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Praying to the shrubbery

Whenever I think of the word shrubbery, the voice in my head pronounces it in a distinctly Monty Python-esque tone, Knights of the Round…

Aug 27, 2023

Praying to the shrubbery

Aug 27, 2023

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Back to the books? 5 thoughts on commencement and a first job.

I attended the graduation of my niece’s best friend last weekend at my alma mater, Boston University. I’ve been lightly mentoring her…

May 27, 2024

Fledgling bird sitting on a branch

May 27, 2024

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Bringing down the circus tent (or not): a lesson in equanimity

A middle ground between throwing your laptop out a window and running away screaming and letting the chaos eat you alive. That’s…

Feb 1, 2023

Bringing down the circus tent (or not): a lesson in equanimity

Feb 1, 2023

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What’s your superpower?

I’m in awe of people who can capture a crystal-clear shot of a short-eared owl hunting a vole at 100 metres; of a friend’s ability to speak…

Nov 21, 2022

What’s your superpower?

Nov 21, 2022

Thoughts on the season: Why I say “Merry Christmas” and not “happy holidays” most of the time.

It’s late December of any given year and the sides begin arguments around why or why not one should say happy holidays, why Merry Christmas…

Dec 27, 2023

A whale shark swimming with little fish. Shark and a few of the little fish are wearing santa hats.

Dec 27, 2023

9855 Yesterdays

On the (day after) the 27th anniversary of my dad’s death.

Aug 10, 2023

1950s man in his early 20s on the phone in a stark office

Aug 10, 2023

Just like riding a bike

Life lessons from my first ride on a vintage mountain bike given new life

Apr 23, 2023

Just like riding a bike

Apr 23, 2023

5-year-plan: what not to tell your manager. Maybe.

Last week at work, my manager sent an email, asking for a 5-year plan. My gut response to where I want to be in 5 years was “not here”, but…

Jun 8, 2022

a marsh wren perched on a reed in a marsh, mouth open, singing.

Jun 8, 2022

15 Minutes of yoga: making the commute from life to work (and back) more meaningful

15 Minutes of yoga. That’s what I promised myself I’d do every day, save Sunday, in order to heal and stay sane and separate this thing…

Feb 3, 2022

Sunrise in Cappadocia with hot air balloons in silhouette

Feb 3, 2022

A Schrödinger’s Christmas

Dear dad, Happy birthday, on the 25th Christmas since you’ve been gone. It’s like Schrödinger’s Christmas: it’s on but it’s not...

Dec 25, 2021

A Schrödinger’s Christmas

Dec 25, 2021

Lesli Woodruff

Lesli Woodruff

Instructional Designer, writer, photographer, wanderer, reluctant but sometimes sparkly introvert, curious one, believer in magic. http://lesliwoodruff.com

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