Follow the Knowing

09/10/2026

Hot take: The Golden Rule is overrated and we need to send it packing. Read why in this week's essay.

Written September 8, 2026

09/04/2026

Have you ever untangled a knotted mess? Not metaphorically — I mean physically, with actual string. Turns out it's nearly impossible to do alone. This week: a story about a kite, a rising tide, and what it taught me about Becoming We.

Written September 1, 2026

08/26/2026

How do we actually tell the difference between intentionally choosing our own behavior and just reacting to what's in front of us? This week's essay is a story about my husband and a video game that gets at the answer.

Written August 25, 2026

08/19/2026

We spend a lot of time trying to be something, but there's a lot to learn from the moments we just pause to be. This week, a story about my nap.

Written August 18, 2026

08/12/2026

Have you ever done an elimination diet? If so, you know how difficult it can be.

I was reminded of this experience when I reflected on our theme for the month: Intention, moving from reactive living to intentional choosing.

In this week's essay, I write about what I learned standing in the condiment aisle of the grocery store, reading through a list of ingredients. Spoiler alert, it's about much more than ketchup.

https://followtheknowing.substack.com/p/196-the-ingredients?r=2plxl9&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

08/05/2026

I spent the weekend helping some friends remodel their basement. What can I say, but I'm a sucker for transformation. It got me thinking about the level of effort it takes to make dramatic changes. Dig into it with me in this week's essay.

https://open.substack.com/pub/followtheknowing/p/195-the-remodel?r=2plxl9&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

07/29/2026

Well here we are again. Another shooting. Another round of "thoughts and prayers." This time, I found myself asking a difficult question: do people actually pray? Is there a practice behind those words, or is it just fluff?

My assumption was the latter, but writing this week's essay changed my mind. People do actually pray, a lot. We just don't talk about the mechanics in public much, so it feels like a hollow gesture. Prayer and meditation are one of the most consistent things humans have done for thousands of years, across every culture, in every civilization on record. What a contradiction.

This week's essay unpacks this part of being human, including my own daily practice.

Written July 28, 2026

07/15/2026

Have you ever wished you could time travel? Well, I do it all the time. Using my vacuum cleaner. 😆 This week's essay explains. It's one of the small practices I do to notice which patterns are running me, so I can choose differently.

Written July 14, 2026

07/01/2026

Have you ever been given something so generous that your first instinct was to reject it? That happened to me this week. It turned into a lesson about grace, ego, and why receiving is actually harder than giving. This week's essay.

June 30, 2026

06/23/2026

This week, I met a dad at the boat ramp who talked about his family for several minutes without once saying "my wife" or "my kids." Just their names. I can't stop thinking about it. You can read the full story in this week's essay.

June 23, 2026