A Mirical
08/ 18/ 2022
1. We’ve been watching all these cicadas appear at Chris’ house and transform out of their crusty shells right in front of us. And then in this podcast I listened to yesterday Glennon Doyle said:
“So, crabs. They have seasons where they start to hide. They go into very dark places of the bay and they hide. And then they’re hiding because they’re losing their shell and they have to hide because they’re very vulnerable when they lose their shell. They’re soft shell crabs that are caught in between losing their old shell and growing a new shell.. Because you are a soft shell crab. I do believe that there is something about going through a deeply sad melancholy time that is about growth. That we can’t understand, what the hell is happening and we think it’s all bad. But what I do think is in this season… there is a time where it’s like a molting, that this depression thing for me is sort of terrible, and I don’t think I would choose it, but it also is a reset that happens every once in a while in my life, that is about getting bigger.”
2. I’ve started the book “How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing” by KC Davis after my longtime online friend Anabela Piersol recommended it. It’s really interesting so far.
She repeatedly emphasizes, “You don’t exist to serve your space; your space exists to serve you.” and “When we understand what really matters to us in terms of safety, comfort, and happiness, we can begin to let go of others’ judgments of how our spaces must look. One person may be perfectly comfortable and happy in a space that is significantly messier and less organized than another person.” This just hits home I think for so many of us who have a nagging feeling that we’re not “adulting” right, or that our homes should be different to be proper. I like her breakdown that it really just comes down to keeping our bodies and spaces safe and healthy, followed by increasing our comfort, followed by just things that make you happy.
3. The Earl Grey ice cream from Van Leeuwen is the best ice cream of all time and you can get it even if you don’t live in Brooklyn now.
4. I’m back in a phase where all I do is listen to Kikagaku Moyo every day or either The Morning Show with John Richards on KEXP (10am EST)
Both are perfect.
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