Confluence Formation

My sister taught me to braid friendship bracelets in the backseat while our parents drove us around the country to Christian youth camps where my dad was the preacher... This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit arammitchell.substack.com

The printed list of affirmations that is masking-taped to the cover of my journal begins with: “I am creative.”  That’s the bass note. That’s what I’m here (arguably what we’re all here) for... This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit arammitchell.substack.com

I was walking among a bunch of wolf trees in the Green Mountains in southern Vermont. This was last Friday. The sun had begun to set, and with it a week’s worth of efforts. The first mile of the trail was steep. I move at a quick pace when I’m walking solo. So, with the exertion and rapid elevation gain, I could count my pulse from the throb in my ears.  At the top of that first mile, where the tr...