Logging out for an hour — or forever
Oh, hi friends!
Well! Well well well! After wondering why I was sleeping poorly and lost all ability to focus for the past week, I found the reason!
A monster was whispering in my ear.
I’ve been inhaling the drip drip drip of news on top of a majorly full plate of work, creative projects, friendships and sanity-keeping endeavors, and a major exciting change happening this month. Basically creating an internal club sandwich of chaos, anxiety, and rage. Tasty, no?
But seriously: Log out. Even for a day. An hour. See how you feel. All the news will find you, one way or another. This is what I’m telling myself anyway. (I know many people can’t do this because of their jobs — I’m sorry! I’m with you, and we’re grateful you continue to report and share the news, and I hope you can find your own ways to log off when you’re able.)
You shouldn’t give your time to people who don’t value it.
“It's almost funny how consistently fear and doubt can stop us from taking the first step. The best response to feeling doubt is always, ‘But what if I tried?’ You probably have your own little inkling of something you want to try. I've found that if you have a little hum of a question in your ear, it's essential to answer it.”
Tessa and I were interviewed for this beautiful feature on the Feals website, where we talk about rituals, easy wins, and how we created Do It For Yourself.
A 90-Minute Getaway
My Aunt Gina recommended the documentary My Octopus Teacher about a filmmaker who befriends an octopus in the South African kelp forest and I’m just going to blindly recommend it to you because a) I trust her b) who doesn’t love an octopus and c) we could all use a dive into a South African kelp forest right now. Streaming on Netflix.
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Thanks, as always, for reading.
Love, Kara