Rowan Finley
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Father. Academic Advisor. Musician. Writer. My real name is Jesse Balogh.
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Simplicity Over Minimalism
Terminology is important. Words take on meaning and people perceive them differently. I want you to take a moment and think about everything that your mind associates with the word minimalism. Do you think of having one fork, spoon, and one knife in your kitchen drawer? Do you think of deprivation or lacking? Does it cause you to feel guilt about having too much of something? Does it make you wonder if you have hoarding tendencies? Does the concept of minimalism scare you? Is it overwhelming? Maybe this term makes you think of Marie Condo's 2019 Netflix series on how to tidy up. Or, maybe you have listened to some podcasts or read some articles from the Emmy-nominated Netflix stars and New York Times–bestselling authors Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus who call themselves The Minimalists. Let your thoughts and feelings about the word minimalism settle in for a moment.
By Rowan Finley 2 years ago in Longevity
Two Stories From the Six-Year-Old Version of My Daughter . Top Story - March 2024.
A few years ago my daughter made up a couple stories when she was six. She’s now almost nine years old. As a way to store her stories so I can show her when she’s grown up, here they are below:
By Rowan Finley 2 years ago in Fiction
The Dragon Beside Me - A Fellow Vocal Writer
Roughly two years ago, I was singing by a piano at a local church that I was attending at the time. Honestly, I don't remember the song that I was singing, but in came through the doors, a radiant, beautiful lady dragon. Tears poured down from her eyes. It seemed as if she was recovering from heartbreak but also experiencing new found joy too. Her emotions were intense, raw, and genuine. Feeling compassion for this lady dragon, even though she was a stranger, and we'd just met that day, I wrote her a little letter. I wanted her to know that God really cared for her and knew her inner sorrows and pain. I wanted her to know that God treasured her tears in bottles and that they were not unseen or wasted in His eyes.
By Rowan Finley 2 years ago in Humans
