Kelly Shannon

I was doing the work of coming to grieve the fact I would never fully understand why my existence, body, life felt so fragmented and painful as it did.

And in a quiet, simple moment, he reflected:

“You have the marks of the bear, but no bear.”

I teared up immediately (not common for me)

Because yes — that named it precisely.

I was walking through life... See more

About half of my friends kind of hate their jobs, so they're moderately unhappy most of the time, but never unhappy enough to leave. This is the mediocrity trap : situations that are bad-but-not-too-bad keep you forever in their orbit because they never inspire the frustration it takes to achieve escape velocity.

The mediocrity trap is a nasty way... See more

Collecting and archiving are ways to reclaim and own our attention—they are acts of meaning-making. These practices are rituals: habits and skills that demand time, patience, and a willingness to look beyond the surface.

To collect well is to resist algorithmic influence. A true collection reflects deeply personal values and a genuine desire to... See more