<![CDATA[Sidse Powell]]>https://www.sidsepowell.comhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PcZI!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F205fb5a8-2afa-4bd0-ab2d-2c50acb681d8_256x256.pngSidse Powellhttps://www.sidsepowell.comSubstackMon, 06 Apr 2026 03:25:33 GMT<![CDATA[The Ray Bradbury Challenge]]>https://www.sidsepowell.com/p/the-ray-bradbury-challengehttps://www.sidsepowell.com/p/the-ray-bradbury-challengeSun, 23 Feb 2025 03:25:39 GMTHello dear readers. I’ve been absent from this Substack for a quite a spell. In the interim I have moved to the mountains and finished (or as least finished a mighty good draft of) a story that I’ve been working on for years.

In other news, three weeks ago I watched An Evening With Ray Bradbury. A lecture he gave to a room full of writers in 2001. His …

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]]><![CDATA[What We Play Is Life]]>https://www.sidsepowell.com/p/what-we-play-is-lifehttps://www.sidsepowell.com/p/what-we-play-is-lifeMon, 13 Nov 2023 18:45:42 GMTThis week's post is a guided meditation for the best possible outcome to a situation. Please do not listen to the audio, or attempt to do the meditation while you’re driving or doing anything active.

This meditation is adapted from Wayne Dyer’s book, Getting In The Gap.  It’s both a simple and a profound experience.

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]]><![CDATA[Predators & Isolation ]]>https://www.sidsepowell.com/p/predators-and-isolationhttps://www.sidsepowell.com/p/predators-and-isolationSun, 05 Nov 2023 12:00:28 GMTHi everyone, quick update. I’ve removed the paywall to the archive to give everyone access. If you’re just finding me now, check it out, there’s some good stuff to be read.

For everyone, reading or listening, paid and free, thank you for your time. It’s a precious commodity and I appreciate you spending it here.

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]]><![CDATA[I STAND WITH THE MOTHERS]]>https://www.sidsepowell.com/p/i-stand-with-the-mothershttps://www.sidsepowell.com/p/i-stand-with-the-mothersSun, 29 Oct 2023 11:01:02 GMT

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]]><![CDATA[Getting Clear to Hear]]>https://www.sidsepowell.com/p/getting-clear-to-hearhttps://www.sidsepowell.com/p/getting-clear-to-hearMon, 16 Oct 2023 20:19:28 GMTIt’s my humble opinion that one of the main responsibilities of parenting, besides providing food, shelter, safety, clothing, and kindness, is to be a guide and mentor. 

As a guide, you’re leading the way, practicing what you’re teaching. This world is hard place to navigate and there’s always something to process, so as a mentor, you’re also talking thr…

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]]><![CDATA[Becoming a parent, parenting and leveling up]]>https://www.sidsepowell.com/p/becoming-a-parent-parenting-and-levelinghttps://www.sidsepowell.com/p/becoming-a-parent-parenting-and-levelingMon, 09 Oct 2023 20:04:45 GMTYes, it’s true, there have been no Substack posts the last two weeks. I’ve been caught in an introspective and contemplative loop sparked by one the Substack office hours; To ask some simple and profound questions of myself - Why do I write and who am I writing for?

First, a big thanks to my fellow Substacker, Mick Betancourt, for the invaluable conver…

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]]><![CDATA[Old Fall River Road]]>https://www.sidsepowell.com/p/old-fall-river-roadhttps://www.sidsepowell.com/p/old-fall-river-roadMon, 18 Sep 2023 01:34:21 GMTHey guys, I’ve been away for two week in Colorado; enjoying family time and a trip to the Rockies.

This article covers our day trip up Old Fall River Road; an ascent up a steep dirt road and not for the faint of heart. There’s a two videos and a few pictures, so if your email truncates the article, simply click on "View entire message" to read the res…

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]]><![CDATA[Audio, Audio, Audio]]>https://www.sidsepowell.com/p/audio-audio-audiohttps://www.sidsepowell.com/p/audio-audio-audioSun, 27 Aug 2023 16:39:55 GMTSome cool announcements here…

First off - this weeks Substack is a compilation of audio recordings from all my previous articles…that’s 14 to date. If you haven’t had time to read them, now you can easily listen to all of them right here.

Or, if you click the orange title of each Substack, it will take you to the original article, with newly embedded audi…

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]]><![CDATA[Property of Scott]]>https://www.sidsepowell.com/p/property-of-scotthttps://www.sidsepowell.com/p/property-of-scottWed, 23 Aug 2023 04:40:16 GMTI’m posting two days later this week since I spent the majority of Saturday preparing for the Hurricane Hilary and the majority of Sunday enjoying a rainy day curled up the couch. My thoughts go out to my friends in Wrightwood who are secluded on the mountaintop after all the roads were washed out. Also to the people in Mexico and those in Palm Springs …

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]]><![CDATA[My Steel Wall]]>https://www.sidsepowell.com/p/my-steel-wallhttps://www.sidsepowell.com/p/my-steel-wallSun, 13 Aug 2023 23:23:34 GMTI wrote in a previous Substack, Recognizing Fear, that after reading Gavin de Becker’s book The Gift of Fear, I embarked on a quest to unearth past traumas to find out if my instincts showed up. If so, I listened to what they were saying and learned from how I responded. In essence, I set out to train myself to trust myself by delving into my memories. …

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]]><![CDATA[When were the good old days?]]>https://www.sidsepowell.com/p/when-were-the-good-old-dayshttps://www.sidsepowell.com/p/when-were-the-good-old-daysSun, 06 Aug 2023 11:01:28 GMT

Nostalgia is like a grammar lesson

we find the past perfect

and the present tense.

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]]><![CDATA[The Oath of Unconditional Love]]>https://www.sidsepowell.com/p/the-oath-of-unconditional-lovehttps://www.sidsepowell.com/p/the-oath-of-unconditional-loveMon, 31 Jul 2023 06:17:16 GMTStewart Stern, the great storyteller, was eighty four when I had the good fortune of sitting in his class. He possessed the energy, spark and delight of a child and the wisdom, kindness and vulnerability that comes from unwavering reflection. He was authentic, inspired, humble and wise. He was also one of kindest and most insightful people I have ever m…

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]]><![CDATA[My Spontaneous Shift in Pitch]]>https://www.sidsepowell.com/p/my-spontaneous-shift-in-pitchhttps://www.sidsepowell.com/p/my-spontaneous-shift-in-pitchMon, 24 Jul 2023 07:28:18 GMTThis is an evolving situation. I don’t know all the how’s and why’s but it’s too good and interesting not to share. 

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]]><![CDATA[Teach your children to talk to strangers]]>https://www.sidsepowell.com/p/teach-your-children-to-talk-to-strangershttps://www.sidsepowell.com/p/teach-your-children-to-talk-to-strangersSun, 16 Jul 2023 11:00:18 GMTNever talk to strangers. Is that one of the rules you learned as a child?  There are a number of touted truths we hear as children and repeat as adults, all in the name of keeping children safe. Never talk to strangers is one of them. 

After writing, The Gift of Fear, Gavin de Becker put together another practical and usable book called, Protecting the G…

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]]><![CDATA[Who Am I actually?]]>https://www.sidsepowell.com/p/who-am-i-actuallyhttps://www.sidsepowell.com/p/who-am-i-actuallySun, 09 Jul 2023 22:45:12 GMTHas anyone else had an identity crisis? I’m guessing yes. 

Up until twenty one years ago, my identity was an ever shifting label. Why? Because I defined myself based on what I did for a living, what I did creatively and who I thought I was. It's a universal desire to want to define ourselves, but can identity, and by that term I mean who I am, can that r…

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]]><![CDATA[Adaptation: Normalizing the Abnormal]]>https://www.sidsepowell.com/p/adaptation-normalizing-the-abnormalhttps://www.sidsepowell.com/p/adaptation-normalizing-the-abnormalMon, 03 Jul 2023 02:02:50 GMTThis article is dedicated to The Children of The Troubles who didn’t get to grow up.

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]]><![CDATA[Discerning Instinct from Anxiety]]>https://www.sidsepowell.com/p/discerning-instinct-from-anxietyhttps://www.sidsepowell.com/p/discerning-instinct-from-anxietySun, 25 Jun 2023 21:59:09 GMTAfter reading Gavin de Becker’s book, The Gift of Fear, I embarked on a quest to unearth my past experiences and find my instincts. I wanted to re-listen to what they were saying and see how I responded to them. In essence, I began a process of training myself to trust myself by delving into my memories.

But what’s the difference between instinct and anx…

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]]><![CDATA[A Clue in the Prayer of Saint Francis]]>https://www.sidsepowell.com/p/a-clue-in-the-prayer-of-saint-francishttps://www.sidsepowell.com/p/a-clue-in-the-prayer-of-saint-francisSun, 18 Jun 2023 11:01:08 GMTShockingly, the Prayer of Saint Francis wasn’t written by Saint Francis of Assisi. Until writing this article I assumed it was scribed by the saint himself. Not so. According to Wikipedia, the prayer’s first known occurrence was in Paris in a little magazine called La Clochette in 1912. Saint Francis of Assisi lived from 1182-1226 and this prayer was n…

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]]><![CDATA[Recognizing Fear]]>https://www.sidsepowell.com/p/recognizing-fearhttps://www.sidsepowell.com/p/recognizing-fearSun, 11 Jun 2023 11:01:16 GMTLearning to recognize fear was a huge step in learning to keep myself and my children safe. If you haven’t read The Gift of Fear, by Gavin de Becker, I highly recommend it.

At the end of this article is a list of the intuitive feelings that indicate real fear. How does fear show up for you? I’d love to know. Please comment below.

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]]><![CDATA[A Jay Walker Prom]]>https://www.sidsepowell.com/p/a-jay-walker-promhttps://www.sidsepowell.com/p/a-jay-walker-promSun, 04 Jun 2023 11:00:55 GMTIn 1983, we were lucky if lyrics were printed on album jackets or sleeves, but we never found them on cassette tapes. 

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