I love this so much! When I first started writing about climate I did one issue about imagining a different world and I adore ❤️the idea of whole newsletter.
Brilliant. I’m going to recommend you from my recommendation page.🥰
Oh wow, thank you SO much Jennifer! I adore your newsletter! It inspired me to finally stop worrying and start writing mine! I really appreciate your support 🥰
Ohh Jenny I love this!! I love the format, of course loving the topic, and also loving the inspiration! I have been struggling with writing a comeback blog post for way too long, now and am saving this here for inspiration! Though not a carbon copy, promised 🥰
Yes!! I even state it outright in the first paragraph. But alas! I even tried looking up comeback posts and didn't find anything useful ...but as I type I realize I forgot to do the obvious and add *examples* or *templates* to the search term haha
Oooh yes!! Me too! That’s what I’d love to see in the world as well. Can you imagine how much headspace that would free up for everyone (in addition to time)?
Hi Jenny and congratulations on tiny glimmers. I am working through the archives and I love your first one. I am also reminded that here in the U.S. some universities incorporate Slow January by having it be a break with no classes until February. As a student and later a professor, I always appreciated that. I don't know if that practice exists in universities around the world. I am looking forward to all your upcoming "musings."
Hi Christine! Oh that is so lovely, I'm so glad you're reading through the archive 🩷 I didn't know that about universities in the US! it wasn't like that in Germany, although maybe that was because of my rather strict chemistry degree.
I wish all universities and companies did that, winters are slow and cosy times.
Let me know which "musings" resonate and if you have ideas for future stories!
I would love to experiment with ways of writing some editions collaboratively but I'm not sure how to go about it yet. 🤔
Jennifer, this is AWESOME!! It's a terrific bringing together of current signals of change with a plausible and original scenario. Are you familiar with the art of Sophie Lucido Johnson? She has a great cartoon about how non-human animals instinctively understand that the holiday season (at least in some regions of the world) is the coldest and darkest of the year and therefore a time for more rest. Only humans strangely try to steep themselves in more noise, lights, and frantic activity and how harmful this behavior can be. https://www.instagram.com/p/C0T5-m3r2fn/?img_index=1
Congratulations on the launching of Tiny Glimmers!!
Hey Daniel! Thank you so much for reading my newsletter and for your encouragement!
I checked out the artwork and it’s perfect! It made me think also of diet culture, especially the messaging around the holidays, when in reality animals put on some weight to survive the cold season.
Any change starts with somebody imagining something totally bonkers. If we can’t imagine something different we’re doomed to keep doing the same things. Slow January sounds like a great start.
As a “knowledge worker” (a term I despise and need to imagine an alternative for that doesn’t disregard the multiple kinds of knowledge that exist), I recognize that I’m really privileged to be able to imagine something like this becoming normal. What would change look like for people whose work is not capable of “flexing” in this way? How do we make some of the other work work better for people? How do we re-imagine medical care, for example, so nursing becomes the human caring it’s meant to be and not a source of major burnout? Lots of us need to think about these things so we can all move toward something better.
I love this! 💜 Thanks for taking me to Slow (and cozy) January 2034. ✨So excited to being inspired by your Tiny Glimmers ✨
Thank you so much Reme!! I'm so glad you enjoyed visiting Slow January! (and yes, cosy too, I hope!!) I so appreciate your support! ✨
I love this so much! When I first started writing about climate I did one issue about imagining a different world and I adore ❤️the idea of whole newsletter.
Brilliant. I’m going to recommend you from my recommendation page.🥰
Oh wow, thank you SO much Jennifer! I adore your newsletter! It inspired me to finally stop worrying and start writing mine! I really appreciate your support 🥰
Oh that’s awesome! 👍🏽
Ohh Jenny I love this!! I love the format, of course loving the topic, and also loving the inspiration! I have been struggling with writing a comeback blog post for way too long, now and am saving this here for inspiration! Though not a carbon copy, promised 🥰
Thank you Fern!! It’s the overthinking isn’t it? I had to really remember my Brene Brown training and focus on the shitty first draft!
Yes!! I even state it outright in the first paragraph. But alas! I even tried looking up comeback posts and didn't find anything useful ...but as I type I realize I forgot to do the obvious and add *examples* or *templates* to the search term haha
Don't worry too much about that, everyone's comeback story is different, and yours is unique. So only you will know how to write it!
I would love to see less focus on money and economics and more on wellbeing!
Oooh yes!! Me too! That’s what I’d love to see in the world as well. Can you imagine how much headspace that would free up for everyone (in addition to time)?
🎉🎉🎉 I love love love this format!! And this one was such a lovely trip. A slow January 🥰 So excited to experience all your future Tiny Glimmers!
Thank you so much Jeanne!! I’m so grateful for your help and encouragement!! 😍
Jenny! This is so wonderful! Slow January 2034 is so close I can taste the hot chocolate! Mmmmm
Aww, thank you Allison!! I can taste it too!! 🍫
Exciting! Looking forward to reading more and being inspired to imagine! ✨✨
Thank you Kim! That means a lot coming from such a great writer!! 😍😍
Hi Jenny and congratulations on tiny glimmers. I am working through the archives and I love your first one. I am also reminded that here in the U.S. some universities incorporate Slow January by having it be a break with no classes until February. As a student and later a professor, I always appreciated that. I don't know if that practice exists in universities around the world. I am looking forward to all your upcoming "musings."
Hi Christine! Oh that is so lovely, I'm so glad you're reading through the archive 🩷 I didn't know that about universities in the US! it wasn't like that in Germany, although maybe that was because of my rather strict chemistry degree.
I wish all universities and companies did that, winters are slow and cosy times.
Let me know which "musings" resonate and if you have ideas for future stories!
I would love to experiment with ways of writing some editions collaboratively but I'm not sure how to go about it yet. 🤔
Jennifer, this is AWESOME!! It's a terrific bringing together of current signals of change with a plausible and original scenario. Are you familiar with the art of Sophie Lucido Johnson? She has a great cartoon about how non-human animals instinctively understand that the holiday season (at least in some regions of the world) is the coldest and darkest of the year and therefore a time for more rest. Only humans strangely try to steep themselves in more noise, lights, and frantic activity and how harmful this behavior can be. https://www.instagram.com/p/C0T5-m3r2fn/?img_index=1
Congratulations on the launching of Tiny Glimmers!!
Hey Daniel! Thank you so much for reading my newsletter and for your encouragement!
I checked out the artwork and it’s perfect! It made me think also of diet culture, especially the messaging around the holidays, when in reality animals put on some weight to survive the cold season.
Coming from the DNG newsletter. Great to see you here too, Jen!
Hi Fanny!! Wonderful to see you here! How are you? 🩷🩷
Right? I'm on Medium too but I like Substack more for now. Wish you the best here!
I tried Medium for a bit too, but I like it better here as well, not even sure why! I will see you around!
Any change starts with somebody imagining something totally bonkers. If we can’t imagine something different we’re doomed to keep doing the same things. Slow January sounds like a great start.
As a “knowledge worker” (a term I despise and need to imagine an alternative for that doesn’t disregard the multiple kinds of knowledge that exist), I recognize that I’m really privileged to be able to imagine something like this becoming normal. What would change look like for people whose work is not capable of “flexing” in this way? How do we make some of the other work work better for people? How do we re-imagine medical care, for example, so nursing becomes the human caring it’s meant to be and not a source of major burnout? Lots of us need to think about these things so we can all move toward something better.