I stood in line at Whole Foods for some Amazon returns this week. I had boxes piled so high in my arms I had to tilt my head to see in front of me--a visual representation of all the procrastinating I had been doing. These boxes dated back to over a month ago, and this return would likely take me a couple minutes. Will I learn from this? Absolutely not. When I got to the front, I dropped all the boxes on the counter, and pulled out my phone so the man could scan all my return codes. |
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Organizing my codes in my email seemed like such a smart idea at the time. However, every time I went in and out of my email, you could see the dozens of subject lines with the word “sex" (from last week's newsletter). I couldn't even make eye contact after that. I. WAS. MORTIFIED. |
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Weekly fun fact you didn't ask for |
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I want to be Michelle Obama when I grow up |
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I finished Michelle Obama's new book, The Light We Carry, and loved it. It's filled with personal stories and life advice. This particular portion really stuck with me: "Avoidance is the adult equivalent of a child's shriek. Maybe you don't put your name in for a promotion at work, you don't cross a room to introduce yourself to someone you admire, you don't sign up for a class that's going to challenge you, or engage in a conversation with someone who's political or religious views you don't already know. In trying to spare yourself of the worry and discomfort of taking a risk, you're potentially costing yourself an opportunity. In clinging to only what you know, you are making your world small. You are robbing yourself of chances to grow. I think it's always worth asking yourself, am I afraid because I'm in actual danger, or is it simply because I'm staring newness in the face. Decoding fear involves pausing to consider our own instincts. Examining what we step back from and what we might more readily step toward. And maybe most important, why we are stepping forward or back." Fun fact, when I read her chapter about “going high," I deleted a petty response to a troll I had posted on Tiktok. She reminded me not to lose my integrity when others lose theirs. And that sh*t can be really hard sometimes. (linking the book below, highly recommend) |
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*Pausing this week's community spotlight segment, and will return next week. If you were looking forward to this week's, I'm sorry! It will be back next week. However, because the topic was life advice, I had to share this tiktok video I came across this week, because I'm sure someone needs to hear it. It said: |
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“When you're not used to being confident, confidence will feel like arrogance. When you're used to being passive, assertiveness will feel like aggression. When you're not used to getting your needs met, prioritizing yourself feels selfish. With that being said, your comfort zone is not always a good benchmark.” |
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Tweets that made me giggle |
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Because of my infamous doctor story, many of you sent me a thread this week that had several of the below tweets with the message, “this would be you.” |
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What you missed on Instagram |
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*thank you to everyone that always likes and comments on my posts, it helps me immensely, and I'm incredibly grateful. |
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Other things I loved this week |
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