Cyclical wonderings
I return to one or more of these thoughts at least 1x every 20 minutes. Not exaggerating. These are written in no particular order. Why...
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Helms Jarrell
Apr 11, 20205 min read
Prophets of a future not our own
Yesterday, Greg, Ben, and I were co-writing a OpEd we'll be sending to the Charlotte Observer. (We'll see where that goes.) As we were...
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Helms Jarrell
Apr 11, 20204 min read
Behind the scenes at evening prayers
When Common Prayer:A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals came out in 2010, our community adopted it. We had previously used a mishmash of self...
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Helms Jarrell
Apr 10, 20203 min read
Mondays are alright
Monday mornings begin with a walk around the neighborhood- me, Greg, Brother dog. Coffee next with breakfast. Another walk or a bike...
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Helms Jarrell
Apr 8, 20202 min read
Essential
What is essential? Amazon said they would limit deliveries to essential items only. A stuffed toy cat arrived in a too-large cardboard...
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Helms Jarrell
Apr 7, 20201 min read
Today, all I have are phrases
One of my sacred kindred people is in the hospital today. Tumors. Surgery One of my sacred kindred people is in the hospital today. ...
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Helms Jarrell
Apr 4, 20201 min read
Good things
A list of things that are good to me right now My children are happier with all this one on one attention Journaling for documentation...
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Helms Jarrell
Apr 3, 20205 min read
Oh Lord, How? And How long?
I don't know how long we've been at this new routine and way. If feels like a long time and also not. Some days, most days, there'll be...
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Helms Jarrell
Mar 27, 20202 min read
Scarcity mindset is on the rise
I can feel the scarcity narrative resounding within me. I don't know how to get rid of it quite yet. Here's how it goes. Greg and I...
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Helms Jarrell
Mar 27, 20201 min read
Creative Praxis beyond Corona
Perhaps this saturated an intense time is helping to point things out that are or have been always the case. Here is one of those things...
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Helms Jarrell
Mar 25, 20202 min read
Corona Week 2 Wednesday
Remember watching that TV show? The period piece set back in time? It was the one where there was a plague an outbreak, or a war. Do...
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Helms Jarrell
Mar 21, 20203 min read
Corona week 1 noticings
For me, this first week of shifting has been been guided by crisis mode stress. I guess it is good to notice my go-to's in stress: Reach...
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Helms Jarrell
Mar 19, 20202 min read
Parenting in the apocalypse is....
Hard. I don't know how to parent. I've never done it before. I especially don't know how to homeschool, work from home, housekeep, and...
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Helms Jarrell
Mar 19, 20202 min read
Corona week 1
Hello blog readers, I'm going to make an attempt to record these moments. I'm not going to make an attempt to make them perfect. I...
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Helms Jarrell
Mar 13, 20202 min read
To Our Health
I'm thinking about the things that are going to keep us whole in these moments. And I'm thinking about the future. How are we...
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Helms Jarrell
Mar 12, 20201 min read
a moment of fear, fading
I'm not a highly anxious person. I don't show much fear. Ever. I'm afraid this time. Fear has dug in a bit. Here's what I'm afraid...
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Helms Jarrell
Mar 12, 20201 min read
H2O- Elemental Retribution
This new exhibition explores the interpersonal perceptions and human relationship to water through the perspectives of contemporary art....
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Helms Jarrell
Mar 9, 20202 min read
Companion Planting
There is a beloved garden relationship coveted by any green thumb. "The Three Sisters," made up of corns, beans, and squash, are...
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Helms Jarrell
Jan 31, 20201 min read
Join me in working against Source of Income Discrimination
Did you know that landlords can legally discriminate against tenant-applicants' source of income? This means even if a potential tenant...
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Helms Jarrell
Jan 31, 20201 min read
Work in Progress
I am currently working on a toolkit, recognition cards, organizational development team building card deck, and poster that are centered...
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