The Shiny Butter Blog

22 April 2025 A Bit of a Rant Call it an earth-day special. Behold, the mighty dandelion Shiny greetings, Reader, Funny how we have Earth Day, when you'd think every day would be earth day for those of us who live here. You'd think, seeing as how we never really leave, we'd make a point of honoring and outright glorifying this very cool planet swirling around in the universe, with us somehow attached to it. It's not about politics You'd think we'd take good care of our beautiful home! But...

25 March 2025 This Mysterious Journey On wandering off... and picking back up in pursuit of what we really want. Sunshiny greetings, Reader, Maybe I'm preaching to the choir, but it seems to me life is a big ol' self-discovery journey. It's experimental, avant garde, a whole lotta jokers and wild cards, a whole lot of winging it and making things up as we go, and basically meta-physical and meta-everything else, too. And seeing as how this is a largely experimental endeavour rather than a...

31 December 2024 Let's light the world up Something for the eve of 2025 One swan a-swimming on this seventh day of Christmas. Happy almost new year, Reader! Sure, there's more than one way to nail down when, exactly, the new year begins, what with the lunar new year vs. the Gregorian calendar vs. various other options to identify when the beginning begins. But because the regular old, common people's calendar right now say JANUARY 1 tomorrow, beaucoups of us don't need any more reason than...

8 November 2024 Here's what I choose What I'm changing and what I'm not changing. A gentle hello to you, Reader, What a week. My inbox is full. Full of reaction, reflection, and analysis about Tuesday's US election. Reactions are easy to come by, which is understandable, as this is where we often begin. Reacting, responding, reflecting When I wrote What to Do When Someone Throws You a Flaming Beach Ball I was talking about adjusting our tendency to react rather than respond to things. We have...

14 october 2024 If We Don't Turn Up the Energy, Who Will? On using our powers for good. The lotus—read on for why I'm sharing this picture... Dear shiny reader, You're invited to become a financial supporter of The Shiny Butter Blog right here for $5 per month. It may seem small, but it makes a difference. THANK YOU. Shiny greetings, Reader, While I've been round-the-clock busy following my stepdad's stroke three weeks ago (and am storing up plenty to talk about pertaining to the US medical...

8 october 2024 Be the Light When it's So Easy to See Darkness Five (Short) things that are on my mind Let the light in Hello, your magnificence, You're invited to become a financial supporter of The Shiny Butter Blog right here. THANK YOU. (Friday Club members, thank you for already being a supporter. I'm so glad to have your confidence.) Gorgeous greetings to you, Reader, Things feel frantic and weird right now. Here are a few things on my mind. 1 The internet where I am at the moment is...

17 September 2024 When You Have a Soul-Ache: Step away from the Herd... Same as a headache, but it's through and through. SHINY NOTE: Every email I send is one-of-kind, original, handmade by me, and non-artificial. You're invited to become a paid supporter of these emails by joining the Friday Club HERE for $5 per month—then you'll not only be investing in these emails, but you'll also receive a second email (in addition to this one) each week... on Fridays, of course. Breezy greetings,...

10 September 2024 On Free Speech... and Creating the World We Want It's Not just about freedom Say it, kid Shiny greetings, Reader, Let's talk about free speech. It's a hot topic. And it's surprisingly controversial. But first, a story I was at a city park with a friend a long time ago. Her son, about six-years-old, climbed to the top of a steep fountain with a stepped waterfall coming from the top. He shouted to his mom to watch him slide down the front of that fountain, which was clearly...

3 September 2024 Finding Extra in the Ordinary For an extraordinary life. Me and the laundry. ❤️ Shiny, magical greetings, Reader, First things first, I have something ready for you if you want to take me up on it... Book news Hoody hoo, my book called Reclaim Your Mental Property | Guidance for Weary Brain Owners is ready in PDF form! Check it out here! The print book is going to take longer because that apparently is the reality that I'd forgotten alllllll about in this rapid-access world...