A fresh start to the month

Welcome to the turtle upswing / Issue 1,414

Oh, hi friends!

Hello, my dedicated and generous little sea turtles…

I am BACK.

This was me last week…

Just like…blobbin’. Real slug time.

But now…

Maybe it's clicking the digital calendar to a new month. 

Maybe it's taking a few days off because I needed it, and realizing nothing broke. 

Maybe it's a single afternoon of sunshine. 

Maybe it's a lovely dinner catching up with new and old friends.

Maybe it's accepting the flow you're actually in, not the one you want to be in. 

Idk but let's not question a bounce-back, because it's April, and now this is me.

Eyes open, swimming in an expansive sea.

I'm glad for the freshness of the new month, the possibilities it holds, the 17 (!) new plays and musicals we're seeing, and for making plans and following through.

I’m glad for the fact that we — you and I — get 30 new days. 

We get 30 new days to chip away.

We get 30 new days to carve into shape.

Things I'm leaving in March: The two extra daily hours I've been mindlessly scrolling my phone; indecision over next steps for my musical; letting Lingerers clench too much of my time; not trusting the people who are on my side to do what they do; and more.

You.

What are you glad about right now?

What are you leaving in March?

What are you launching this month?

Tell me — and tell yourself.

And keep telling yourself so it buoys you to the water line.

We have a whole month to live.