Archive - life: examined

France: Four Days in Four Photos

plus a bonus snapshot

Feb 18 •

shanna trenholm

Four Years in Portugal, What Have I Learned?

a bunch of stuff

Oct 6, 2022

I’m not an expert

In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, in the expert's mind there are few. ~ Shunryu Suzuki

Feb 11, 2022

New hobby; surprising benefits

okay, maybe I do need to get a life.

Jul 1, 2022

Permission to Stop Doing the Thing

that horrible, horrible thing

Aug 4, 2022

Between the Cracks: Thoughts on Tenacity

grow where you're planted

Apr 21, 2023

2023: The Mistress of Big Life Changes

read on, you'll see I'm not kidding

Jan 3, 2024 •

shanna trenholm

Three years in Portugal: thoughts on life abroad

wow, three years already?!

Oct 7, 2021

A Writer not Writing

but don't call it writer's block

Nov 17, 2022

What's your dream?

May 22, 2022

For my Comeback, I had Something Else in Mind

But this is what you get instead

Dec 22, 2023 •

shanna trenholm

Friends & Other Ghosts

they come and they go

Aug 30, 2022

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