Good Seedlets #24

Watch to nurture…….

• Ganaya: Tiny Desk Concert: Raised in the Hindu tradition of the harikatha — singing poems along a pilgrimage route — Ganavya has spent a life in contemplation, and this Tiny Desk performance radiates every bit of that depth. From a hymn of thanksgiving to a lullaby written for her mother, this is the kind of performance that asks you to remember what music is really for.

• Silence, The Universal Medicine: In a world growing louder, faster, and more fractured, author Pico Iyer makes the case for silence as a radical act of repair. Drawing on the death of his father and a few hours of stillness by the ocean, he argues that silence is a powerful, living presence any of us can tap into to reconnect with ourselves. 

Follow to grow………….

• Allie Jolie Substack: Ailey Jolie is a Somatic Psychologist whose work explores how the female body holds both wounds and wisdom, and her Substack is one of the most honest, grounded spaces on the internet for that conversation. If you've ever felt like your mind understood something your body hadn't caught up to yet, her writing will meet you exactly there.

• The Well Guide: This is a monthly essay exploring the intersection of mental health, self-discovery, and what it means to live a meaningful life, the kind of writing that makes you feel less alone in the quieter struggles. Author Israa Nasir is a therapist, self-help author, and mental health speaker who brings both professional depth and genuine warmth to every article. 

  
  

 Read to root……. 

• The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young: Wowww. A hauntingly lyrical novel that reimagines time travel as a generational curse passed down through a family of women. Young's prose is genuinely poetic;  her descriptions carry a beautiful, dreamlike quality that feels both distant and deeply atmospheric.  If you're drawn to language that reads more like verse than fiction, this is the book for you. 

• They Built Stepford AI and Called it ‘Agentic’: A sharp, eye-opening piece that draws a direct line between the unpaid labor women have performed for centuries and the AI systems being built and marketed today. It will make you look at your relationship with technology in a completely new way, and it is absolutely worth your time

• The Correspondent by Virginia Evans: This is a beautifully crafted novel told through a series of letters that weave seamlessly between past and present. Evans has a remarkable gift for handling time, and the epistolary format makes the characters feel so vivid and real that you'll find yourself deeply invested in their lives. By the last page, you'll be so inspired by the connection between characters that you'll want to put down your phone and write all your friends a letter

• Everyone is Numbing Out: This piece is a few years old but feels more urgent than ever, pulling together our collective loneliness, our obsession with technology, and our culture of overwork into a cohesive and unsettling picture of modern life. It approaches these issues on a societal level rather than placing the burden on the individual, making it a genuinely refreshing and thought-provoking read. 

• The Literacy of Staying: I stopped mid-scroll while reading this;  a sharp, thought-provoking look at male-female dynamics through the lens of early 2000s culture that feels both nostalgic and newly revelatory. It's the kind of read that reframes things you lived through in a way that genuinely makes you think; it's worth carving out a few minutes for.

• I Hope This Finds You Well by Natalie Sue:  A warm, feel-good read set against the backdrop of relatable office drama — think Hallmark movie energy with real emotional depth. At its heart, it's a story about forgiving yourself for past mistakes and learning to re-engage with the world, with a sweet romance woven in as a bonus rather than the main event. If you're looking for something light and beachy that still leaves you feeling genuinely triumphant, this one delivers.

Listen to expand……

• How To Think Clearly In the Age of AI: Working Hard with Grace Beverly: In a world increasingly shaped by AI, this episode is a grounding reminder of what it means to think for yourself. Grace Beverly brings a refreshingly practical perspective on hard work, ambition, and staying mentally sharp when technology threatens to do our thinking for us.

• everybody wants a village, but no one wants to be a villager: In the Meadow: This episode tackles one of the most quietly urgent tensions of modern life; our longing for community versus our resistance to the vulnerability it requires. In the Meadow explores what it actually takes to show up for the people around you, not just in theory, but in practice. 

• On Being: The Intelligence of Plants: On Being never fails to expand the boundaries of what we think is worth paying attention to, and this episode is no exception. A stunning meditation on plant life, consciousness, and what it means to be alive, it will quietly rewire the way you move through the natural world.

Support if you can…. 

• Mutual Aid Hub: Find a mutual aid organization near you. Because we only get through this if we take care of each other.