Hello cursor. Hello screen. Hello random reader. Hello subscriber whose spring purge I managed to evade.
I’ve debated the wisdom of resurrecting my musings after these many months of dormancy. Perhaps I have unwittingly arrived in that good night. I’ve certainly been quiet long enough. But the timing feels premature; there have been many instances where I was inspired to share but couldn’t find a pause in the day. And when there was, the idea felt stale, like a sourdough boule left in the paper bag too many days on the counter.
On the topic of resurrecting + bread; an oven (or even toaster oven) and some water are all you need to revive a beautiful baguette. I always think the trivia I carry around is common to everyone, but this is surprisingly false. If I was a food influencer I’d tell you to mist the baguette and give you an exact temperature setting and time. But I’m not. Just run the baguette under the tap, then place it on the middle rack of your oven for a few minutes. 350 is my default. In five minutes (or so) you should have a perfectly resurrected baguette. The key ingredient in this endeavor is to begin with a proper baguette. Not a ‘french stick’. Not some grocery store, squishy, extra long sandwich roll. These are not worthy of resurrecting. Not everything is. Right now, there are noisy campaigns to resurrect dangerous ideas that should have gone quietly into that good night.
I’d like to campaign for the resurrection of kindness and manners.
How about the resurrection of civility and active listening? Let’s resurrect asking questions as a means to better understand, not set a trap. Let’s resurrect accountability instead of scapegoats. Let’s resurrect grace and humility; curiosity and empathy; facts and truth.
When enough people are having the same conversations, the dialogue expands and includes more voices. A common vision may evolve. So I’m resurrecting my musings on art and aging, creativity and wellness, womanhood and words. We shape beliefs with the stories we tell. I want to resurrect better stories. Shall we?
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