Outside the birds chirp and the neighborhoods kids squeal and dive into the community pool. I eat fresh cherries from a bowl while I type, listening for the sounds of summer.
For every tart bite, I give thanks for one good thing that happened this week, and let go of one not-so-good thing.
I’m forgetting the ridiculous abundance of software problems at work and choosing to remember the sweet sound of my niece’s voice over the phone last night, “Love you, Auntie B.”
I’m trading the overwhelming exhaustion I felt Monday-Wednesday for the sweet relief of Friday and the luxury of having worked from home today.
I’m giving up my angst and anxiety over work and writing so that I can read Kerouac’s “On The Road” for inspiration.
What are you purging and gaining this Friday?
Enjoy these sweet morsels of internet goodness :
Sometimes the dream job is hard.
7 Ways to Build Your Unplatform. (Number 4 is my favorite.)
Choose a life of harmony over balance.
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