Field of Streams

There are things you should care about and things that you should not. Do not expend energy on pointless trivialities! Direct those energies on empathy and understanding. Take a listen to my list of things that I shall care more and less about in my effort to show care to myself and others.

This is an audio reading of the post "Take care of the caretaker" originally published on August 15, 2022. Additional creative inspirations can be found at that link. https://www.jumpinthestream.com/duty/

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About Field of Streams
This podcast provides audio readings of The Stream newsletter's main feature. The Stream is written by Janeen McCrae, and aims to provide a weekly dose of personal essays and creative inspirations that'll get you revved up to 'make the thing.'

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How much of your own life - your memories your experiences and your time - do you use in your creative work? What else do you steal? In this episode, I ask for forgiveness from all those things I steal from my own life. In short - I pick my own pockets ruthlessly. How about you?

Watch the Behind the Scenes video on this post - including a whole lot of pickpocketing ephemera - here
https://www.jumpinthestream.com/behind-the-streams-pickpocket/

This is an audio reading of the post "Confessions of a Life Pickpocket" originally published on April 23, 2024. Additional creative inspirations can be found at that link.
https://www.jumpinthestream.com/pickpocket/

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About Field of Streams
This podcast provides audio readings of The Stream newsletter's main feature. The Stream is written by Janeen McCrae, and aims to provide a weekly dose of personal essays and creative inspirations that'll get you revved up to 'make the thing.'

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Recognizing opportunity when its right in front of you can be a challenge. What does it look like? Is it really a chance at something, or is it not right for right now? Only you can decide, but when the right one comes along, your mission is clear: seize it!

This is an audio reading of the post "What does opportunity look like?" originally published on July 25, 2022. Additional creative inspirations can be found at that link.
https://www.jumpinthestream.com/opportunity/

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About Field of Streams
This podcast provides audio readings of The Stream newsletter's main feature. The Stream is written by Janeen McCrae, and aims to provide a weekly dose of personal essays and creative inspirations that'll get you revved up to 'make the thing.'

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Did you know there’s a difference in the composition of tears shed from cutting onions when compared to tears triggered by emotion? Today, I read a piece of my writing inspired by weeping. Listen in…

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"Hello, I would like to purchase a high horse"
https://www.jumpinthestream.com/outrage/

"Idea Fireworks for Explosive Minds"
https://www.jumpinthestream.com/firework/

Behind the Streams
Go behind the scenes on this episode, with additional links to cry-related science.
https://www.jumpinthestream.com/behind-the-streams-cry-on-cue/

This is an audio reading of the post "Dial 1-800-Cry-on-Cue" originally published on April 16, 2024. Additional creative inspirations can be found at that link.
https://www.jumpinthestream.com/cry/

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About Field of Streams
This podcast provides audio readings of The Stream newsletter's main feature. The Stream is written by Janeen McCrae, and aims to provide a weekly dose of personal essays and creative inspirations that'll get you revved up to 'make the thing.'

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Do you have a penchant for putting yourself through hard physical and mental challenges? You might be a masochist. If you make/create art of any kind, you definitely are. Let's talk about why being a masochist isn't all bad.

Things I've written about two Stupid Arbitrary Goals (cycling)
Centuries are for the Birds
http://www.nodirectionknown.com/centuries-are-for-the-birds/
The Year of Living SAG-ily
http://www.nodirectionknown.com/the-year-of-living-sag-ily/

This is an audio reading of the post "Signs you might be a masochist" originally published on July 18, 2022. Additional creative inspirations can be found at that link. https://www.jumpinthestream.com/masochist/

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About Field of Streams
This podcast provides audio readings of The Stream newsletter's main feature. The Stream is written by Janeen McCrae, and aims to provide a weekly dose of personal essays and creative inspirations that'll get you revved up to 'make the thing.'

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Did you watch the most recent total eclipse? It got me thinking about how it's a chance for the Sun and the Moon to talk to each other without Earth butting in. So that's what this episode is - us humans eavesdropping on that conversation.

Watch the Behind the Streams video where I discuss the themes and dissect my own writing as it relates to this very episode, plus provide bonus links to eclipse content and more.
https://www.jumpinthestream.com/behind-the-streams-totality/

This is an audio reading of a piece of my creative writing called "Totality is Lit", originally published on April 02, 2024. Additional creative inspirations can be found at that link.
https://www.jumpinthestream.com/totality/

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About Field of Streams
This podcast provides audio readings of The Stream newsletter's main feature. The Stream is written by Janeen McCrae, and aims to provide a weekly dose of personal essays and creative inspirations that'll get you revved up to 'make the thing.'

Dip a toe into the stream and sign up for my free ramblings here 

Are you good at spacing out? Do you think that spacing out is an essential part of the creative process? Let's talk about it. (Oh, and if you are good at spacing out, I'll clue you in to a place where you can prove it to the world.)

The Official Space Out Competition Rules

View a Behind the Scenes video about the spacing out here: https://www.jumpinthestream.com/behind-the-streams-space-out/

This is an audio reading of the post “The Zone of No Returns” originally published on April 02, 2024. Additional creative inspirations can be found at that link. https://www.jumpinthestream.com/the-zone-of-no-returns/

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About Field of Streams
This podcast provides audio readings of The Stream newsletter's main feature. The Stream is written by Janeen McCrae, and aims to provide a weekly dose of personal essays and creative inspirations that'll get you revved up to 'make the thing.'

Dip a toe into the stream and sign up for my free ramblings here 

Inspired by the story of a man who shoved a Guinness record breaking number of matches up his nose and training his nostrils to accommodate such a feat, (I won't spoil the surprise of how many, but I tell you in the intro) please tune your ears to the sound of my voice and learn how to expand you heart, mind, and soul with some exercises I made up.

Here's the story of the nostril stretcher: "Danish dad crams 68 matchsticks up his nose to set world record"

Behind the Streams and Themes of this episode:
https://www.jumpinthestream.com/behind-the-streams-singular/

This is an audio reading of the post "Singular Humanity: Approved Modifications to Accommodate a Better Life" originally published on March 11, 2024. Additional creative inspirations can be found at that link. https://www.jumpinthestream.com/human-hacks/

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About Field of Streams
This podcast provides audio readings of The Stream newsletter's main feature. The Stream is written by Janeen McCrae, and aims to provide a weekly dose of personal essays and creative inspirations that'll get you revved up to 'make the thing.'

Dip a toe into the stream and sign up for my free ramblings here 

The bird, the middle finger, the one-finger salute. It is a power gesture in the real world, but what about in your creative life? Here's a piece describing the different breeds of (metaphorical) birds you can flip at all the things in your creative pursuits that get in your way. From self-doubt to failure - flip those birds in your hand and keep on making.

Behind the Streams and Themes of this episode:
https://www.jumpinthestream.com/behind-the-streams-bird/

This is an audio reading of the post "How to Flip Your Way out of Failure" originally published on March 04, 2024. Additional creative inspirations can be found at that link. https://www.jumpinthestream.com/flip/

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About Field of Streams
This podcast provides audio readings of The Stream newsletter's main feature. The Stream is written by Janeen McCrae, and aims to provide a weekly dose of personal essays and creative inspirations that'll get you revved up to 'make the thing.'

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If human beings are made up of items pulled off the supermarket shelves of Life, what are two essential ingredients everyone should put in their basket? In today's episode, I advocate for "Cat food and cold cuts." Cat food for sass (cats don't care about anything) and cold cuts for saltiness (to preserve and save the day).

Watch Behind the Streams and Themes of this episode:
https://www.jumpinthestream.com/behind-the-streams-aisle-five/

This is an audio reading of the post "A Song for Clean-Up on Aisle Five" originally published on February 26, 2024. Additional creative inspirations can be found at that link. https://www.jumpinthestream.com/catfood-coldcuts/

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About Field of Streams
This podcast provides audio readings of The Stream newsletter's main feature. The Stream is written by Janeen McCrae, and aims to provide a weekly dose of personal essays and creative inspirations that'll get you revved up to 'make the thing.'

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