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Drinking a bowl of green tea by kirstin lindquist kirstin personal blog May 24, 2024

 I have memorized very few poems in my lifetime (I am sad to say) but this is one of the few I have.

As a teenager in the 70s, I somehow came acros...

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Observation vs Interpretation by kirstin lindquist kirstin personal blog May 23, 2024

“He’s late to our meeting; I bet he’s going to no-show.”

“She hasn’t texted me back; she must be ghosting me.”

“I didn’t get the job I wanted; I’m j...

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On Giving by kirstin lindquist kirstin personal blog May 17, 2024

The piece I shared a couple of weeks ago called “On Receiving” - click here to read if you missed it - generated lots of responses. 

Which led me to ...

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Bless Your Ritz Crackers by kirstin lindquist kirstin personal blog May 12, 2024

Yesterday I ate a bunch of Ritz crackers - one of my favorite “junk food” treats. I tell you this for a couple of reasons.

One, folks like to project...

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Bless Your Medicines by kirstin lindquist kirstin personal blog May 10, 2024

Maybe you have the habit of pausing before you eat a meal and blessing the food with gratitude. This is a beautiful practice.  

But do you bless your...

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Lindquist Flat Learning Curve by kirstin lindquist kirstin personal blog May 09, 2024

It’s my dad’s birthday today. He would have been 88. He died Jan 22, 2022, and I miss him every day, especially today.

My dad was smart, funny, inter...

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1st Day of Summer by kirstin lindquist kirstin personal blog May 02, 2024

Today is May 1st: Mayday, Beltaine, International Workers Day, National Mother Goose Day, Therapeutic Massage Awareness Day, World Carnivorous Plant D...

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Why You Sigh by kirstin lindquist kirstin personal blog May 01, 2024

Do you ever find yourself consciously or unconsciously giving a deep sigh? Perhaps when thinking about a perplexing situation, a life-challenge, or a ...

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On Receiving by kirstin lindquist kirstin personal blog Apr 30, 2024

I recently received an unexpected and generous gift. My first instincts were: “That’s too much” and “You didn’t need to do that.”

And then I caught m...

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Kirstin's Personal Blog: Dinner Party in Your Head kirstin personal blog Aug 08, 2023

Imagine you have two dear, long-term friends. One is outgoing and talks a lot. The other is introverted and a person of few words. Both are interestin...

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