Recent Reads from the Mindful Library Vol. 21

Hello readers! In my part of the world (western Wisconsin, USA!), this is the weekend when clocks change and we are plunged into a confusing world of increasingly dark days and our bodies trying to adjust. This is historically a tough time of year for me (not just because of the literal darkness) and I actually spent hours writing about it this week only to ultimately determine that while it was cleansing to get it all out, the topic isn’t one I want to go into in depth in this newsletter. And I realized ………. what a gift that space was ~ the space between writing and publishing that didn’t exist for me in my Instagram days. I am so grateful that I found the courage (my word of the year!) to step away from that platform, although I am definitely still in the mourning phase of the separation.

That link takes you to an episode of a podcast dedicated entirely to stepping away from social media ~ Off the Grid: Leaving Social Media Without Losing All of Your Clients from Amelia Hruby ~ that I’m so excited to listen to in full. I’ve already left, but how do I continue to grow my creative ventures? The episode I linked to was my first, but the one that I very much needed right now ~ a perfect entry point!

And now ~ today’s newsletter brings you some recommended “soft” newsletters and (yes, I promise!) a roundup of some of my recent reads ~ let’s dive in!