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Kopana

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Presbybuddhacostal EKY native, photographer, artist, musician, preservationist, historic newspaper professional, Appalachianist, oral historian, archivist, animal lover, empathy sinner, and a bunch of other stuff

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october 16, 2026
“If you can change your mind, you can change your life.” ~ William James The north side of Mount St. Helens blew off in 1980. For a teenager in [...]
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Kopana @theouthouse.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
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october 15, 2026
“Stop trying to be everyone’s butterfly. Be the bee. Stay busy. Make your honey. Mind your business. And if someone disturbs your peace? Sting [...]
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Kopana @theouthouse.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
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october 14, 2026
“If it costs you your peace, it’s too expensive.” ~ Unknown Before we left Cannon Beach today, I took another walk. I photographed [...]
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Kopana @theouthouse.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
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october 13, 2026
“Grace means that all of your mistakes now serve a purpose besides shame.” ~ Unknown Haystack Rock at Cannon Beach, Oregon was on the list to [...]
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Kopana @theouthouse.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
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october 12, 202
“You are never too old to dream, too late to begin again, or too far away to reach for something new.” ~ Unknown  Greg and I drove to Mt. [...]
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Kopana @theouthouse.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
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october 11, 2026
“You can notice the spiral without following it all the way down. Retrain your brain.” ~ Unknown I took Greg to the Gum Wall. Yes, I said gum [...]
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Kopana @theouthouse.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
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october 10, 2026
“May you dream of lovely things and wake to find them real.” ~ Unknown  I hadn’t been to Seattle in 38 years. I changed that ahead [...]
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Kopana @theouthouse.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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october 9, 2026
“Life is like a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” ~ Albert Einstein Meet Ignatius T. Wagstaff, AKA Iggy, but I call him The Igmeister. [...]
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Kopana @theouthouse.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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october 8, 2026
“In the end, we’re all just stories. Make yours a good one.” ~ Unknown Tiz the season of the long shadow, when the sun casts a golden [...]
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Kopana @theouthouse.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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october 7, 2026
“We never outgrow our need for love, and we never reach the limit of how much love we can give.” ~ Unknown My grandparents, Hazel and Thornton [...]
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Kopana @theouthouse.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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october 6, 2026
“A cheerful heart is good medicine.” ~ Proverbs 17:22 The first person I saw when I got to the funeral home for Shero’s service was [...]
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Kopana @theouthouse.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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october 5, 2026
“Disrepect will close doors that apologies can’t open. Be careful how you treat people you think you don’t need.” ~ Unknown This [...]
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Kopana @theouthouse.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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october 4, 2026
“You need a “Let Go” list just as much as you need a “to-do” list – Let go of the anger, regrets, attachments, and people and situations that [...]
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Kopana @theouthouse.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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october 3, 2026
“If you want to know where your heart is, look to where your mind goes when it wanders.” ~ Walt Whitman This is Yvonne Giles. BFF Reinette [...]
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Kopana @theouthouse.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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october 2, 2026
“If you’re wondering who your people are, they’re the ones who make your heart feel seen and your nervous system feel calm. Yes, it is [...]
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Kopana @theouthouse.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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october 1, 2026
“Not every change is a loss.” ~ Unknown I was at Hutchins Library at Berea College today. Head of Special Collections Tim Binkley (right) was a [...]
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Kopana @theouthouse.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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september 30, 2026
“You will never regret choosing kindness.” ~ Unknown I’ve had such a delicious, adventurous day. I got some good work done on an upcoming [...]
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Kopana @theouthouse.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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september 29, 2026
“When you look at a field of dandelions, you can either see a hundred weeds or a thousand wishes.” ~ Unknown Soon after last night’s [...]
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Kopana @theouthouse.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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september 28, 2026
“Be careful not to judge a transition while you’re in he middle of it. A bridge is always more wobbly than either shore.” ~ Cory Muscara [...]
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Kopana @theouthouse.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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september 27, 2026
“Sometimes, when one door closes, you need to nail a board over it.” ~ Unknown I delivered those cemetery flowers I made yesterday. They seemed [...]
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Kopana @theouthouse.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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september 26, 2026
“You don’t have to have it all figured out. You just have to keep showing up for your own becoming.” ~ Dede Hawkins Shero had become so [...]
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Kopana @theouthouse.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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september 25, 2026
“I asked the crows for guidance. They said find your people and become a minor neighborhood concern.” ~ Unknown It’s fall. It feels [...]
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Kopana @theouthouse.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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september 24, 2026
“Appreciate good people. They’re hard to come by.” ~ Unknown I talk about Lord Basil George Heybuddy Pogo “Buddy” Terry all [...]
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Kopana @theouthouse.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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september 23, 2026
“Every version of yourself was doing its best with what it knew. Give yourself some grace.” ~ Mel Robbins A couple of days ago, while walking [...]
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Kopana @theouthouse.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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september, 22, 2026
“Misery loves company, but so does Joy. And Joy throws much better parties.” ~ Billy Ivey One thing I love about Judy is her sense of [...]
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Kopana @theouthouse.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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september 21, 2026
“When today feels heavy, notice what is still here: warm coffee, light through a window, a familiar laugh, a song you love, the evening sky, and [...]
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Kopana @theouthouse.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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september 20, 2026
“If your nervous system could speak, it would ask you to spend more time with peaceful people, and to take longer walks.” ~ Yung Pueblo This [...]
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Kopana @theouthouse.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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september 19, 2026
“If you can overthink the worst, why can’t you overthink the best?” ~ Unknown I went to help Lois and Missy at their yard sale. I was two [...]
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Kopana @theouthouse.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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september 18, 2026
“Meditation is not an escape from anything. It’s learning to sit peacefully with everything.” ~ Timber Hawkeye John and Nila Crouch are [...]
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Kopana @theouthouse.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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september 17, 2026
“Fall in love with as many things as possible.” ~ Unknown Today, I had the rare opportunity to help HRB and Ken, instead of them helping me. I [...]
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Kopana @theouthouse.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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september 16, 2026
“The world is changed less by what we argue, and more by the kindness we quietly live.” ~ Unknown Once again, I’ve followed [...]
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Kopana @theouthouse.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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september 15, 2026
“It’s not about perfection. It’s about authenticity.” ~ Jeff Bridges I came home after a pretty productive day at the office and [...]
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Kopana @theouthouse.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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september 14, 2026
“The way we choose to see the world creates the world we see.” ~ Barry Neil Kaufman I used to stockpile quotes for the outhouse, sometimes a [...]
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Kopana @theouthouse.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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september 13, 2026
“I know that no one else is responsible for my happiness, but I am very appreciative of the people who add to it.” ~ Unknown Remember I said [...]
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Kopana @theouthouse.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
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september 12, 2026
“A kind heart can still stand strong and fight for what truly matters.” ~ Unknown Yesterday’s post seemed a bit of a downer because of [...]
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Kopana @theouthouse.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
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september 11, 2026
“For many of us, it is a vivid memory, but for our children, it is history.” ~ Anslee Earwood 2,977 names read. 2,977 moments of silence. 2,977 [...]
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Kopana @theouthouse.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
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september 10, 2026
“If everything you offered was not enough, offer your absence.” ~ Mario Benedetti I don’t care how bad a day or week or month I’ve [...]
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Kopana @theouthouse.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
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september 9, 2026
“Very little is needed to make a happy life.” ~ Unknown I must be living right because this week I got to have dinner with both my blood and [...]
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Kopana @theouthouse.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
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september 8, 2026
“Nothing has ever been said about God that hasn’t already been better said by the wind in the pine trees.” ~ Thomas Merton Aunt Lois [...]
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Kopana @theouthouse.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
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september 7, 2026
“If you can’t change a situation, change the way you choose to see it. Remember, most of your stress comes from your reaction, not from reality [...]
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Kopana @theouthouse.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
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september 6, 2026
“Give yourself permission to imagine who you could be beyond the boxes you have always known.” ~ Unknown Robin gave me a bag of tomatoes [...]
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Kopana @theouthouse.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
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september 5, 2026
“Sometimes the smallest step in the right direction becomes the turning point. Move slowly if you need to, just keep moving.” ~ Unknown The [...]
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Kopana @theouthouse.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
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september 4, 2026
“You are being presented with two choices: Evolve or Repeat.” ~ Unknown On the way into the office, I stumbled upon these drawings on the brick [...]
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Kopana @theouthouse.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
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september 3, 2026
“No one ever got radicalized by being grateful.” ~ Gloria Steinem It was an unexpected day, full of gratitude and seeing or talking to loads of soul people [...]
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Kopana @theouthouse.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
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september 2, 2026
“Run the risk. If it works out, happiness. If not, wisdom.” ~ Unknown It was a big, emotional day in the outhouse. Hero and Shero’s house [...]
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Kopana @theouthouse.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
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september 1, 2026
“Be joyful because it is humanly possible.” ~ Wendell Berry Had a little setback today, I guess, from the heat. Plus, Wendell Berry died [...]
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Kopana @theouthouse.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
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Kopana @theouthouse.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
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august 30, 2026
“Joy doesn’t have to be loud. Sometimes it looks like coffee and sunshine.” ~ Unknown This is Ruby. Ruby has a middle name, like any good [...]
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Kopana @theouthouse.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
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august 29, 2026
“Becoming yourself is the longest, most sacred rebellion.” ~ Unknown The night before I went to West Liberty, I stumbled outside near midnight [...]
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Kopana @theouthouse.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
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august 28, 2026
“We’re all pieces of God and we all have that little God-Light inside us.” ~ Dolly Parton I’ve been awful sick this week, but today [...]
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