilla ice cream falling from a waffle cone and yawning onto the hot summer sand, sun ablaze.
What do you feel?
For me, it's peanut butter swirled vanilla ice cream falling from a waffle cone and yawning onto the hot summer sand, sun ablaze.
What do you feel?
One of the most sacred things one can do is be naked with another, fully clothed.
February 25, 2025 at 2:53 AM
One of the most sacred things one can do is be naked with another, fully clothed.
@oliverburkeman.com's newsletter today holds a powerful reminder amid the chaos:
"Become consciously aware of your feet. Come out of your head for a moment, and especially out of other people's heads. Here you are. On the ground."
I've done breathing meditations but this one grounds me instantly.
"Become consciously aware of your feet. Come out of your head for a moment, and especially out of other people's heads. Here you are. On the ground."
I've done breathing meditations but this one grounds me instantly.
February 21, 2025 at 12:39 AM
@oliverburkeman.com's newsletter today holds a powerful reminder amid the chaos:
"Become consciously aware of your feet. Come out of your head for a moment, and especially out of other people's heads. Here you are. On the ground."
I've done breathing meditations but this one grounds me instantly.
"Become consciously aware of your feet. Come out of your head for a moment, and especially out of other people's heads. Here you are. On the ground."
I've done breathing meditations but this one grounds me instantly.