I show up where I'm needed. Not where someone else is needed, but where I'm needed. I take the parts of me that are most valuable in today's situation, and I contribute them to work that matters. As much as possible, I do so directly and actively, as that feels honest.
I don't show up where I'll waste my own time, set myself back, or exhaust myself to no good purpose.
I believe that the answers are out there. Someone created them. Someone remembers them. I find them, engage them, tweak them, and keep them working for us today.
If I don't know the answer, I find someone who does, and I listen to them or observe their work. If I don't understand what they're saying or doing, I learn their "why." I try to perceive the conditions that enable their choices or restrict them from choosing something else.
I don't let my auto-pilot run too long. I pause to check in — with myself or with others — to verify that I'm walking the right path. I don't have to stick to my routine. Sometimes, I want and need to change. Often, others want and need me to change.
Please also see Rachel Addison's essay, "Outside of What I’m Doing, I Have No Idea What I’m Doing: What I‘ve learned about writing, what I’ve learned about myself." (August 10, 2025)
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