Be Your Own Hero

Constantly moving into a new house

The work of acceptance in a world that never stops changing

Jan 15 • Louise Julig

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August 2025

Finding a way through

When writing just does not come

Aug 12, 2025 • Louise Julig

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February 2025

My Country 'Tis of Three: How I learned to stop worrying and love the Enneagram

It’s a little embarassing to admit a Broadway musical is foundational to my understanding of U.S. history.

Feb 18, 2025 • Louise Julig

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January 2025

Turning FOMO into JOMO

Somehow over the last 18 months, I stopped using social media.

Jan 21, 2025 • Louise Julig

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December 2024

A matter of perspective on elections and other things

In which I begrudgingly acknowledge the election might not be as important as I thought

Dec 17, 2024 • Louise Julig

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October 2024

Letting go with bravery and grace — lessons from a linen chest

The teakwood chest at the house where I grew up in Pennsylvania always felt a bit magical, despite its prosaic use for storing table linens.

Oct 17, 2024 • Louise Julig

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May 2024

All I did was sew a button onto a piece of paper

On envy and the creative life

May 13, 2024 • Louise Julig

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April 2024

What does it mean to have a voice?

There is something about singing, particularly in community, that touches a nerve. When I get emotional at these times it is usually when I am also at a…

Apr 2, 2024 • Louise Julig

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January 2024

The best of me and the rest of me: Prayer for a New Year

Dear Lord, Creator, divine Spirit of What Is, let me take the best of me into the coming year. I almost added, “and leave the rest behind,” but that’s…

Jan 3, 2024 • Louise Julig

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November 2023

Finding queerness, Britney Spears, the Bad Art Friend, and superyachts in the classics

If the Gatsby characters were alive today, I’m pretty sure the Buchanans would own a superyacht, where the rich go to escape — the paparazzi, their…

Nov 18, 2023 • Louise Julig

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September 2023

Three lessons from a Kindness Warrior

Eleanor came into my life at just the right time.

Sep 14, 2023 • Louise Julig

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August 2023

The friendly place where everyone owns a gun

Why I bought a raffle ticket for an AR-15

Aug 8, 2023 • Louise Julig

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