Running Notes is a voice note experiment within Decks and Diapers where I think out loud about things echoing through my mind.

In episode number #2 of Running Notes I explore 3 key ideas:

Toronto's magic is in its multiplicity - it's not one city, it's many versions of a city layered into one. The seasons make that visible in a way few places can.

We are many selves within one self - Hazel Rose Markus and Alana Conner write in Clash! that our sense of self shifts across places, times, and situations. Easy to understand intellectually. Much harder to actually live.

You can't be everything all at once ... and that's okay -like seasons, different versions of us take centerstage at different times. The goal isn't balance in every moment. It's making sure each version of you gets its season.

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