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Don't Go Spelunking Without a Flashlight
I’ve had this nauseated black hole feeling in the pit of my stomach. It’s coincided with looking down at my belly and saying “Oh hey, you again."
The Bevoya Two Sentence Solution
In this new series on the Beautiful Voyager, I put a metaphoric hand into this cheesy Grab Bag to share a fast tactic or tip to help with stress management and problem-solving.
This tip involves an approach to the thorniest problems that I came up to deal with decades of migraines (blech).
How One Designer Gave Herself Superhero Strength
When I first came across it, Lan Pham's profile image grabbed my attention. Striking and specific, the drawing immediately had me asking questions. Who was this? Where did this superhero fly in from?
When Lan said that she's an illustrator who designed the image herself in order to make herself feel stronger in a period when she needed it, I knew I wanted to learn more. This had The Beautiful Voyager written all over it. I asked Lan if she'd be up to answer a few questions for voyagers everywhere, and she said yes!
Do You Feel Weird on Social Media Holidays?
Social media holidays can be strange. Today, for example, everyone’s talking about being or having a mother. Everything gets a little flattened out, especially for people who aren’t sure how to represent complex relationships online.
Happy Mother's Day, Fellow BV's!
These cards are in response to a time when everything was saccharine. When, to quote a friend, "knowledge was considered dangerous." And that's their power. They were written by Abby Norman.
Are You a Red Dot or a Blue Dot?
Many years ago, I had a friend who worked for the writer Marcelle Clements. She noticed that Marcelle had red and blue round stickers in her address book next to people's names. What did they mean? Why, when I learned what it meant, did the metaphor stay with me for over twenty years? Take a listen to this discussion about the red and blue dot personality types to understand why...
Zone Out While Watching A Master Danish Potter
Apparently INSIDER, whose videos are suddenly everywhere, is a new Facebook-only sub-brand of Business Insider. So far, I like what I see. I could watch this video, of a man named Eric Landon who has been throwing pottery since he was 16, for hours.
A Very Homespun Non-Infographic about Overthinking Social Media
I had a conversation with Daniel Gehant of Copper Insights about how hard it can be to find your way on the voice-only app we both love, Anchor. I described my usual social media cycle: "START--------It hurts! It's embarrassing! OUCH------What am I saying?! I don't like this?! No one likes me!?!--------good feedback, slowly putting ourselves out there----I think I'm getting stronger-------I feel better, and I'm taking risks--------OUCH, backstep-------Nope, I'm definitely taking more risks and feeling better-----------END."