Touch Grass Sassafras

Hey there, friends! Welcome to the relaunch of my lil podcast. I pulled the ones we had recorded before because sometimes creativity is an iterative process. I knew I had a lot to share, but it didn’t have a structure to exist in. This has been remedied. I realized I have a hard time, typically, staying in touch with the present moment. Kind of standard for an ADHD brain. In high school, I used to pass a notebook around and let friends write favorite quotes on it. One of my friends wrote “Wherever you are, be all there.” - Jim Elliot. This was pre-smart-phone, mind. And even then, I could not relate to this quote. I wanted to! But I would look down at my notebook in class and see it and think “Ew, gross, I don’t want to be here!” I wanted to be in the deep comfort of my rich inner world. The escape hatch of daydream was always available and endlessly appealing. But I knew it wasn’t healthy to disappear like that so constantly. If you can relate to that, this pod is dedicated to you. I also see that there’s a lot of intentional rage mongering going on out there, and while I can’t promise there won’t be any spice at all in this pod - you can rest assured I am not here to provoke anger intentionally. My intent is to honor the experience of being logged off. Logged off of the internet or just logged out of the never-ending daydream. To look up and look towards Jesus. Sometimes it will be my little sister in law, Julia, and me. Sometimes it will just be me. If I really get my act together, we will get to hear some stories from some others, too. But no matter what, chances are it will all come to you with a sleepover vibe, because apparently that is my default setting. If you make time in your day to hang out with this podcast, thank you so much! I hope it blesses you. And I hope today is full of surprises, but only the good kind. Grace and peace! Get full access to The Escape Hatch (by Duckie Louise) at duckie.substack.com/subscribe