The Intentional Table

The Intentional Table

The First Sip of Not Knowing

Morning, friends.

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Jonathan McCloud
Aug 04, 2025
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I was standing at my stove yesterday, waiting for water to boil. Just standing there. Watching bubbles form on the bottom of the pot, rise, and disappear. No phone in my hand. No mental checklist racing. Just... waiting. I recently said that my mother was such a bad cook that she could burn water. Well, she could not burn it, but she wo…

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