Author Archives: Chelsey the Amateur

For me, like for many I know, 2025 has been a year of unlearning and re-learning. Of letting go of any illusions about what the world is and of allowing the deeper stirrings of my soul to guide my actions. As a citizen, community member and human, I’ve felt helpless and confused, even as IContinueContinue reading “SoulWork Aug 2025–Issue 8: Most Important”

I am in a season when words come slowly. This happens to me now and again. As if the databases of my mind go down, and I forget how to do what has come so easily in the past. Perhaps this happens to you, too. And like a computer that’s frozen, my mind needs aContinueContinue reading “SoulWork Feb 2025–Issue 7: amateur efforts”

Written on Tuesday, November 5th, 2024 Today is one of those Big Days. One of those dates that’s been stamped out in my future in bright red ink: Tuesday, November 5th. US Election day. And any red stamp day like that comes with a lot of anticipation, preparation, and consideration (to put it mildly). WhoContinueContinue reading “SoulWork Nov 2024–Issue 6: About tomorrow…”