I've always been fascinated by the passage of time, and this Seed Pod coincides perfectly with my yearly ritual of reflecting on the past, present, and future. Here's my contribution (with an optional Tarot prompt for those who are interested): https://creativeletters.substack.com/p/three-questions-for-2025
The passage of time has always been fascinating to me too. Looking forward to reading what other people have written about the subject/idea of time. Time is what keeps everything from happening all at once. (I can't remember where that quote comes from. It feels very Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy to me.)
Hi everyone! Well, I’m right on the wire, but I published my SeedPod essay this morning. It’s a reflection on my changing perceptions of time and how I use it, whilst dealing with my mother’s accident, sudden illness and passing away before Christmas. So a sort of meditation on grief, presence and rest.
Looking forward to checking out your posts. Wishing you all the best for 2025, I hope it brings joy, love and less struggle. ✨
I wrote about time and the 18 years I have lived in Redlands California compared to my childhood city, Skive in Denmark, where I also lived for 18 years. Time is elusive like that. Time is not the same. https://siwheede.substack.com/p/time-is-not-linear
“I see the first 18 years placed in the outer rim of a coil where time is stretched and believed to be endless, the later period is in the center. A center where each turn around the circle becomes smaller and you begin to understand, one day the spiral will end.” What an interesting way of looking at life and time Siw, it resonates so much!
Time gives me a lot of varying feelings. I love the passage of time and the way things and people change over time, especially in stories or photography projects. When it comes to thinking about how finite time is within our lives, it makes me uneasy. This post is about the latter.
I love a good theme! Other than the Smallstack library, Seed Pods are my favorite part of Smallstack and this community! Here's my contribution to the Time theme. Happy holidays, everyone!
For this week’s 100 Rejections Club newsletter, I look at the importance of setting aside space in our schedules to create, at the need to figure out how to prioritize our creative goals. Time to Talk about Creative Time: How do you prioritize your creativity? https://100rejectionsclub.substack.com/p/0065-time-to-talk-about-creative
Oh! We both quoted a Simon & Garfunkel song in our Time Seed Pod collaborations, what fun! Congrats on your very first post ever on Substack. We're glad to have you as part of the SmallStack community.
I just wanted to share my contribution to this month's seedpod (thank you again for the fantastic initiative) and wish you all a peaceful festive season.
Thank you, John! I really enjoyed your poetry. The idea of "temporary infinity" is also fascinating and something I will have to spend some time (lol) reflecting on.
This 'timely' theme helped me get out of a creative funk and make a plan for the new year to prevent the funk from returning. So check out what you helped me create. Thank you!!!
Cheshir, I'm curious to learn which writers inspire you. When I read this post, I was reminded of Samuel Beckett's poignant, absurdist style, especially the play "Waiting for Godot."
Hi everyone! I love discovering so many wonderful posts here! Lovely idea. My post is about finding the beauty in trivial activities, as well as a personal story about my young “rebel” self sweeping stable floors (yep) https://dethink.substack.com/p/the-beauty-in-the-trivial
I love this reminder to appreciate trivial activities! My version of this is that I have a sewing machine, but I vastly prefer the act of hand sewing even when it takes much longer. To be fair, I don't sew very much, but when I do, it's usually with a needle and thread!
Today's Seed Pod from my Releasing Memory post today, about that "daring woman of the Enlightenment," Emilie, the Marquise du Châtelet, physicist, mathematician and philosopher, she beat the great Voltaire in scientific knowledge--and was the first woman to be published in the French Royale Academy of Sciences (albeit anonymously). She improved on Newton and laid the foundation for relativity two centuries ahead of Einstein. Get to know all about her here, on this 318th anniversary of her death--and let's lift up this amazing woman whose story deserves to be remembered! https://remembertheworld.substack.com/p/if-women-ruled-the-world?utm_source=activity_item
Wow, what an incredible story! I'm sad that Emilie's achievements aren't more widely recognized and grateful that you've shared them with us here. Thank you, Robin!
I'm glad you like, Robin. There's so much more to her story, too. Like, she used to regale guests of her salons with her stories and ideas on science--visitors to the chateau, from her bath--smack-dab in the middle of the room. Quelle scandale!
I've always been fascinated by the passage of time, and this Seed Pod coincides perfectly with my yearly ritual of reflecting on the past, present, and future. Here's my contribution (with an optional Tarot prompt for those who are interested): https://creativeletters.substack.com/p/three-questions-for-2025
Love your year end ritual!! And thank you for creating this space for us to share, connect, and support each other. 💖💖💖
I love this! I just recently got a tarot deck that I don't really know what to do with yet, so this is the perfect place to start!
The passage of time has always been fascinating to me too. Looking forward to reading what other people have written about the subject/idea of time. Time is what keeps everything from happening all at once. (I can't remember where that quote comes from. It feels very Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy to me.)
According to Quote Investigator, American sci-fi author Ray Cummings wrote the line in a story published in 1919!
https://quoteinvestigator.com/2019/07/06/time/?amp=1
Hi everyone! Well, I’m right on the wire, but I published my SeedPod essay this morning. It’s a reflection on my changing perceptions of time and how I use it, whilst dealing with my mother’s accident, sudden illness and passing away before Christmas. So a sort of meditation on grief, presence and rest.
Looking forward to checking out your posts. Wishing you all the best for 2025, I hope it brings joy, love and less struggle. ✨
https://open.substack.com/pub/zestfulzenwellbeing/p/time-ticks-by-in-the-blink-of-an?utm_source=app-post-stats-page&r=337k92&utm_medium=ios
I wrote about time and the 18 years I have lived in Redlands California compared to my childhood city, Skive in Denmark, where I also lived for 18 years. Time is elusive like that. Time is not the same. https://siwheede.substack.com/p/time-is-not-linear
“I see the first 18 years placed in the outer rim of a coil where time is stretched and believed to be endless, the later period is in the center. A center where each turn around the circle becomes smaller and you begin to understand, one day the spiral will end.” What an interesting way of looking at life and time Siw, it resonates so much!
Thank you Holly! Looking back on your life is an interesting experiment 🤓
My father didn't want to die. This is what I learned about time from his experience: https://sanobar.substack.com/p/a-fistful-of-time
Thank you so much for offering this space for a timely prompt ;)
Thanks for sharing such a heartfelt essay Sanobar, I loved how you encapsulated time:
Seizing a fistful of the sand of time, I want to place it close to my heart and whisper, “Please bear with me; I’ve only just begun.”
The prompt of 'time' gave me an opportunity to go back and develop an idea that caught my attention right at the start of this year's Wolf Hall readalong - I've written about the idea of time through the ages: https://open.substack.com/pub/inpursuitofthepast/p/the-idea-of-time-in-wolf-hall-and
Time gives me a lot of varying feelings. I love the passage of time and the way things and people change over time, especially in stories or photography projects. When it comes to thinking about how finite time is within our lives, it makes me uneasy. This post is about the latter.
https://open.substack.com/pub/dontdieafool/p/weepy-eyed-over-a-strangers-obituary?r=gnlur&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
I love a good theme! Other than the Smallstack library, Seed Pods are my favorite part of Smallstack and this community! Here's my contribution to the Time theme. Happy holidays, everyone!
https://open.substack.com/pub/onlymurdersintheinbox/p/time-after-time-the-use-of-the-future?r=18fji&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
Hi friends, as an ultramarathoner and contemplative I have an evolving relationship with time. Time for a runner is primarily seen as a foe but that changes with time. Check out my thoughts here. https://open.substack.com/pub/theultracontemplative/p/running-out-of-time?r=r9bxf&utm_medium=ios
For this week’s 100 Rejections Club newsletter, I look at the importance of setting aside space in our schedules to create, at the need to figure out how to prioritize our creative goals. Time to Talk about Creative Time: How do you prioritize your creativity? https://100rejectionsclub.substack.com/p/0065-time-to-talk-about-creative
You are very welcome, Robin. I do hope one (or some!) will aid in your creative adventures!!
Erin, as always, your suggestions feel practical and doable for actual humans with busy lives. Thank you!
Here it is, my first (real) Substack post, inspired by this Seed Pod idea of time!
https://open.substack.com/pub/macveank/p/time-it-was?r=3759b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
Oh! We both quoted a Simon & Garfunkel song in our Time Seed Pod collaborations, what fun! Congrats on your very first post ever on Substack. We're glad to have you as part of the SmallStack community.
Ha! From the same album, too! Thanks for the welcome!
Apparently I don't know how to make the badge a non-humongous size! Oh well...
Humongous is great! If you want to resize, however, you can click on the image. Once it's highlighted, you can drag to make it bigger or smaller.
I just wanted to share my contribution to this month's seedpod (thank you again for the fantastic initiative) and wish you all a peaceful festive season.
https://somewheresson.substack.com/p/impatient-for-infinity
Thank you, John! I really enjoyed your poetry. The idea of "temporary infinity" is also fascinating and something I will have to spend some time (lol) reflecting on.
I wonder if infinity is only ever experienced as temporary, or perhaps the opposite (the temporary is the only way in which we can grasp infinity)?
Thanks for dedicating your final post of the year to the Seed Pod theme of time.
Hi guys,
here is my contribution to the Time seed pod!
What a delight to be here.
https://karawesterman.substack.com/p/life-and-death-in-two-jars-or-how
And what a delight to have you here, Kara! Thank you for sharing this beautiful and vulnerable piece of your heart with us.
Thank you so much!
This is a moving piece, thank you for sharing.
Thanks for reading!
This 'timely' theme helped me get out of a creative funk and make a plan for the new year to prevent the funk from returning. So check out what you helped me create. Thank you!!!
https://open.substack.com/pub/nerdyqagirl/p/ticking-time-bombs?r=3cupkn&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Wow, that's so cool! I enjoyed both poems a lot, especially the second. "Suffering pricks," lololol!
I don't know what I wrote, but I had fun. I've never written like this before.
https://open.substack.com/pub/bigcheshir/p/time-counter?r=40uxda&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Cheshir, I'm curious to learn which writers inspire you. When I read this post, I was reminded of Samuel Beckett's poignant, absurdist style, especially the play "Waiting for Godot."
Hi everyone! I love discovering so many wonderful posts here! Lovely idea. My post is about finding the beauty in trivial activities, as well as a personal story about my young “rebel” self sweeping stable floors (yep) https://dethink.substack.com/p/the-beauty-in-the-trivial
I love this reminder to appreciate trivial activities! My version of this is that I have a sewing machine, but I vastly prefer the act of hand sewing even when it takes much longer. To be fair, I don't sew very much, but when I do, it's usually with a needle and thread!
That’s amazing! Sounds very therapeutic 💚
Today's Seed Pod from my Releasing Memory post today, about that "daring woman of the Enlightenment," Emilie, the Marquise du Châtelet, physicist, mathematician and philosopher, she beat the great Voltaire in scientific knowledge--and was the first woman to be published in the French Royale Academy of Sciences (albeit anonymously). She improved on Newton and laid the foundation for relativity two centuries ahead of Einstein. Get to know all about her here, on this 318th anniversary of her death--and let's lift up this amazing woman whose story deserves to be remembered! https://remembertheworld.substack.com/p/if-women-ruled-the-world?utm_source=activity_item
Wow, what an incredible story! I'm sad that Emilie's achievements aren't more widely recognized and grateful that you've shared them with us here. Thank you, Robin!
I'm glad you like, Robin. There's so much more to her story, too. Like, she used to regale guests of her salons with her stories and ideas on science--visitors to the chateau, from her bath--smack-dab in the middle of the room. Quelle scandale!