Randall's Seeing Neon
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On a journey to live a deeper, fuller, more granular life
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The messiness of my creative process is what allows emergence to take place. I'm coming to terms with that being a good thing, not a problem.
New words at Writing Under Rainbows!
New words at Writing Under Rainbows!
The Mess
Why leaving that scratched-out, torn-up, mistake-filled page in your journal is actually a good thing.
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May 21, 2025 at 5:13 PM
The messiness of my creative process is what allows emergence to take place. I'm coming to terms with that being a good thing, not a problem.
New words at Writing Under Rainbows!
New words at Writing Under Rainbows!
Trying some shorter form writing on my blog to encourage myself to learn in public and not overthink it! Here's a few on tenderness, which is one of my favorite human experiences:
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On Tenderness
My favorite feeling!
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April 23, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Trying some shorter form writing on my blog to encourage myself to learn in public and not overthink it! Here's a few on tenderness, which is one of my favorite human experiences:
writingunderrainbows.substack.com/p/on-tendern...
writingunderrainbows.substack.com/p/on-tendern...
New post on my blog!
"This charge, to welcome the stranger and open my table to the one who needs a meal, is my inheritance. I also believe that for each of us, in one way or another, this moment in time calls us to communities of hospitality."
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"This charge, to welcome the stranger and open my table to the one who needs a meal, is my inheritance. I also believe that for each of us, in one way or another, this moment in time calls us to communities of hospitality."
open.substack.com/pub/writingu...
The Cardinal's Invitation
To practice hospitality, we must pay attention.
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March 25, 2025 at 8:12 PM
New post on my blog!
"This charge, to welcome the stranger and open my table to the one who needs a meal, is my inheritance. I also believe that for each of us, in one way or another, this moment in time calls us to communities of hospitality."
open.substack.com/pub/writingu...
"This charge, to welcome the stranger and open my table to the one who needs a meal, is my inheritance. I also believe that for each of us, in one way or another, this moment in time calls us to communities of hospitality."
open.substack.com/pub/writingu...
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Kindness is an act of resistance.
And that's kinda sad to me. It didn't have to be this way.
But nothing is inevitable, including "the bad" stuff.
"The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice" IF people show up and fight for it.
And that's kinda sad to me. It didn't have to be this way.
But nothing is inevitable, including "the bad" stuff.
"The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice" IF people show up and fight for it.
February 26, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Kindness is an act of resistance.
And that's kinda sad to me. It didn't have to be this way.
But nothing is inevitable, including "the bad" stuff.
"The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice" IF people show up and fight for it.
And that's kinda sad to me. It didn't have to be this way.
But nothing is inevitable, including "the bad" stuff.
"The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice" IF people show up and fight for it.
My grief is weighty as I say goodbye to this beautiful place. Yet I’m also filled with gratitude for my time with GraceFull and determination to carry on the spirit of deep hospitality that made it so remarkable.
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An Ode to My Favorite Place
Saying goodbye to a hospitable community. Taking its spirit into the next unknown.
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February 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
My grief is weighty as I say goodbye to this beautiful place. Yet I’m also filled with gratitude for my time with GraceFull and determination to carry on the spirit of deep hospitality that made it so remarkable.
writingunderrainbows.substack.com/p/an-ode-to-...
writingunderrainbows.substack.com/p/an-ode-to-...
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This is a message for members of the United States Senate. @schiff.senate.gov @kaine.senate.gov @wyden.senate.gov @sanders.senate.gov @smith.senate.gov
The last words heard from an ordinary American, Todd Beamer, are my message to you. "Let's roll."
Generations of ordinary Americans have...
The last words heard from an ordinary American, Todd Beamer, are my message to you. "Let's roll."
Generations of ordinary Americans have...
February 4, 2025 at 3:05 PM
This is a message for members of the United States Senate. @schiff.senate.gov @kaine.senate.gov @wyden.senate.gov @sanders.senate.gov @smith.senate.gov
The last words heard from an ordinary American, Todd Beamer, are my message to you. "Let's roll."
Generations of ordinary Americans have...
The last words heard from an ordinary American, Todd Beamer, are my message to you. "Let's roll."
Generations of ordinary Americans have...
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People are like "Jesus just taught common-sense natural-law truth, like loving your kin before strangers, or loving your countrymen before foreigners!"
...Then why did he have to teach it?
If Jesus's teaching is just "do what we naturally want to do anyway," how does it change us?
...Then why did he have to teach it?
If Jesus's teaching is just "do what we naturally want to do anyway," how does it change us?
January 31, 2025 at 4:16 PM
People are like "Jesus just taught common-sense natural-law truth, like loving your kin before strangers, or loving your countrymen before foreigners!"
...Then why did he have to teach it?
If Jesus's teaching is just "do what we naturally want to do anyway," how does it change us?
...Then why did he have to teach it?
If Jesus's teaching is just "do what we naturally want to do anyway," how does it change us?
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Normalizing spelling out what people actually mean when they cite DEI rather than letting them hide behind the safe cover of a euphemism that's been sapped of meaning
January 30, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Normalizing spelling out what people actually mean when they cite DEI rather than letting them hide behind the safe cover of a euphemism that's been sapped of meaning
I'm searching for sustainable habits of creativity and learning. It keeps me connected, keeps me integrated. And I think the current regime wants us to feel disconnected, disintegrated, and desperate.
Art is resistance. Creating is resistance. Community is resistance.
Art is resistance. Creating is resistance. Community is resistance.
Let's Get Started
Finding sustainable creative practices for the long run
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January 31, 2025 at 3:29 AM
I'm searching for sustainable habits of creativity and learning. It keeps me connected, keeps me integrated. And I think the current regime wants us to feel disconnected, disintegrated, and desperate.
Art is resistance. Creating is resistance. Community is resistance.
Art is resistance. Creating is resistance. Community is resistance.
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This is exactly right. We need an affirmative vision of egalitarian pluralism - of a society in which the individual’s status would no longer be determined by race, gender, religion, or wealth.
And we need political leaders able to make the case for it, defend it, fight for it.
We need better.
And we need political leaders able to make the case for it, defend it, fight for it.
We need better.
What this moment calls for is every Democratic Party leader saying, "Diversity is good. Embracing our differences makes us stronger. If you can't say that, you don't love this country." Shame the bigots for their fear of their neighbors! But they should've been doing that since August, so...
among the many crazy things about this statement is that “the diversity of america’s fighting force is how it has triumphed over its enemies” has been a part of american military propaganda since at least the civil war
January 30, 2025 at 3:06 PM
This is exactly right. We need an affirmative vision of egalitarian pluralism - of a society in which the individual’s status would no longer be determined by race, gender, religion, or wealth.
And we need political leaders able to make the case for it, defend it, fight for it.
We need better.
And we need political leaders able to make the case for it, defend it, fight for it.
We need better.
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Yes! The anti-DEI crusade is a comprehensive project of re-segregating all elite spaces, restoring white male dominance in all spheres of life, and mandating a white nationalist story about America’s past and present.
And these Trumpist cranks couldn’t possibly be more explicit about any of this.
And these Trumpist cranks couldn’t possibly be more explicit about any of this.
They say “we want to end DEI” and they mean “we want to make sure that no white man in America ever has a black woman for a boss.”
January 30, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Yes! The anti-DEI crusade is a comprehensive project of re-segregating all elite spaces, restoring white male dominance in all spheres of life, and mandating a white nationalist story about America’s past and present.
And these Trumpist cranks couldn’t possibly be more explicit about any of this.
And these Trumpist cranks couldn’t possibly be more explicit about any of this.
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Gabor Maté says that trauma isn’t what happened to you, it’s what you hold onto in the absence of an empathetic witness. We need all the tools and meds and support, but we need each other most of all. #medsky #spiritualcare #chaplains #healthcare #mentalhealth 3/x
January 30, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Gabor Maté says that trauma isn’t what happened to you, it’s what you hold onto in the absence of an empathetic witness. We need all the tools and meds and support, but we need each other most of all. #medsky #spiritualcare #chaplains #healthcare #mentalhealth 3/x
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Y’all. My facility has seen an uptick in pediatric suicidal ideation cases. Many under the age of 13. All with complicated family dynamics. We all know there’s an ongoing mental health crisis, but these kids need us. #medsky #spiritualcare #mentalhealth 1/x
January 30, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Y’all. My facility has seen an uptick in pediatric suicidal ideation cases. Many under the age of 13. All with complicated family dynamics. We all know there’s an ongoing mental health crisis, but these kids need us. #medsky #spiritualcare #mentalhealth 1/x
Hey, Democratic Reps and Senators, this is the messaging. This is the attitude. This is the playbook. Y'all paying attention?
Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
January 30, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Hey, Democratic Reps and Senators, this is the messaging. This is the attitude. This is the playbook. Y'all paying attention?
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Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
January 30, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
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Just got this tip from an airline pilot
January 30, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Just got this tip from an airline pilot
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I don't blame reporters or headline writers for misframing this when the news is breaking.
But now that people have seen the details, please stop calling it a buyout. It is not. At best, it is a compelled resignation.
But now that people have seen the details, please stop calling it a buyout. It is not. At best, it is a compelled resignation.
January 29, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I don't blame reporters or headline writers for misframing this when the news is breaking.
But now that people have seen the details, please stop calling it a buyout. It is not. At best, it is a compelled resignation.
But now that people have seen the details, please stop calling it a buyout. It is not. At best, it is a compelled resignation.
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If you're with ICE or any other authority targeting innocent migrants, don't expect cooperation from me. Your failure is a blessing for humanity. I hope your job is soul-draining. I am actively rooting for your anxiety and frustration. I would rather gargle broken glass than make your life easier.
January 29, 2025 at 3:31 PM
If you're with ICE or any other authority targeting innocent migrants, don't expect cooperation from me. Your failure is a blessing for humanity. I hope your job is soul-draining. I am actively rooting for your anxiety and frustration. I would rather gargle broken glass than make your life easier.
"Orpheus was a poor boy. But he had a gift to give. He could make you see how the world could be in spite of the way that it is."
January 28, 2025 at 9:59 PM
"Orpheus was a poor boy. But he had a gift to give. He could make you see how the world could be in spite of the way that it is."
Artists, help me out here: a t-shirt with a frowning Cap'n Crunch that says "Oops, All Project 2025!"
January 28, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Artists, help me out here: a t-shirt with a frowning Cap'n Crunch that says "Oops, All Project 2025!"
"weaponizing incuriosity" is brilliant.
Right now naive cynicism consists of "no one is doing anything/it will never work" pronouncements rather than actually seeing what people are doing, and there are things that will work if they get support, which these postures attempt to undermine. It's weaponized incuriosity.
January 28, 2025 at 8:42 PM
"weaponizing incuriosity" is brilliant.
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It's striking how often these pronouncements are made about what is going to happen, as though the speakers have been blessed with the gift of prophecy. An attempt to act like they're in control rather than to do the things that would actually give us some control.
January 28, 2025 at 6:59 PM
It's striking how often these pronouncements are made about what is going to happen, as though the speakers have been blessed with the gift of prophecy. An attempt to act like they're in control rather than to do the things that would actually give us some control.
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Right now naive cynicism consists of "no one is doing anything/it will never work" pronouncements rather than actually seeing what people are doing, and there are things that will work if they get support, which these postures attempt to undermine. It's weaponized incuriosity.
January 28, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Right now naive cynicism consists of "no one is doing anything/it will never work" pronouncements rather than actually seeing what people are doing, and there are things that will work if they get support, which these postures attempt to undermine. It's weaponized incuriosity.