Can't even
How is everyone doing out there? I've been thinking about you all and have been pulling together a letter for you for weeks, and the...
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whitney smith
- Jan 27, 2021
- 4 min
Rehabilitation
I don't know about you, but I feel pretty damn good this week. Our former president didn't drop the mic, it was cut off mid-sentence. In...
whitney smith
- Jan 13, 2021
- 6 min
Who we really are
At the risk of being repetitive, wow-- what a week. Before I get to anything else, let me wish you a happy new year, whatever that means,...
whitney smith
- Dec 23, 2020
- 5 min
The dark and the light
How are you doing out there? A lot has changed in the past couple of weeks, and we are in the midst of the light and the dark. Which...
whitney smith
- Dec 2, 2020
- 4 min
Second waves
How was the Thanksgiving for my fellow Americans? For myself and my husband, Thanksgiving for many years has been dictated by my studio...
whitney smith
- Oct 3, 2020
- 3 min
Paddle hard
If you're feeling a little shaky as we ride the wave of chaos engulfing the country, you're smack in the zeitgeist. It's a great time to...
whitney smith
- Sep 13, 2020
- 4 min
Fall
It has been an exceedingly weird week. I'm sure most of you saw the pictures of the Golden Gate bridge bathed in a smoky orange twilight...
whitney smith
- Sep 1, 2020
- 6 min
Integration
This last week has been intense with the early and devastating start to California fire season. It began while my husband and I were...
whitney smith
- Aug 23, 2020
- 6 min
Normal Routines
How is everyone holding up out there? It's August. Yes, it really is. August is the pause before the whole back-to-school, back to a...
whitney smith
- Jul 19, 2020
- 7 min
Reform. Reform. Reform.
California, like much of the rest of the country, is scrambling back into a version of lockdown as our covid case count soars. I have...
whitney smith
- Jul 12, 2020
- 4 min
prepare
As I write this I am sitting on my front porch, where a wall of jasmine that has grown up the side of my house and through the porch...
whitney smith
- Jul 5, 2020
- 4 min
Liberty
We've made it through another week people, capped off by the Fourth of July, which my good friend jokingly referred to as the Unfourth of...
whitney smith
- Jun 28, 2020
- 6 min
Overcome
How are you all doing out there? It's been another week packed with too much information, too much news, too much discord. But also,...
whitney smith
- Jun 7, 2020
- 5 min
Solidarity
It's been another week everybody. It's incredible how news of the pandemic has been knocked down below the fold, and yet provides a...
whitney smith
- Jun 1, 2020
- 4 min
Breathe
It's been a week ya'll, and I hardly know where to begin. I'll start with hoping that you are safe where you are, and holding it together...
whitney smith
- May 17, 2020
- 3 min
Prayer
So much depends on a crepe paper flower. I've been revisiting a hobby that I haven't played with for a couple of years, crepe paper...
whitney smith
- May 10, 2020
- 3 min
Transition
I hope this weekend is finding you feeling grounded, healthy, and secure. If you're not feeling so wonderful, I hope you can find some...
whitney smith
- May 3, 2020
- 4 min
Cultivate
This time of year I always go on my favorite hike, I call it the Best Hike in Northern California, or "Best Hike" for short. It has 4...
whitney smith
- Apr 26, 2020
- 4 min
Surrender
This last week I have been taking firmer note of a personal phenomena, which is utter exhaustion starting around 4 PM. I've started...
whitney smith
- Apr 19, 2020
- 3 min
Humility + ambition
I wanted to tell you how I've been doing and also, what I've been up to since the pandemic started. As someone who is prone to dread,...