Tuning In: February 2025

Each month I post an update called Tuning In on what I'm up to and content I would like to share with you. Most of the links on this post are informational, but a few are affiliate links to help maintain this website.

February is often a difficult month. Not to mention the deeply difficult time we are living through. I'm reminded of the lyric from Fortnight by Taylor Swift:

All my mornings are Mondays stuck in an endless February 

But I was given a gift that will make this February much lighter than past Februarys. I was told to listen to a podcast and it has truly opened my mind and made me excited about spirituality for the first time in a long time. The podcast is called: The Telepathy Tapes. Here is the description from the website: 

"In a world that often dismisses the extraordinary as mere fantasy, The Telepathy Tapes dares to explore the profound abilities of non-speakers with autism—individuals who have long been misunderstood and underestimated. These silent communicators possess gifts that defy conventional understanding, from telepathy to otherworldly perceptions, challenging the limits of what we believe to be real. For years, their parents and teachers have quietly witnessed these remarkable abilities, knowing that the time to share their truth would eventually come. But now, as the evidence mounts, the time has come to reveal what has been hidden in plain sight."

If it speaks to you, it will drastically change your perspective. If it doesn't, then it won't resonate with you. But I feel like it's an interesting listen that has the potential to benefit a lot of people. 

Harbor Seal, Lincoln Park, West Seattle

Upcoming Events:

• Groundhog Day is January 1st, 2025
• ​National Wear Red Day is February 7th, 2025 
• Galentine's Day is February 13th, 2025
• Valentine's Day is February 14th, 2025 
• President's Day is February 17th, 2025
• ​Rare Disease Day is February 28th, 2025

 
Facilitating: 

• Center for Chronic Illness - Living with Rare Chronic Illness Support Group, Tuesday February 4th, 2025 at 4pm PST. 

Attending:

• Not attending any events or trainings this month. 

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Lincoln Park, West Seattle

Book Club: All Fours by Miranda July 
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"A semi-famous artist announces her plan to drive cross-country, from LA to NY. Thirty minutes after leaving her husband and child at home, she spontaneously exits the freeway, checks into a nondescript motel, and immerses herself in an entirely different journey.

Miranda July’s second novel confirms the brilliance of her unique approach to fiction. With July’s wry voice, perfect comic timing, unabashed curiosity about human intimacy, and palpable delight in pushing boundaries, All Fours tells the story of one woman’s quest for a new kind of freedom. Part absurd entertainment, part tender reinvention of the sexual, romantic, and domestic life of a forty-five-year-old female artist, All Fours transcends expectation while excavating our beliefs about life lived as a woman. Once again, July hijacks the familiar and turns it into something new and thrillingly, profoundly alive."
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​(I'm a proud member of the sloth reading club, so what I'm reading will not always change monthly) 

​Vintage Art: ​

Vintage Valentine

​Song on Repeat: ​The Origin of Love from Hedwig And The Angry Inch 

"I could swear by your expression
That the pain down in your soul
Was the same as the one down in mine
That's the pain
That cuts a straight line down through the heart
We call it love"

Quote: "The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return." - David Bowie