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Leap after leap in the dark

6 days ago | lisaolivera.substack.com | Lisa Olivera

Human Stuff is a free weekly-ish newsletter. You’re welcome to share parts of this newsletter that connect with you on social media, or send to someone you love. Thank you for reading, ‘heart’ing, commenting, sharing, for helping this newsletter continue by being here. It truly means something. A song I’m loving: I have been struck by the fragility of life lately.
Keeping the doors open

1 week ago | lisaolivera.substack.com | Lisa Olivera

Human Stuff is a free weekly-ish newsletter. You’re welcome to share parts of this newsletter that connect with you on social media, or send to someone you love. Thank you for reading, ‘heart’ing, commenting, sharing, for helping this newsletter continue by being here. It truly means something. A song I’m loving: Is there room to say my heart feels so wildly raw that lately, it’s like there’s a thin piece of gauze in between me and beauty?
Will I ever feel okay?

1 month ago | lisaolivera.substack.com | Lisa Olivera

Human Stuff is a free weekly-ish newsletter. You’re welcome to share parts of this newsletter that connect with you on social media, or send to someone you love. Thank you for reading, ‘heart’ing, commenting, sharing, for helping this newsletter continue by being here. It truly means something. A song I’m loving: A note: My birthday is this Saturday, May 10th, so I’m sending this letter early to give myself ample room for presence and all that unfolds this weekend. May it find you when you need it.
Miracles everywhere

1 month ago | lisaolivera.substack.com | Lisa Olivera

Human Stuff is a free weekly-ish newsletter. You’re welcome to share parts of this newsletter that connect with you on social media, or send to someone you love. Thank you for reading, ‘heart’ing, commenting, sharing, for helping this newsletter continue by being here. It truly means something. A song I’m loving: 1 — “Around us, life bursts with miracles--a glass of water, a ray of sunshine, a leaf, a caterpillar, a flower, laughter, raindrops.
This is part of our protest

1 month ago | lisaolivera.substack.com | Lisa Olivera

Human Stuff is a free weekly-ish newsletter. You’re welcome to share parts of this newsletter that connect with you on social media, or send to someone you love. Thank you for reading, ‘heart’ing, commenting, sharing, for helping this newsletter continue by being here. It truly means something.
Courage, dear heart

2 months ago | lisaolivera.substack.com | Lisa Olivera

Human Stuff is a free weekly-ish newsletter. You’re welcome to share parts of this newsletter that connect with you on social media, or send to someone you love. Thank you for reading, ‘heart’ing, commenting, sharing, for helping this newsletter continue by being here. It truly means something. A song I’m loving: This morning, I feel my young self trying to take over my current self. Before I remember who I am now, I forget I’m not a helpless infant.
What can I say?

2 months ago | lisaolivera.substack.com | Lisa Olivera

Human Stuff is a free weekly-ish newsletter. Please feel free to share parts of this newsletter that connect with you on social media or send to someone you love. Thank you for reading, ‘heart’ing, commenting, sharing, for being here. It truly means something. A song I’m loving: Can I say the first poppy of the year bloomed in my backyard yesterday, with others right behind, their closed buds just barely holding on, about to burst, and seeing that first poppy nearly made my heart burst?
How are you being?

Mar 9, 2025 | lisaolivera.substack.com | Lisa Olivera

Human Stuff is a free weekly-ish newsletter. Please feel free to share parts of this newsletter that connect with you on social media or send to someone you love. Thank you for reading, ‘heart’ing, commenting, sharing, for being here. It truly means something.
Moving hesitantly into the week

Feb 24, 2025 | waywardyogini.substack.com | Sue Ferrera |Lisa Olivera

Working on my granddaughter’s baby quilt this weekend provided a much-needed rest from the world. I’m feeling resistant at the thought of moving back into all that there is this morning. I steal a few extra moments under the covers reading ’s post “There is just this.” Her words speak my truth this Monday and I’m grateful that when I assume there is nothing, Lisa reminds me that There is just this.
This is the time to practice

Feb 9, 2025 | lisaolivera.substack.com | Lisa Olivera

Human Stuff is a free weekly-ish newsletter. Please feel free to share parts of this newsletter that connect with you on social media or send to someone you love. Thank you for reading, subscribing, ‘heart’ing, commenting, sharing. It all means something.