# The Slow Take

An occasional newsletter about the strange beauty of being human, from poet & essayist Heather Lanier.

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## [All the Summers Ever](https://heatherlanier.substack.com/p/what-to-do-with-whats-left-of-our)

_2026-08-07 · Heather Lanier_

or why mindfulness is probably good for us even though it's annoying

## ["You Must Have a Room or An Hour"](https://heatherlanier.substack.com/p/you-must-have-a-room-or-an-hour)

_2026-06-30 · Heather Lanier_

carving out a sacred place

## [The Good End of Pleasant Street](https://heatherlanier.substack.com/p/the-good-end-of-pleasant-street)

_2026-06-10 · Heather Lanier_

Can we make a life we want to live?

## [When Accessing Gratitude is Hard](https://heatherlanier.substack.com/p/when-accessing-gratitude-is-hard)

_2026-05-28 · Heather Lanier_

A Little Trick, and a Poem

## [Magic Questioning for Momentum](https://heatherlanier.substack.com/p/magic-questioning-for-momentum)

_2026-01-12 · Heather Lanier_

and other tips for sustaining the creative life

## [The Happies and Crappies of 2025](https://heatherlanier.substack.com/p/the-happies-and-crappies-of-2025)

_2025-12-29 · Heather Lanier_

It’s “look-back” time in the cultural zeitgeist, and I’m here for it!

## [The Allure of Optimization](https://heatherlanier.substack.com/p/how-to-stay-human-in-the-holiday)

_2025-12-17 · Heather Lanier_

or how to stay human in the holiday season

## [The Joy of Giant Balloon Dogs](https://heatherlanier.substack.com/p/does-our-art-matter)

_2025-11-14 · Heather Lanier_

and how to lift yourself out of artistic doubt

## [On Change, & Ritual as a Grounding Act](https://heatherlanier.substack.com/p/on-change-and-ritual-as-a-grounding)

_2025-10-08 · Heather Lanier_

for when everything keeps shifting under our feet

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## [How Can a Little Book Take Ten-Plus Years?](https://heatherlanier.substack.com/p/how-can-a-little-book-take-ten-plus)

_2025-09-15 · Heather Lanier_

a story of art-making at its slowest