Jo Winter
Trying to wade my way through this swampy landscape in one piece while attempting to tame an alligator as a pet.
"Too weird to live, much too rare to die."
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The work I do in Eye of a Hurricane
I really can’t depend on my knowledge to show up for me. It’s super frustrating when I know wth I’m talking about but I get jumbled up in my own thoughts and words. People notice I close my eyes ...
The Feels in Eye of a Hurricane
I’ve been put on a new medication. It’s supposed to help with anxiety but not like a benzo or anything. But since I just started it on Monday, I’ve been wondering how best to balance the informat...
Part 2 in Eye of a Hurricane
Question 2. What are your critical inner voices about sex? Oh, now this is a good question. There is a whole audience of critical voices that erupt whenever my sexuality (or whatever the hell it ...
Another Prompt For Something... Different in Eye of a Hurricane
And now we’re going for something entirely different, something deviating far from the career path that was the last entry in this book. We’re getting personal with sexuality. My therapist recom...
Pool of Mercury in Eye of a Hurricane
What to do in life? What to do besides sit in this mass collective chaos and scream into the abyss that reflects only the darkness within me? The storm dissipates if only to rear itself again in ...
The Fisherman's Net in The Entitlement of Soul Discovery
Today’s goal is to “chart” all the things I’ve learned. Here are the notes about the knowledges, subjects, and interests I’ve picked up thus far in life. What I know from previous jobs I’ve l...
I Got A Job Offer... But Why Am I Sad? in Eye of a Hurricane
I’ve been feigning since Friday about my emotions regarding a job offer I got officially on Friday. I’ve been mulling about and staring at it, wondering if I should take it. It’ll mean that I hav...
On Knowledge and Interest in The Entitlement of Soul Discovery
Continuing this pursuit, I must answer the following questions: What are your favorite hobbies or fields where you like to spend a lot of your time? (Computers? Gardening? Spanish? Law? Physics? ...
On The Philosophy of Life in The Entitlement of Soul Discovery
“In writing a philosophy of life, it should be no more than two pages, single-spaced, and can be less; it should address whichever of the elements listed here you think are most important; pick a...
Childhood Review: Abridged in Eye of a Hurricane
Part of the journey to open me up as one other person recommended was to do a childhood review, keeping these 3 questions in mind: Was I accepted? What was expected of me? What behaviors + emoti...
3 Questions in Eye of a Hurricane
I’m now delving into shadow work before I officially start my day, seeing as I’ve been in a depression bout for about 2 days now. My partner keeps telling me that I’ve hurt her in one way or anot...
On The Study of Purpose: Pt 2 in The Entitlement of Soul Discovery
I said I would write the second part, so here I am. TO recap: “The question is, Which one, in particular, draws you to it the most? Which one do you most want to lend your brain, your energies,...
On The Study of Purpose in The Entitlement of Soul Discovery
“The question is, Which one, in particular, draws you to it the most? Which one do you most want to lend your brain, your energies, your skills and gifts, your life, to serve, while you are here ...
My Weary Feet in Eye of a Hurricane
I started out this morning trying to craft the perfect lie. I hadn’t slept at all, anticipating the early alarm to sound and rouse me most abruptly if sleep should have come. However, sleep evade...
Seven of Seven in The Entitlement of Soul Discovery
FINALLY! AFTER THIS, MY PROJECT WILL BE COMPLETE! Then I’ll have to quantify them all. That’ll be the fun part. But I’m going to focus on this home stretch and then work on some Upwork proposal...
Six of Seven in The Entitlement of Soul Discovery
I’m getting there! After this, only one more to go! I’m trying to consider these assignments to exercise my writing muscle, but really, this is nothing but an unedited stream of consciousness tha...
Five of Seven in The Entitlement of Soul Discovery
This is taking far too long for my taste, but I must persevere! This assignment before its undertaking stood unto me a nature of simplicity. Wrong. Ever so WRONG. Frustration mounts as I struggl...
Four of Seven in The Entitlement of Soul Discovery
After this entry, we’ll be halfway done with this assignment. Then I can catalog them, quantify them, then move on with this wretched book (For your reference, it’s the What Color Is Your Parachu...
Third of Seven in The Entitlement of Soul Discovery
Thus continues the assignment of 7 stories about how I solved a problem. To recap, it’s supposed to follow this order: 1. A goal I wanted to accomplish 2. Some kind of hurdle or obstacle 3. Step...
Second of Seven in The Entitlement of Soul Discovery
As per yesterday’s assignment, I’m supposed to write 7 of these stories that are supposed to guide me on what my interests are – or more importantly, what my transferrable skills are. The order f...
The First of Seven in The Entitlement of Soul Discovery
I have been instructed to write seven stories about episodes in my life that contain the following: 1. A goal I wanted to accomplish 2. Some kind of hurdle or obstacle 3. Step by step, how did y...
Chapter 1 in Eye of a Hurricane
I made the decision to start the journey out of this hurricane. In the midst of this hell-borne fury, I stomp against the lashing winds. My arms try to protect my face from the onslaught of debri...
