Path & Ponder
Misty pine forest at dawn

Writings from Wherever the Path Wanders

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Savannah Schaffer

The path is the journey.

And willingness to sit and ponder what you find along the way.

Welcome, I'm Savannah.

This is where I write about whatever I discover on my journey through this human experience. From Shakespeare to shadow work, mycelium and AI, and everything in between.

Exploring the vast expanse within and without.

I also run Pathwright Partners, where I help small businesses find their way.

Some questions are better held together.

Beyond writing, I also create spaces for shared conversations and community with other humans on this journey.

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Lately

What's been with me.

Reading
A General Theory of Love by Thomas Lewis
Noticing
how it feels to live an embodied experience
Listening to
Wonderful Nothing by Glass Animals
Drinking
lots of iced coffee with rosemary syrup
Enjoying
the slow turn of spring to summer
Thinking about
the infinite interconnectedness of life

The forest.

Wander through quotes, books, ideas, and words that have taken root in my world.

You can be both soft and intense. Both traditional and rebellious. Both vulnerable and strong. There is possibility inside of paradox.

Victoria Erickson

Stigmergy

Coordination doesn't require communication between agents — only interaction through a shared, modifiable environment. Actions leave traces that guide future actions, producing emergent complex structures without central planning or explicit agreement.

atelic You play because you enjoy it. Telic = you play only to obtain reward. Reward fixation turns leisure into drudgery.

A Gentleman in Moscow

Amor Towles · 2016

They can take away your house. They can take away your rooms. They can't take away who you are.

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