Old Lady at Sea

Old Lady at Sea

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Success Story à la Hemingway
Two men from the same generation, and two very different versions of adventure.
Mar 1 • Lia Hadley
Learning to look without staring
Meditation teaches me to meet my thoughts with a softer gaze, letting them pass without grasping or turning away.
Jan 12 • Lia Hadley
Getting it just right
Trying to get provisioning just right feels like a small lesson in how times shift.
Jan 5 • Lia Hadley
Further journeys
Two journeys next year: one into a book shaped by life at sea, and one back through the islands that have always held my heart.
Dec 29, 2025 • Lia Hadley
On carrying home with you
Feeling at home, I’ve discovered, is not about staying put. It’s about knowing how to arrive.
Dec 15, 2025 • Lia Hadley
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First steps aboard
Aug 4, 2025 • Lia Hadley
Just here as ballast
Aug 6, 2025 • Lia Hadley
When the engine failed
Aug 13, 2025 • Lia Hadley
Launching the orange pill
Aug 12, 2025 • Lia Hadley

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Losing the death hold of my inner Scrooge
What happens when you let curiosity, rather than habit, decide who you become next.
Dec 8, 2025 • Lia Hadley
Showing up as a guest
A reflection on what it really means to show up as a guest in someone else’s world, and how it can quietly change your own.
Dec 1, 2025 • Lia Hadley
Our apartment as a small ship
We started replacing the carpet and ended up uncovering the museum our home had become.
Nov 20, 2025 • Lia Hadley
Thinking is a luxury
In a world that prizes busyness, time to think has become a quiet luxury.
Nov 13, 2025 • Lia Hadley
Learning to Make Messy Art
A conversation with a musician friend and a podcast about “messy art” got me thinking about how perfection quietly strangles creativity.
Nov 10, 2025 • Lia Hadley
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