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Hello, I am Shelton.

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Author: Shelton

Listener and Designer. Janitor and founder of EmpathyLab.io
picture of a carpenter bee on a paper towel with tiny wings, too small to help him fly

tiny wings

I’ve befriended a bee that has been following me around my garden. While I picked weeds and watered thing, this … More

bee, bees, care, difference, flowers, gardening, nature, pollinators, wings
dirt path with some wayfinding signs in the distance

races and paces and making magic

TL;DR:Took a Sunday stroll while the million-dollar homes napped and the construction crews (who can’t afford to live here) got … More

fitness, half-marathon, life pacing, life racing, marathon, pace, pacing, running, training

coding, painting, curing, and lasers

I am sitting here waiting for 6 washers to finish baking (curing, setting, hardening) in my little, nineteen dollar Walmart … More

diy, family, garage workshop, haters, laser cutting, life, powder coating, practice, startup, work, workshop, writing

missing Zen

Our amazing cat, Zen, has been gone for over a week (since May 20th). Out of the blue, he disappeared. … More

georgia, missing cat, sadness, Serenbe, zen

curiosity didn’t kill the cat + 10 lessons

Curiosity did’t kill the cat, complacency did. Quietness did. Overeating human food or ridiculous portions will eventually lead to the … More

10 lessons, cat, cats, curiosity, fiction, pets, quietness, writing

human sexuality intensive

I’ve been expanding my knowledge and understanding of sex and sexuality since I was about 12. Back then, I was … More

empathy, intimacy, kinsey, love, relationships, sex, sexuality

This is 45 🎉

Today is my birthday and I turn 45!! 🎉 As a present to myself, today will be the last time … More

birthday, social media free
Ramen post it note that reads, "Remember what exhausted you last time"

Remember what exhausted you last time

I am not going to do this again. My pace, my game, my action, my focuses, my rhythm, and me … More

exhaustion, post it, ramen, remember

DEI isn’t the enemy, fear of change is.

When “good trouble” is working, the fragile, immature, and privileged lash out. Not because of merit, but because they fear … More

dei, fear, good trouble, white house

cat selfie icy post-it clitoris

Ha, posting some of this on IG or Facebook might put me in an awkward position with people looking to … More

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