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Something has shifted.

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We had just finished recording a recent podcast when Matt, co-founder of The Clearing, asked how my wife was doing.

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“Be more Clare!”

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“Is AI is going to eat your lunch? For many professionals, it’s certainly already eaten your f*cking starters!\"

","url":"https://theclearing.life/tales-2/f/anxiety-inducing---how-ai-is-rewriting-our-worth","title":"ANXIETY INDUCING - HOW AI IS REWRITING OUR WORTH","summary":"“Is AI is going to eat your lunch? For many professionals, it’s certainly already eaten your f*cking starters!\"","date_modified":"2026-05-18T10:34:44Z"},{"id":"https://theclearing.life/tales-2/f/from-intention-to-muscle-memory","html_content":"

It’s been a few weeks since I wrote.

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I asked him a simple question.

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The Space Between

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Hike #2

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My appetite for breakfast had been eaten away.

","url":"https://theclearing.life/tales-2/f/under-the-duckweed","title":"UNDER THE DUCKWEED.","summary":"My appetite for breakfast had been eaten away.","date_modified":"2026-03-30T07:46:42Z"},{"id":"https://theclearing.life/tales-2/f/betwixt","html_content":"

I feel change.

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My wife is traversing midlife.

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“Well, I’m not going to kill myself!”

","url":"https://theclearing.life/tales-2/f/men-its-time-to-pause","title":"MEN, IT'S TIME TO PAUSE.","summary":"“Well, I’m not going to kill myself!”","date_modified":"2026-03-11T12:26:30Z"},{"id":"https://theclearing.life/tales-2/f/we-can-rebuild-him","html_content":"

A week from now, I’ll be waking up with a bionic anus.

","url":"https://theclearing.life/tales-2/f/we-can-rebuild-him","title":"WE CAN REBUILD HIM.","summary":"A week from now, I’ll be waking up with a bionic anus. ","date_modified":"2026-02-18T18:30:59Z"},{"id":"https://theclearing.life/tales-2/f/the-deliciousness-of-anger","html_content":"

The seduction.

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We write a combined blog after a hike or gathering: these are our musings after the Clearing Hike 2.

","url":"https://theclearing.life/tales-2/f/puddle-pitshop-pie","title":"///PUDDLE PITSHOP PIE","summary":"We write a combined blog after a hike or gathering: these are our musings after the Clearing Hike 2. ","date_modified":"2026-02-03T17:21:23Z"},{"id":"https://theclearing.life/tales-2/f/dont-look-down","html_content":"

Alex Honnold hasn't overcome fear: he's mastered it.

","url":"https://theclearing.life/tales-2/f/dont-look-down","title":"DON'T LOOK DOWN","summary":"Alex Honnold hasn't overcome fear: he's mastered it.","date_modified":"2026-01-27T11:54:15Z"},{"id":"https://theclearing.life/tales-2/f/sprouts-story","html_content":"

Some tales don’t see the light of day until the time is right.

","url":"https://theclearing.life/tales-2/f/sprouts-story","title":"SPROUT'S STORY","summary":"Some tales don’t see the light of day until the time is right.","date_modified":"2026-01-21T17:56:18Z"},{"id":"https://theclearing.life/tales-2/f/moving-forward---the-first-gathering-of-2026","html_content":"

For our latest post, we are crosssing the beams; two blogs in one. make a cuppa and dive in.

","url":"https://theclearing.life/tales-2/f/moving-forward---the-first-gathering-of-2026","title":"MOVING FORWARD - THE FIRST GATHERING OF 2026","summary":"For our latest post, we are crosssing the beams; two blogs in one. make a cuppa and dive in. ","date_modified":"2026-01-14T17:29:01Z"},{"id":"https://theclearing.life/tales-2/f/wintering-with-warmth","html_content":"

Winters weigh heavy on my system.

","url":"https://theclearing.life/tales-2/f/wintering-with-warmth","title":"WINTERING WITH WARMTH.","summary":"Winters weigh heavy on my system.","date_modified":"2026-01-08T18:22:22Z"},{"id":"https://theclearing.life/tales-2/f/tales-from-the-gooch---loosening-that-grip","html_content":"

“Hey there, I’m here to pick up an order for Karl.”

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It’s Sunday the 4th of January, the precipice before falling into the year, for real. 

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Hang around people who’ve just had a child for long enough and eventually someone will mutter that their kid didn’t come with an owner’s manual. In realty, there’s dozens of them, spearheaded by Betty Ford-or something l...

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Christmas Day, 2022 — The day everything changed.

","url":"https://theclearing.life/tales-2/f/ghosts-of-christmas-past","title":"GHOSTS OF CHRISTMAS PAST. ","summary":"Christmas Day, 2022 — The day everything changed.","date_modified":"2025-12-16T03:18:42Z"},{"id":"https://theclearing.life/tales-2/f/the-art-of-fielding-by-chad-harbach-review","html_content":"

When men drop the ball.

","url":"https://theclearing.life/tales-2/f/the-art-of-fielding-by-chad-harbach-review","title":"The Art of Fielding, by Chad Harbach review:","summary":"When men drop the ball.","date_modified":"2025-12-16T03:12:40Z"},{"id":"https://theclearing.life/tales-2/f/the-thief-of-joy","html_content":"

People might find me reserved, shy, or unfriendly even.

","url":"https://theclearing.life/tales-2/f/the-thief-of-joy","title":"THE THIEF OF JOY","summary":"People might find me reserved, shy, or unfriendly even. ","date_modified":"2025-12-05T15:57:50Z"},{"id":"https://theclearing.life/tales-2/f/tales-from-the-hike","html_content":"

Yesterday was a watershed moment.

","url":"https://theclearing.life/tales-2/f/tales-from-the-hike","title":"TALES FROM THE HIKE ","summary":"Yesterday was a watershed moment. ","date_modified":"2025-12-01T09:58:16Z"},{"id":"https://theclearing.life/tales-2/f/burning-addictions","html_content":"

It’s been a week since I burnt an addiction, or more accurately two.

","url":"https://theclearing.life/tales-2/f/burning-addictions","title":"BURNING ADDICTIONS ","summary":"It’s been a week since I burnt an addiction, or more accurately two. ","date_modified":"2025-11-26T19:26:26Z"},{"id":"https://theclearing.life/tales-2/f/tales-from-the-gooch-an-introduction","html_content":"

From the nether, to the together.

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1,000 Yards and counting

","url":"https://theclearing.life/tales-2/f/a-letter-from-the-gooch---the-stare","title":"TALES FROM THE GOOCH - THE STARE","summary":"1,000 Yards and counting","date_modified":"2025-11-20T09:37:18Z"},{"id":"https://theclearing.life/tales-2/f/the-weight-we-don%E2%80%99t-notice-until-it-breaks-us","html_content":"

I’ve been asking myself lately: where am I?

","url":"https://theclearing.life/tales-2/f/the-weight-we-don%E2%80%99t-notice-until-it-breaks-us","title":"THE WEIGHT WE DON'T NOTICE UNTIL IT BREAKS US","summary":"I’ve been asking myself lately: where am I?","date_modified":"2025-11-20T08:58:29Z"}]}