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For the Living: Essays by Sami McKay

Author: Sami McKay

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Series of essays as audio recordings. Check out the written forms on samimckay.com or follow my instagram for updates @samimckay
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on fear, predictability, and boredomcheck out my substack for exclusive content https://samimckay.substack.comalso follow my socials if you don't already:tik tok / sami.mckay instagram / samimckay
this one is allll about preservation, waste, and opportunities for celebrationwritten essay is on samimckay.com and samimckay.substack.com/ also follow my socials if you don't already:tik tok / sami.mckay instagram / samimckay
this one is alllll about muchness, smallness, being-ness, self expression and being understood
it's time, goldilocks

it's time, goldilocks

2025-11-2406:20

the future is too cold, the past is too hot, but the present is just rightwritten essay is on samimckay.comcheck out my substack for exclusive content, https://samimckay.substack.com/ .also follow my socials if you don't already: tik tok / sami.mckay instagram / samimckay
this one is allll about tenderness and making sense of it allwritten essay is on samimckay.comcheck out my substack for exclusive content, https://samimckay.substack.com/ .also follow my socials if you don't already: tik tok / sami.mckay instagram / samimckay
make yourself at home

make yourself at home

2025-10-0604:51

this one is alll about building comfort despite the fleetingness of that which passes! shit matters because we're here to say that it does. read the full essay on my website samimckay.com or substack https://samimckay.substack.com/follow my socials if you haven't alreadyIG: @samimckay TikTok @sami.mckay
this is about feeling small and making your world smaller through intentional joyswritten essay is on samimckay.comcheck out my patreon for exclusive content ⁠https://www.patreon.com/samimckay?utm..⁠.also follow my socials if you don't already:tik tok / sami.mckay instagram / samimckay
bliss way, that way

bliss way, that way

2025-09-0805:41

this one is allll about Joseph Campbell's concept of bliss and recognizing it's role in guiding us where we need to go.written essay is on samimckay.comcheck out my patreon for exclusive content https://www.patreon.com/samimckay?utm...also follow my socials if you don't already:tik tok / sami.mckay instagram / samimckay
what's buggin you?

what's buggin you?

2025-08-2505:32

this one is allll about the way we use our beliefs & stories to shape the world, and how we can use our storytelling to change our perspective.full written essay on samimckay.com
this is an essay about not wanting to write an essay, discipline and learning from our lives when it's time to rest.
this one is allll about moving and changing definitions of homeread the written essay on samimckay.com
looks like a dream!

looks like a dream!

2025-06-3003:50

this is about goals in disguise and recognizing our desires when they arrive.
this one's all about the soul and how different beliefs change the way we feel about individuality and our interconnectedness.
alright folks this one's alll about acceptance and how it's not at all like giving up, don't even THINK about giving up, just accept and move forwardfind the written essay at samimckay.com
this is about forgetting and remembering gratitude
i've got a feeling

i've got a feeling

2025-05-0504:57

this is an essay about corporeality, presence, and physical sensation
on purpose

on purpose

2025-04-1407:46

this one's alllll about life's purpose and basically how bullshit it is. that's probably the best way to sum it up
This is an essay about change, hidden movement, and stillness.
getting here

getting here

2025-03-1403:57

this one is on encountering & arrival
This essay is about using control to drive busyness, and to accidentally remove the possibility of rest.
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