Happy Friday!It’s been a bit of a roller coaster for the past couple of weeks. There have been major setbacks on a couple of fronts but also some forward progress on others. I’ll give you more details when I can. I may have mentioned this before but I have one tried-and-true coping mechanism when things get difficult. When I’m at my lowest point I get in my car, I turn on “Solsbury Hill” by Peter Gabriel, I roll down the windows, and I drive. He wrote this song about leaving Genesis. The way that he explains it is, “It’s about being prepared to lose what you have for what you might get. It’s about letting go.”For me it’s a reminder that no matter what happens I have a choice in the matter. I can stay, or I can “walk right out of the machinery, my heart going boom boom boom.” Once I remind myself that I’m not a helpless bystander in my own life (or career) my mood generally starts to turn around.I’ve had to do it a few times recently and I’m proud to report that it still works. Maybe it will work for you, too. I also went to the movies this week to see LAST NIGHT IN SOHO and THE ETERNALS. I enjoyed them both quite a bit but what I think I loved most was that being in an actual movie theater forced me to put my phone away for 2-3 hours. I'm still in the process of detoxing from the pandemic and one of the things I'm hoping to do is retrain my brain for deep focus after being glued to my devices for a year and a half. Being IN A MOVIE THEATER a couple times a week might actually help me do that. Go figure.Hope you have a great weekend!
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Pity, Fear, and Catharsis (10 minute read)
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Happy Friday!It’s been a bit of a roller coaster for the past couple of weeks. There have been major setbacks on a couple of fronts but also some forward progress on others. I’ll give you more details when I can. I may have mentioned this before but I have one tried-and-true coping mechanism when things get difficult. When I’m at my lowest point I get in my car, I turn on “Solsbury Hill” by Peter Gabriel, I roll down the windows, and I drive. He wrote this song about leaving Genesis. The way that he explains it is, “It’s about being prepared to lose what you have for what you might get. It’s about letting go.”For me it’s a reminder that no matter what happens I have a choice in the matter. I can stay, or I can “walk right out of the machinery, my heart going boom boom boom.” Once I remind myself that I’m not a helpless bystander in my own life (or career) my mood generally starts to turn around.I’ve had to do it a few times recently and I’m proud to report that it still works. Maybe it will work for you, too. I also went to the movies this week to see LAST NIGHT IN SOHO and THE ETERNALS. I enjoyed them both quite a bit but what I think I loved most was that being in an actual movie theater forced me to put my phone away for 2-3 hours. I'm still in the process of detoxing from the pandemic and one of the things I'm hoping to do is retrain my brain for deep focus after being glued to my devices for a year and a half. Being IN A MOVIE THEATER a couple times a week might actually help me do that. Go figure.Hope you have a great weekend!