Alisha Sommer | Essentials for Living

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Ten.One Thousand, Five Hundred & Seven

  1. Not the normal sound for my alarm.

  2. They’re already done. Well, at least I get a few more hours of sleep.

  3. Mind racing. Can’t fall asleep.

  4. I watch the color of the light change as the fog slowly lifts. Sometimes there’s just no capturing what the eye can see.

  5. Light again. A problem. Maybe.

  6. Back in time to take them to school. My favorite part of the morning these days.

  7. “…details are everything.” - Jennifer Azzi

  8. “The more you know yourself, the better you are.” J-O

  9. “This is exactly what we are: human.” J-O

  10. It feels tight in here. We've forgotten the vision. Maybe we're all just confused. Maybe we all want to be right. Maybe we all just need a break.

  11. ”NIMBY, an acronym for "Not In My Backyard," describes the phenomenon in which residents of a neighbourhood designate a new development (e.g. shelter, affordable housing, group home) or change in occupancy of an existing development as inappropriate or unwanted for their local area.”

  12. We are in the messy part of growth.