Nothing has changed my life more than getting curious about the limiting beliefs I've taken as truths... they're inside and around me, subtler and subtler as I release the big ones. Sometimes I picture myself hooked into a giant, sticky web--all the places I've agreed with those negative voices that rang true to some doubt inside me. Snippity snip snip! It's hauntingly expansive to appreciate the degree of my own agency--for good and ill. Your penguin story makes me want to keep a journal of synchronicities. Fate is always winking at us from the other side... More and more when we believe that and take it seriously. This post is a gift.
Good essay and good advice. Synchronicity is a better word than coincidence for when things come together. It happens in real life and in writing too (sometimes).
One takeaway: the choice of which tote bag to use on any given day could really be quite important.
THIS PENGUIN STORY!! It’s everything and just what I needed on a Sunday night. Thank you, my inspiring friend. Also for the reminder that things take time. I feel an intense sense of urgency lately and this reminds me that it’s OK to slow my roll, let things unfold, and enjoy the process even. 👏♥️
"The strangest part? The person with the tote bag I’d seen that day turned out to be my new boss." This is wild!
I'm all for mindfulness and befriending the subconscious. Sometimes in my daydreaming, I'll think about how I would interact with another person who is me or previous versions of myself. Just an interesting exercise since we are constantly evolving. Thanks for the book rec!
I’m guessing you have lots of resources on the concept of making. I thought of you as I was listening to this Kelly Corrigan podcast and wanted to pass along. She talked with writer Meredith Scardino who offered some really interesting insights.
Nothing has changed my life more than getting curious about the limiting beliefs I've taken as truths... they're inside and around me, subtler and subtler as I release the big ones. Sometimes I picture myself hooked into a giant, sticky web--all the places I've agreed with those negative voices that rang true to some doubt inside me. Snippity snip snip! It's hauntingly expansive to appreciate the degree of my own agency--for good and ill. Your penguin story makes me want to keep a journal of synchronicities. Fate is always winking at us from the other side... More and more when we believe that and take it seriously. This post is a gift.
Caroline,
Good essay and good advice. Synchronicity is a better word than coincidence for when things come together. It happens in real life and in writing too (sometimes).
One takeaway: the choice of which tote bag to use on any given day could really be quite important.
Ha! I hadn’t considered that. Choose carefully; you never know whose life you may change!
THIS PENGUIN STORY!! It’s everything and just what I needed on a Sunday night. Thank you, my inspiring friend. Also for the reminder that things take time. I feel an intense sense of urgency lately and this reminds me that it’s OK to slow my roll, let things unfold, and enjoy the process even. 👏♥️
This was beautiful, honest, relatable and helpful.
*cue Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfield*
*FEEL THE RAIN ON YOUR SKIN*
Also, thank you. :)
Thank you for this profound post. It spoke to so many things I'm confronting and maybe even made me cry -- but in a good way!
Thank you, Jordanna! ❤️ That means more than you know.
❤️ this post!
Thanks, Terrell! ❤️
Thank you for this. It was a bananas week and I needed to be reminded to be mindful and center myself.
But also, the tote bag story is next level.
“Synchronicities are worthy because you notice them.” You know it!! (And that penguin story is incredible!!)
Gutted I couldn't make the book club (ugh, life stuff!), but this is just what I needed (as always).
"The strangest part? The person with the tote bag I’d seen that day turned out to be my new boss." This is wild!
I'm all for mindfulness and befriending the subconscious. Sometimes in my daydreaming, I'll think about how I would interact with another person who is me or previous versions of myself. Just an interesting exercise since we are constantly evolving. Thanks for the book rec!
https://overcast.fm/+AAjdg0Ux0GQ
I’m guessing you have lots of resources on the concept of making. I thought of you as I was listening to this Kelly Corrigan podcast and wanted to pass along. She talked with writer Meredith Scardino who offered some really interesting insights.