the love list

Here's what I loved in January

Jan 31, 2025

It’s the last day of January. Here are some things I loved this month (+ some things I didn’t.)

In our corner of the world, we started off the month with a big snow and ice storm followed by frigid temperatures. We were iced-in while we watched the horrors of the fires in Los Angeles unfold.

Let people mourn for their childhood home or the last place they ever saw their mother, or the living room where their baby took her first steps. Let people have their feelings about a rug they bought on their honeymoon in Mexico or love letters they couldn’t save or the wedding dress they wanted to give to their daughter.

There was more snow and more bitter cold. And then, David Lynch died. “Fix your hearts or die.”

And then…

For obvious reasons, I am thinking about human suffering and psychological warfare and how our liberation comes through love. We each have a different role to play, and we are far from powerless.

I recently heard a great suggestion - that we could start putting canned foods, copies of the Constitution, banned books, and artwork in our tiny libraries. There are two tiny libraries in my neighborhood and I’m wondering about building one for my own front yard.

My first podcast listen of the new year was a good one, Culture Study The Rise of Therapy Speak.

I read and loved:

How Our Thoughts Affect War and Peace

On Handwriting Analysis

I, too, wish I’d never gotten rid of my overalls.

Tracy and I watched the entire first season of Extraordinary Attorney Woo and we are hoping for a second season, but also branching out now into more K-drama.

I finished my Sex and the City rewatch and I’m currently rewatching Twin Peaks.

I went out - into the actual world - to see what sort of Valentine stuff I could find at the thrifts, but inventory was low.

I crave this level of organization.

Should I Quit Instagram?

So that’s a wrap on January, and what a long month it has been. The time to take care of ourselves and one another is always now. My friends, do not lose heart. Stand up and show your soul. Anchor the love. Be who you came here to be. (And thank you for bringing yourself here.)

I’m Lori-Lyn - a writer and artist who believes in living creatively, dreaming intuitively, and rooting into the cosmic dance of energy, nature, and story. I write Creative Living Diaries and my in-progress memoir, Cosmic Heart.