Bouncing back from a garbage day
Oh, hi friends!
Yesterday, I slept for 10 hours, then got mad at myself…for sleeping.
That’s sort of insane, right? (Especially when I realized I was probably getting sick and this was my body’s way of protecting myself while, yes, sabotaging my so-called productive work habits.)
But don’t we get mad at ourselves for so many little things?
Not doing this…or overindulging in that…forgetting something at home…eating sweets when you should be healthy…not following up on that opportunity…scrolling Instagram when you should be writing…blah blah blah blah blah.
What if we didn’t get mad?
Instead, what if we laughed at the absurdity of it all?
Because so many of the little slip-ups don’t matter. If we're lucky, life is a long, long, long game. The blaming yourself—the getting pissed at yourself—that ends up mattering. That stings. That lasts.
Today, let's laugh at the dumb little things.
“The task, I think, of storytelling,” she said, “is the reintegration of the dark and the light — going back and saying, ‘Yes, this darkness is here and it’s true.’ And, ‘There was light on us once, and there will be again.’”
Such a delicate balancing act. Really enjoyed this NYT profile of the Bengsons, the husband-and-wife team behind the new musical "The Lucky Ones."
India.Arie said she would let anyone talk her out of her intuition.
Are you letting people talk you out of yours?
She said she put her mission and her passion in someone else’s hands.
Are you giving your mission and your passion to someone else?
“I felt like I couldn't navigate my own life,” she said.
Are you navigating your own life?
So India.Arie took a four-year break—and asked Oprah for advice, who told her this:
“Be clear about your intention and the universe will rise up to meet you wherever you are.”
So…are you clear about your intention?
To be honest, right now I'm not. But she makes me want to be.
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Love, Kara