Kennedy Farr
Bio
Kennedy Farr is a daily diarist, a lifelong learner, a dog lover, an educator, a tree lover, & a true believer that the best way to travel inward is to write with your feet: Take the leap of faith. Put both feet forward. Just jump. Believe.
Stories (60/0)
Ode to the Beat-Up Thermos, Marriage, and the Cycle of Life
I can’t even think of the word thermos without thinking about this one couple who used to go out with us on our crew’s annual pack trip into the high country each August. Chuck and Dottie Banks were some of our annual regulars, and they were always toting the same banged-up green thermos each year.
By Kennedy Farr3 years ago in Humans
Life + Movement = Balance
"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving." – Albert Einstein Can you remember that first instant when you were finally pedaling, steering, and balancing a bicycle all by yourself? It felt so liberating and exhilarating. And terrifying, too. For me, there was that split second when I felt my big brother's hand leave the back of my bike seat and my instinctive need to balance kicked into gear.
By Kennedy Farr3 years ago in Longevity
My Sister, the Sin Eater
I sat down on the side of the stinking, brown-stained mattress and opened my sister’s diary. It wasn’t like I was expecting to learn much about her or her life or the tortured thoughts that had led her to a lifetime of her prioritizing her addiction to chaos over me, her only sister and last living relative.
By Kennedy Farr3 years ago in Families
The Art of Running a Long Con
Growing up with a father who was a con man bent my perspective on the concept of wealth and personal freedom. Due to his profession of freelancing for fortune, ours was a complex family life to navigate. Each morning was greeted with an air of uncertainty: Today we retire to Costa Rica from the con of a lifetime? Or today my Auntie Helen will show up on the front porch telling me to pack a bag because I am going to be staying with her for a while. My first question to her was always, “For how long?” and Auntie Helen would just answer, “For a while. Now, let’s get you packed.”
By Kennedy Farr3 years ago in Families
Virgo, the Princess Warrior of Recycling and Worm Safety
Have you ever been in a relationship, long term or otherwise, with a Virgo? If so, you already know what I am going to be writing about. The benefits (or, for some of you, fallout) do not create memories that are easily filed away or forgotten. Intense is a word that comes to mind, as recalling your experiences with her either reduces you to the dribble of a few tears or to great shouts of laughter.
By Kennedy Farr3 years ago in Longevity
Polish Barbie and a Deeper Authenticity
Growing up, it was easy to know the things I thought I wanted: a dog of my own, pointy crayons, stuffed animals, a diary with a lock and key, and real Barbie paper dolls. Of course, I look back on this grand desire of wanting authentic Barbie paper dolls and I know why. Who wouldn’t? This wonder woman with the impossible figure, perfect hair, and such a vast array of careers that she alone could blow up LinkedIn? Barbie was, and very well might still be, the paragon of Cool and Smart. A model of Beauty and Sophistication. Fun and Adventure. Confident and Talented. What’s not to want?
By Kennedy Farr3 years ago in Viva
My Ex-Boyfriend’s “Trading Out” System
I briefly dated someone who was a serial relationship hopper. He would date one person for a while, take stock, and then – as he liked to call it – “trade out” that relationship for a new one that offered the hope of new and improved qualities and characteristics that compensated for what the soon-to-be discarded relationship lacked.
By Kennedy Farr3 years ago in Humans
A Dog's View of Mercury Retrograde
Dear Diary: My Human can be so silly. And a little clueless. She knows that Mercury is in retrograde and still she tries to function as if life is normal. I don’t get it. We all know that Mercury is the fastest moving planet in the solar system. Anytime you have this kind of planetary ego showing off, life is bound to get a little messy.
By Kennedy Farr3 years ago in Petlife
The Story of Betty: When Your Cake Gets Burned
Betty likes cake. She wants it pretty much all of the time. It would not be making assumptions to say that Betty thinks she needs it. She sees life as having neither form nor function without cake. Cake is as foundational to Betty as the anti-VPL, full-figure body shaper she wore to Mary’s wedding.
By Kennedy Farr3 years ago in Humans