Awareness of the outside world. Never heard this wording. It was for a specific workshop, but I assume it is organization policy. “We leave it to you to choose the rate that is meaningful to you based on your income, wealth, and privilege status.” Minnesota Center for Book Arts: Animated Cards with Kelli Anderson. The workshop page has been taken down. Searching tells me it was February 2026. I did not ettend the workshop.
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{Backstory. Each morning, people & horses go on an unmounted, off-lead, one-mile team walk in the pasture.}
When I walk, my mind wanders.
Don’t get me wrong. There’s always conversation in my head. Apparently, the walk monologue does not include counting. Not to 5. Not even to 3. [Counting With Sound]
We do five laps in the morning. Laps four to five get a bit hazy. Some days I lose track as early as lap two.
After way too long, I have instituted a system. I use five pine cones, a bucket, and a barrel. The plastic bits are ring furniture, from back when we used such things. [Be Careful What You Train]
When I arrive at the corner, I take a pine cone from the overturned bucket and place it on the barrel. Wait for horses. Feed lap cookie. As we depart, I look back to check the number.
Last lap, I go thought the motions. Place pine cone number five on the counting barrel. Feed cookies. As I leave, remove pine cones to storage bucket to be ready for the next day.
Onwards!
Katherine
Virtual Brush Box 
Very clever!
Joan
Whatever works.