this week, i've spent a lot of time on my computer... not that i wanted to, with the sun GLARING at me through all of our windows, begging me to come play. but it was necessary, and long past due. so i spent time catching up on things i hadn't done, read, looked at in forever. so today, i'm BURSTING with things to share.
and, because i'm feeling particularly emotional this week, i'll share some things that gave me the get-up-and-go (yea, i'm going to use that term. judge me. i don't care), to jump out of bed this week. get working out. get my back into better shape (guys, i work out ALL THE TIME NOW). and just plain be happier.
did you guys watch 'the office' finale? dreamy. go watch it. and if you don't watch the office, go watch ALL of the seasons, and then the finale. it was great. sad. but great. they did a perfect feature before the finale of all the casts reflections on the series, and some moments that they loved - as actors, and as part of the family they had been put into. i was a baby. a sobbing, crying baby. probably needed the release.
nevertheless, my most favourite thing - the moment that stood out to me the most was andy, reflecting on his time with the rest of his colleagues....
a very good friend of mine just sent this to me, knowing that i'm struggling with self doubt over some of the decisions that have crossed my path lately. not only did it make me tear up, it was worth the listen for a boost - a spark in the eyes, a reminder to do what you are passionate about.
and, because i'm feeling particularly emotional this week, i'll share some things that gave me the get-up-and-go (yea, i'm going to use that term. judge me. i don't care), to jump out of bed this week. get working out. get my back into better shape (guys, i work out ALL THE TIME NOW). and just plain be happier.
did you guys watch 'the office' finale? dreamy. go watch it. and if you don't watch the office, go watch ALL of the seasons, and then the finale. it was great. sad. but great. they did a perfect feature before the finale of all the casts reflections on the series, and some moments that they loved - as actors, and as part of the family they had been put into. i was a baby. a sobbing, crying baby. probably needed the release.
nevertheless, my most favourite thing - the moment that stood out to me the most was andy, reflecting on his time with the rest of his colleagues....
"i wish there was a way to know you're in the good old days, before you've actually left them... someone should write a song about that." (image via)
let's all try to remember we're in it. or, never leave.a very good friend of mine just sent this to me, knowing that i'm struggling with self doubt over some of the decisions that have crossed my path lately. not only did it make me tear up, it was worth the listen for a boost - a spark in the eyes, a reminder to do what you are passionate about.
honestly. listen to this. it's entirely worth 8 minutes of your time.
my favourite excerpt from the essay: "we begin by worrying we aren't good enough, smart enough or talented enough to get what we want. then we voluntarily begin to live in this paralyzing mental framework, rather than confront our own role in this self-fulfilling paralysis. just the possibility of failing turns into something self-fulfilling. we begin to believe that these personal restrictions are in fact, the fixed limitations of the world. we go on to live our lives, all the while wondering what we can change and how we can change it, and we calculate and re-calculate when we will be ready to do the things we really want to do. and we dream. if only. if only.
but every once in a while - often when we least expect it - we encounter someone more courageous, someone who chose to strive for that which (to us) seemed unrealistically unattainable, even elusive. and we marvel. we swoon. we gape. often, we are in awe. i think we look at these people as lucky, when in fact, luck has nothing to do with it. it is really about the strength of their imagination; it is about how they constructed the possibilities for their life. in short, unlike me, they didn't determine what was impossible, before it was possible"
and finally, this song. but only finally because my friday post can't be longer than the sum of all my posts this week combined.... that just makes me look like a terrible blogger.
"two feet standing on a principle. two hands digging in each others wounds. cold smoke seeping out of colder throats. darkness falling, leaves nowhere to move. it's spiraling down. biting words like a world howling. hate is spitting out of each others mouths. but we're still sleeping like we're lovers"
happy friday - enjoy the weekend!