June Sundown Healing Arts Newsletter

Each of us can take time to soak up relief, hope, and ease when they arise.
Celebrate Small Steps

New book responses at Curious, Healing. Have you read this? Comments welcome!

• "Bicycle/Race" by Adonia E. Lugo, PhD

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Links: Gifts

These leather-clad bikers will do whatever it takes to make abused kids feel safe by Karina Bland. I would have given a lot for this kind of protection and care as a kid.

Georgian: A Learner's Grammar (PDF) by George Hewitt. An entire book for learning Georgian, free on the internet.

Life is a pain in the... by melannen. Chronic pain survey and over 100 useful comments about migraines and chronic pain. Also links to two pain scales:
Hyperbole and a Half pain scale by Allie
Mankoski Subjective Pain Scale from Chronically Awesome.

Fork Theory by JenRose (theory attributed to her husband). Followup to Spoon Theory.

You know the phrase, “Stick a fork in me, I’m done,” right?

Well, Fork Theory is that one has a Fork Limit, that is, you can probably cope okay with one fork stuck in you, maybe two or three, but at some point you will lose your shit if one more fork happens.

Wiscon 2019 Guest of Honor Speech by Charlie Jane Anders.

A community built on bizarre nonsense can be just as strong, and resilient, and beautiful, as one where people are brought together by fear. We can have fun organizing, and organize by having fun.

What is Lashon Hara, Why should you avoid it? by Shifrah m'beit Moshe v'Tziporah

Why is it forbidden by Jewish law to spread Lashon Hara (lit. Evil Tongue)? Because historically we lived in small close-knit communities, and in order to function and coexist and be healthy, we _need_ to know that it's possible to atone for our misdeeds, be forgiven, and move on from it.

The English Word That Hasn’t Changed in Sound or Meaning in 8,000 Years by Sevindj Nurkiyazova. This is just cool.