I like reading this poem whenever I’m feeling like I’m about to lose it. It helps me find my center again.

Just Let them. If they want to choose something or someone over you, let them. If they want to go weeks without talking to you, let them. If they are okay with never seeing you, let them. If they are okay with always putting themselves first, let them. If they are showing you who they are and not what you perceived them to be, let them. If they want to follow the crowd, let them. If they want to judge or misunderstand you, let them. If they act like they can live without you, let them.

If they want to walk out of your life and leave, hold the door open, and let them.

Let them lose you. You were never theirs, because you were always your own. So let them.

Cassie Phillips

Oh the scene/secquence? From Tim Burton’s “Big Fish” when he gets the dad back in the water. That was so wholesome but so sad at the same time.

“Perfect is the enemy of good enough” This changed my view about so many things: Exercise, it’s fine if I don’t go 100% everyday. Work, it’s perfectly fine to negotiate agreements. Etc.

I thought I knew stuff about nutrition, then I hired a professional and learned that lots of so called “healthier” or “better” foods were not so. I also learned not to think about food in terms of good or bad, food has no morals. It has been a great adventure to learn so much about how to take care of myself and feed me in the best way that I can each day.

It is! We were expecting him back in January.

No of course not. They deserve to know the truth and share the joy.

Kind of related: The barn where my kid goes to for lessons has an option for the horse owners that in case their animal dies (there are strict rules about the cause of death etc), the animal’s corpse can be donated to the local zoo to feed carnivores.

My SO works from another continent from time to time, he has been gone for a month now but today he told me that he’s going to be home for christmas. My kid is going to be over the moon!

Dude, that would have been a great start for my day, like, first accomplishment done! Plus it is great coming back home to a “no chore house” as we call it: No garbage to take out, no meal to cook, no toys to be picked up, no laundry to be fold, etc. I absolutely love the feeling of it.

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Thanksbfor the reply. I like the idea about getting ideas from other media! Thanks

I remember my dad doing it and it brings back good memories for me: The smell, the sounds.

What’s your preferred medium? Do you have a way to make art everyday? I feel stuck at times and learning about how and what other art interested people Do gives me ideas.

• Setting and enforcing boundaries around holidays.
• Sticking to a consistent sleeping schedule.
• Exercising most days than not.
• Listen to me first and keep tuning out all outside noise.
• Managing things step by step in the best way circumnstances allow.

Ay dios mio! I never knew this and always thought of it as cheesy vacation song.

I had insomnia for decades. I did everything under the sun: workout, hot shower, warm milk, counting, breathing techniques, melatonin (beware of side effects with continous use), no screens, etc etc. Nothing worked and then per my doctor’s orders I take magnesium glycinate and it works like magic

A deserted beach we found one time. Very peaceful and beautiful.

Sitting by a bonfire all bundled up. Maybe even drinking cocoa or tea.

When someone I love hugs me tight.

Interesting factoid: X-box (hyphenated) comes from the ancient Mayan Xboox where “X” is the femenine article and “boox” the noun meaning black/dark, literally meaning “The dark one”.

The town got its name after a local legend that stated that a dark woman figure appeared by the town’s water well.

Source: Historia de Yucatán. Diego López de Cogolludo. 2024. ISBN 8498166403

Some people have this tradition to name their kids after x or y relative, I would never do that.

It is such a perfect album. My personal favorite closely followed by Recovering the satellites.

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