Andrew Mersmann

Gratitude week going strong! #gratitude #changebydoing

Gratitude week #gratitude #Thanksgiving

Man relaxed on couch with blurred winter holiday scene outside the window

You don’t have to white-knuckle the holidays.
If your stomach drops at the thought of certain people or expectations… you’re not broken. You’re human.
Your nervous system remembers what your mind tries to forget.
If you want this season to feel different, I’m here. #hypnotherapy #holidaystress

Automobile engine with pale blue text box over it "I bet it's easier than you think to work under the hood of your own life."

#hypnotherapy #changebydoing #changework

Soft launch, but make it real: I’m now taking clients for hypnotherapy + coaching.
Calm, collaborative, zero “you are getting sleepy” nonsense.
If your surface brain is loud and your deeper self is tired of waiting, we should talk.
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It’s really not that complicated

Mmmmmmm seasons!

Yma Sumac

These security whistle secret compartment keychains are fun to make, and folks seem to love them

The blue titanium is fun. Enjoyed making this one (Marblewood) #penturning

Thanks @netflix.com for making us feel all dirty or dingy or dusty
Anything ragged or rotten or rusty
Yes, I love trash…and @sesamehistory.bsky.social

I’m about halfway through this book and I’m afraid you might be using up all the best words and all the even better characters and I’ll never be able to write anything again. You are masterful

I guess the RFK Jr worm is wriggling quite a bit these days? Fool #rfkjr

It’s Not Just the Weight, It’s How We’re Holding It Several years ago, when I was working out regularly at the gym with a personal trainer, he introduced me to an exercise concept that I am seeing, these days, through a whole new light. My task was …

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We could get stronger. Together.

#EnergyLeaks #PersonalGrowth #WellnessReflection #MentalFitness #Realignment #BreatheDeep #2025Resilience #BlogShare

Booker = hero @booker.senate.gov

Unlocking Leadership: How Volunteering Empowers Teens and Tweens Real Leadership Starts with Real Problems Volunteering isn’t always tidy. It rarely comes with a step-by-step manual or pre-approved plan…and honestly? That’s part of the magic. The beautiful messe…

Teens don’t wait for permission—they solve real problems through service. Volunteering grows leadership one challenge at a time.

New post on how problem-solving builds confident changemakers:
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#ChangeByDoing #YouthLeadership #volunteer

A Stranger in Canada Borrowed My Eyes—and We Both Ended Up Better for it. Borrowing Sight: One of the Easiest Ways I’ve Ever Made a Difference Yesterday, I had one of the best, most satisfying, and easiest volunteer experiences. I’ve written before about an app called Be…

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Wow—you surprised me, too, coming around the edge of the driveway—pretty sure nether of us knew the other was there until…

Handmade baby blue acrylic security whistle keychain with secret compartment. A $100 bill is rolled up sticking out of the keychain. Close up against orange and brown fabric backdrop.

I love polishing so it gets to a glassy finish. Security whistle keychain with secret compartment.

History Needs You: Easy Volunteering That Makes a Difference OK, we know we have some newer duties in our daily lives in this particular time in history. We have to send emails to companies that have abandoned good ways and declined into the miasma of remova…

Low bar to entry volunteering options: changebydoing.com/2025/02/25/h...

I don’t know how much has been overlayed with new audio but, by gosh and by golly, it seems like maybe President Musk’s 4-year-old child is the voice of America

Do not mess with librarians. They let complete strangers borrow their books. For a living. Even the hardcovers. They are so much stronger than you know.

Bluesky whaaaaat? Happy anyway

Oh, I know there’s hope (in every way and every arena)

@erinbowbooks.bsky.social I’m about 2/3 of the way through Simon Sort of Says and you’re gutting me with jealousy. I want to write like you when I grow up (says the 60-year-old writer)

Yes—with really cool t-shirts

Can I wear a t-shirt of this every damn day?

Deep blue lighting with carved wooden male doll looking Erie

Ok Thursday, let’s get at it