Aaron Waddell
@theeverydaymystic.bsky.social
Stop. Look about you. Beauty is all around. Don’t miss it - looking for it someplace else.
bit.ly/m/The-Everyday-Mystic
bit.ly/m/The-Everyday-Mystic
Pinned
Just your friendly neighborhood mystic!
There’s a lie that’s been told
Since the dawn of civilization —
That the magic of technology
Could give us more time.
It’s never been true.
Never —
Never, ever.
And yet, still do we fall for it —
Every.
Single.
Time.
Since the dawn of civilization —
That the magic of technology
Could give us more time.
It’s never been true.
Never —
Never, ever.
And yet, still do we fall for it —
Every.
Single.
Time.
November 23, 2025 at 1:48 AM
There’s a lie that’s been told
Since the dawn of civilization —
That the magic of technology
Could give us more time.
It’s never been true.
Never —
Never, ever.
And yet, still do we fall for it —
Every.
Single.
Time.
Since the dawn of civilization —
That the magic of technology
Could give us more time.
It’s never been true.
Never —
Never, ever.
And yet, still do we fall for it —
Every.
Single.
Time.
Above all, it’s a story about family. About coiled snakes, the enemies we make, and the lengths we go to — for love.
open.substack.com/pub/theevery...
open.substack.com/pub/theevery...
Killing the Serpent
When a snake is not a snake
open.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Above all, it’s a story about family. About coiled snakes, the enemies we make, and the lengths we go to — for love.
open.substack.com/pub/theevery...
open.substack.com/pub/theevery...
Come walk with me—
through red clay memory,
forest hush,
and a gallery of echoes.
We’ll listen for what softens,
what still sings,
what asks us to dance
with love again.
open.substack.com/pub/theevery...
open.substack.com/pub/theevery...
through red clay memory,
forest hush,
and a gallery of echoes.
We’ll listen for what softens,
what still sings,
what asks us to dance
with love again.
open.substack.com/pub/theevery...
open.substack.com/pub/theevery...
Stained in Memory, Softened by Light
Poems, Places, and the Echoes We Carry
open.substack.com
October 15, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Come walk with me—
through red clay memory,
forest hush,
and a gallery of echoes.
We’ll listen for what softens,
what still sings,
what asks us to dance
with love again.
open.substack.com/pub/theevery...
open.substack.com/pub/theevery...
through red clay memory,
forest hush,
and a gallery of echoes.
We’ll listen for what softens,
what still sings,
what asks us to dance
with love again.
open.substack.com/pub/theevery...
open.substack.com/pub/theevery...
Good morning friends!
Here’s your message of hope
on a beautiful Sunday.
Never think for a second
that you are not worthy —
Of peace
Of joy
Of happiness.
There is no part of God
that is more worthy than another.
All are of the light.
Here’s your message of hope
on a beautiful Sunday.
Never think for a second
that you are not worthy —
Of peace
Of joy
Of happiness.
There is no part of God
that is more worthy than another.
All are of the light.
October 12, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Good morning friends!
Here’s your message of hope
on a beautiful Sunday.
Never think for a second
that you are not worthy —
Of peace
Of joy
Of happiness.
There is no part of God
that is more worthy than another.
All are of the light.
Here’s your message of hope
on a beautiful Sunday.
Never think for a second
that you are not worthy —
Of peace
Of joy
Of happiness.
There is no part of God
that is more worthy than another.
All are of the light.
In today's post I share pictures, poems and reflections I captured while taking my parents around my adopted hometown. I'd love for you to join me!
open.substack.com/pub/theevery...
Which images or words do you find most powerful? Share hero in the comments.
open.substack.com/pub/theevery...
Which images or words do you find most powerful? Share hero in the comments.
Where the Past Still Speaks: Three Walks Through Chattanooga
Interlacing the Threads of History
open.substack.com
October 11, 2025 at 4:23 PM
In today's post I share pictures, poems and reflections I captured while taking my parents around my adopted hometown. I'd love for you to join me!
open.substack.com/pub/theevery...
Which images or words do you find most powerful? Share hero in the comments.
open.substack.com/pub/theevery...
Which images or words do you find most powerful? Share hero in the comments.
Good morning friends! Happy Saturday!
I wanted to share with you a thought on gratitude and presence.
For months, children look forward to ripping open presents on birthdays and Christmases.
Imagining what wonderful things they will receive…
I wanted to share with you a thought on gratitude and presence.
For months, children look forward to ripping open presents on birthdays and Christmases.
Imagining what wonderful things they will receive…
October 11, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Good morning friends! Happy Saturday!
I wanted to share with you a thought on gratitude and presence.
For months, children look forward to ripping open presents on birthdays and Christmases.
Imagining what wonderful things they will receive…
I wanted to share with you a thought on gratitude and presence.
For months, children look forward to ripping open presents on birthdays and Christmases.
Imagining what wonderful things they will receive…
My post today on substack had such an amazing response. I figured it would be worth sharing it here.
Let me know what you think!
open.substack.com/pub/theevery...
Let me know what you think!
open.substack.com/pub/theevery...
Want to Make Sure You Won’t Live to 100? Then Definitely Don’t Read This.
Redefining what it means to be "old"
open.substack.com
October 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
My post today on substack had such an amazing response. I figured it would be worth sharing it here.
Let me know what you think!
open.substack.com/pub/theevery...
Let me know what you think!
open.substack.com/pub/theevery...
God DAMN am I glad to wake up this morning!
After this weekend, that was my only thought.
What a wonderful thing I get to do today.
To create.
To appreciate beauty.
To be a vessel of God’s Love.
If only everyone thought that way,
What a world it would be.
After this weekend, that was my only thought.
What a wonderful thing I get to do today.
To create.
To appreciate beauty.
To be a vessel of God’s Love.
If only everyone thought that way,
What a world it would be.
June 23, 2025 at 4:34 PM
God DAMN am I glad to wake up this morning!
After this weekend, that was my only thought.
What a wonderful thing I get to do today.
To create.
To appreciate beauty.
To be a vessel of God’s Love.
If only everyone thought that way,
What a world it would be.
After this weekend, that was my only thought.
What a wonderful thing I get to do today.
To create.
To appreciate beauty.
To be a vessel of God’s Love.
If only everyone thought that way,
What a world it would be.
I know better.
But I did it anyways.
And it wrecked me.
I made the tragic mistake of looking at my phone this morning. specifically at my Substack feed...
open.substack.com/pub/theevery...
But I did it anyways.
And it wrecked me.
I made the tragic mistake of looking at my phone this morning. specifically at my Substack feed...
open.substack.com/pub/theevery...
She Loved Sunflowers
Gone too soon.
open.substack.com
June 19, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I know better.
But I did it anyways.
And it wrecked me.
I made the tragic mistake of looking at my phone this morning. specifically at my Substack feed...
open.substack.com/pub/theevery...
But I did it anyways.
And it wrecked me.
I made the tragic mistake of looking at my phone this morning. specifically at my Substack feed...
open.substack.com/pub/theevery...
You’re blind baby
You’re blind to the facts of who you are
Cause you’re watching that garbage
Flavor Flav - Hip-hop Legend
open.substack.com/pub/theevery...
You’re blind to the facts of who you are
Cause you’re watching that garbage
Flavor Flav - Hip-hop Legend
open.substack.com/pub/theevery...
He Watch Fox News
This time around, the revolution WILL be televised
open.substack.com
February 27, 2025 at 1:17 AM
You’re blind baby
You’re blind to the facts of who you are
Cause you’re watching that garbage
Flavor Flav - Hip-hop Legend
open.substack.com/pub/theevery...
You’re blind to the facts of who you are
Cause you’re watching that garbage
Flavor Flav - Hip-hop Legend
open.substack.com/pub/theevery...
Sun-drenched dawn on Sunday
Soft - like my lovers eyes
Safe and sound
in Her warm embrace
Free as the birds in flight
Soft - like my lovers eyes
Safe and sound
in Her warm embrace
Free as the birds in flight
February 23, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Sun-drenched dawn on Sunday
Soft - like my lovers eyes
Safe and sound
in Her warm embrace
Free as the birds in flight
Soft - like my lovers eyes
Safe and sound
in Her warm embrace
Free as the birds in flight
It seems that all the nonsense by the Christian Right is about achieving Utopia.
But everything in our history has shown us that Utopias never work.
At least not in the way most envision them.
Here's what people get wrong about Utopias…
1/2
But everything in our history has shown us that Utopias never work.
At least not in the way most envision them.
Here's what people get wrong about Utopias…
1/2
February 20, 2025 at 10:16 PM
It seems that all the nonsense by the Christian Right is about achieving Utopia.
But everything in our history has shown us that Utopias never work.
At least not in the way most envision them.
Here's what people get wrong about Utopias…
1/2
But everything in our history has shown us that Utopias never work.
At least not in the way most envision them.
Here's what people get wrong about Utopias…
1/2
Reposted by Aaron Waddell
UNREAL: The United States State Department has forced employees to cancel subscriptions to any media considered unfriendly to Trump, including Politico, The New York Times, Reuters and the Associated Press.
That's what fascists do.
That's what fascists do.
February 20, 2025 at 10:08 PM
UNREAL: The United States State Department has forced employees to cancel subscriptions to any media considered unfriendly to Trump, including Politico, The New York Times, Reuters and the Associated Press.
That's what fascists do.
That's what fascists do.
Being a mystic has very little to do with what you see in visions…
And everything to do with what you see in the world.
And everything to do with what you see in the world.
February 16, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Being a mystic has very little to do with what you see in visions…
And everything to do with what you see in the world.
And everything to do with what you see in the world.
There’s only two kinds of people in the world…
Friends... and friends you haven't met yet.
If you're in the latter group, come say Hi!
well okay, technically there’s MAGA too, but let’s be real, they were all out after that first line!
Friends... and friends you haven't met yet.
If you're in the latter group, come say Hi!
well okay, technically there’s MAGA too, but let’s be real, they were all out after that first line!
February 16, 2025 at 12:42 PM
There’s only two kinds of people in the world…
Friends... and friends you haven't met yet.
If you're in the latter group, come say Hi!
well okay, technically there’s MAGA too, but let’s be real, they were all out after that first line!
Friends... and friends you haven't met yet.
If you're in the latter group, come say Hi!
well okay, technically there’s MAGA too, but let’s be real, they were all out after that first line!
Watching the Trump administration is like being handcuffed while a 3-year-old with a fork attempts to stick it into an electric socket - Except that the fork is a sledgehammer and the electric socket is our country’s nuclear arsenal.
February 15, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Watching the Trump administration is like being handcuffed while a 3-year-old with a fork attempts to stick it into an electric socket - Except that the fork is a sledgehammer and the electric socket is our country’s nuclear arsenal.